The top reported proficiency rate is 45% in Science. The lowest is 11% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Maple Manor El/ms
Maple Manor Elementary/Middle School is a regular public school serving grades three through eight in Hazle Township, part of the Hazleton Area School District. The school enrolls around one thousand students, nearly all of whom are Hispanic, with virtually the entire enrollment qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a high-poverty, linguistically and ethnically concentrated school in a fast-growing industrial township.
Academically, the school's test results are significantly below district and state norms. On the most recent Pennsylvania assessments available, proficiency rates stood at around ten percent in mathematics, about twenty-four percent in English language arts, and roughly forty-five percent in science (measured in the prior year). The school's overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint among school districts in Luzerne County. These numbers suggest substantial academic challenges across core subjects, with mathematics performance particularly soft. A parent may want to explore with the school what supports exist for students who are not yet meeting standards, whether the school offers intervention or remediation during the school day, and how the school is working to close proficiency gaps.
The township and district context helps frame what this school serves. Hazle Township is an auto-oriented suburban community built on former coal land, now dominated by large industrial parks—Humboldt Industrial Park alone hosts about sixty companies employing thousands of workers in manufacturing, logistics, food processing and distribution. The area is experiencing active growth in industrial and retail development, and the Hazleton Area School District itself has grown substantially in recent years. The district opened three new specialized school options in fall of 2023, including a cyber academy that has enrolled over a thousand students, and is building a new large elementary school to address overcrowding. At the same time, the district has raised property taxes and is projecting budget pressures, with tax increases that vary depending on whether a family's home sits in Luzerne, Carbon, or Schuylkill County.
Maple Manor is one of the district's newer facilities and serves the grades three through eight band in a community with very limited walkability or public transit—daily life centers on highways and big-box retail rather than school-centered neighborhoods. Housing in the area is modestly valued relative to state and national benchmarks, and employment is largely tied to the industrial parks. For families working in or connected to those employment centers, the school's location in Hazle Township may offer practical convenience. For families evaluating schools primarily on academic profile and measured achievement, the proficiency data here is a significant consideration.
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