Summary:
The city of Drums, Pennsylvania has just one school serving grades K-8, Drums El/Middle School, which is part of the Hazleton Area School District. While the school's performance is below the state average, it performs relatively well within its local district context, with test scores higher than the district average. However, the school faces significant challenges, with 100% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage.
Drums El/Middle School has a statewide ranking in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts are 32.6% and 56.8%, respectively, compared to state averages of 40.4% and 53%. Despite these lower test scores, the school's performance is still better than the Hazleton Area School District's averages, suggesting it is a relatively strong performer within its local context.
The school's high poverty levels, with 100% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, likely contribute to its lower academic performance compared to the state average. However, the school's spending per student of $11,104 is slightly above the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 15.8 is slightly lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the school is making efforts to support its students, despite the challenges it faces.
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