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What's the most underrated thing about Hazel Green Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
963
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY·NCES 010222000030
Hazel Green Elementary School
14250 Highway 231431 N, Hazel Green, AL 35750 · (256) 851-4540 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL963 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Alabama public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
476 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 89 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 145 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 148 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 149 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 139 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 150 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (145) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (150).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
41.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hazel Green Elementary School
Hazel Green Elementary School's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Green Elementary School this school | 963 | 49.4% | 56.1% |
| Forest Hills School Florence | 906 | 46.6% | 65.5% |
| East Smiths Station Elementary School Smiths Station | 785 | 48.2% | 60.2% |
| Beauregard Elementary School Opelika | 783 | 53.8% | 58.5% |
| Saraland Elementary School Saraland | 1,034 | 50.6% | 79.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Lincoln | 902 | 50.6% | 45.2% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hazel Green Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #230 of 626 | #25 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #296 of 626 | #28 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #228 of 626 | #22 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 963 | #18 of 709 | #4 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #552 of 655 | #45 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #229 of 658 | #31 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #491 of 696 | #19 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.6% | #38 of 262 | #2 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
963
+323 (+50%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 1,049
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 963 | 50.5 | 19.1:1 | 49% (476) |
| 2023-24 | 913 | 47 | 19.4:1 | 54% (495) |
| 2022-23 | 738 | 39 | 18.9:1 | 50% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 640 | 37 | 17.3:1 | 38% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 45 | 16.5:1 | 45% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 781 | 49 | 15.9:1 | 45% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 987 | 73 | 13.5:1 | 42% (410) |
| 2000-01 | 1,049 | 64 | 16.4:1 | 26% (268) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hazel Green Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (743 to 963); teachers up 12% (45 to 50.5).
About Hazel Green Elementary School
Hazel Green Elementary School is a large elementary school serving families in Hazel Green, Alabama. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 963 students. Elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students, which makes this school 101% larger than average.
Madison County, which runs Hazel Green Elementary School, has 28 schools and 20,691 students.
The largest group at Hazel Green Elementary School is White students, at 64%. Other students are 14% Black, 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Native American. Madison County residents are about 63% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hazel Green Elementary School scores 55%.
Hazel Green Elementary School reports a ratio of 19.1 students per teacher, from 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Alabama, the average ratio is 17.0:1. Lunch program data show 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 41% average for public schools in Madison County, the school's rate is higher.
Hazel Green Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 59% of Alabama public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.0%.
In the wider Madison County area, the median household earns about $86,499 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Madison County, 89 public schools serve about 55,800 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Hazel Green High School, is the closest to Hazel Green Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Hazel Green Elementary School is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Hazel Green Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Reported enrollment: 640 (2020-21) and 963 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 17.3:1 to 19.1:1.
The allk12 page for Hazel Green Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
405,718
Census ACS
Median income
$86,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
55,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County
- Sparkman High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Hazel Green High SchoolHigh · 1,454 students
- Buckhorn High SchoolHigh · 1,320 students
- Meridianville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,100 students
- Monrovia Middle SchoolMiddle · 988 students
- Riverton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 872 students
Other schools in Hazel Green
- Hazel Green High SchoolHigh · 1,454 students
- Meridianville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,100 students
Other Hazel Green Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hazel Green Elementary. Hazel Green Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Hazel Green Elementary SchoolEast Bernstadt, KY · 363 students
Nearby schools
- Hazel Green High School0.2 mi · 1,454
- Meridianville Middle School2.9 mi · 1,100
- Moores Mill Intermediate School3.3 mi · 675
- Walnut Grove School4.1 mi · 303
- Lynn Fanning Elementary School4.3 mi · 618
- Buckhorn Middle School7.9 mi · 701
Frequently asked questions
About Hazel Green Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hazel Green Elementary School?
Hazel Green Elementary School enrolls approximately 963 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hazel Green Elementary School serve?
Hazel Green Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hazel Green Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hazel Green Elementary School is approximately 19.1:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hazel Green Elementary School?
At Hazel Green Elementary School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 9% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Hazel Green Elementary School in?
Hazel Green Elementary School is part of Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.