Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAZEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050753000464
HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
200 EAST CLEVELAND, HAZEN, AR 72064 · (870) 255-4547 · Prairie County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Arkansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
234 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 40 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 18% smaller than its 6th grade class (45).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 61% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within HAZEN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
32.3%
AR avg 34.9% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
AR avg 38.9% . +14.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.3% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.3% | 23.2% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. 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
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Arkansas 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 Arkansas'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 HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 315 | 74.3% | 28.8% |
| HAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAMPTON | 277 | 74.0% | 23.8% |
| MCCRORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MCCRORY | 339 | 76.7% | 43.3% |
| OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOREMAN | 273 | 73.6% | 50.8% |
| MAYFLOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAYFLOWER | 363 | 70.5% | 30.4% |
| DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DES ARC | 379 | 74.1% | 49.3% |
Matched among Arkansas 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 HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #312 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #239 of 465 ▲ 119 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #269 of 465 ▲ 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #373 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #224 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.2% | #273 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #247 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.3% | #47 of 311 |
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
315
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 296
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 315 | 19.7 | 16.0:1 | 74% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 20.1 | 15.4:1 | 74% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 21.8 | 13.1:1 | 63% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 77% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 29.8 | 14.5:1 | 44% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 38 | 12.3:1 | 78% (366) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | 40 | 12.2:1 | 75% (367) |
| 2000-01 | 205 | 20 | 10.3:1 | 42% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 296 | 16 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Families in HAZEN, Arkansas, are served by HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a small elementary school. It enrolled 315 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Arkansas average about 418 students each.
HAZEN SCHOOL DISTRICT runs HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL along with 1 other school, enrolling 544 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 75% White. The rest of enrollment is 20% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Prairie County's population at about 84%. HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.0:1, with 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Arkansas have a similar average ratio of 16.0:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 74%. That is close to the 74% average for public schools in Prairie County.
The allk12 Grade for HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is C. Compared with Arkansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 30% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (28.8% versus 32.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Arkansas.
Prairie County has these Census figures: median household income is about $51,646, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Prairie County number 4 and enroll about 1,202.
Nearest public school: HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. The ten-mile area around HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds 3 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 9.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 315, close to the 321 recorded in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.0:1 to 16.0:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Prairie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,064
Census ACS
Median income
$51,646
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Hazen Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hazen Elementary. HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHazen, ND · 272 students
Nearby schools
- HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 229
- CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL8.7 mi · 280
- CARLISLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.1 mi · 380
- DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.4 mi · 379
- DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL14.1 mi · 279
- CLARENDON HIGH SCHOOL16.7 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 315 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 75% White, 2% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HAZEN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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