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Best kept secret at Hazelwood Elementary/Middle?
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Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000241
Hazelwood Elementary/Middle
4517 Hazelwood Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21206 · (410) 396-9098 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
432 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 | 28 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (64).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 73% · 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
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
37.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
18.2%
MD avg 34.8% . -11.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.7% | 18.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 30.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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 Hazelwood Elementary/Middle
Hazelwood Elementary/Middle's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelwood Elementary/Middle this school | 524 | 82.4% | 29.0% |
| Waverly Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 534 | 82.2% | 25.6% |
| Beechfield Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 510 | 87.8% | 14.8% |
| North Bend Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 482 | 77.2% | 45.5% |
| City Springs Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 483 | 88.2% | 24.6% |
| Franklin Square Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 490 | 86.5% | 16.4% |
Matched among Maryland 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 Hazelwood Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #658 of 853 | #38 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #771 of 853 ▼ 227 | #66 of 104 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #597 of 853 ▲ 62 | #28 of 104 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #330 of 898 | #37 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #441 of 857 | #40 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #753 of 857 | #51 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.4% | #160 of 885 | #46 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.7% | #116 of 294 | #29 of 45 |
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
524
+64 (+14%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 524 | 37.5 | 14.0:1 | 82% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 82% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 81% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 72% (330) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 100% (465) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 100% (404) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 83% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 701 | 34 | 20.6:1 | 47% (327) |
| 1990-91 | 540 | 23 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hazelwood Elementary/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (465 to 524); teachers up 34% (28 to 37.5).
About Hazelwood Elementary/Middle
Hazelwood Elementary/Middle is an elementary school with a street address in Baltimore, Maryland. The school's enrollment of 524 students covers pre-K through 8.
Baltimore City Public Schools runs 152 schools with a combined 76,946 students. Hazelwood Elementary/Middle is one of them.
Black students are the large majority at Hazelwood Elementary/Middle, with 85% of enrollment. Other groups make up 10% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 59% of Baltimore city residents are Black. Hazelwood Elementary/Middle has a diversity index of 27%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.0:1, with 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 82%. It compares with 74% for public schools in Baltimore city.
After adjusting for student poverty, Hazelwood Elementary/Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.0%; the prediction is 25.4%.
Across Baltimore city, median household income is about $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The public schools of Baltimore city number 156 and enroll about 77,341.
Baltimore International Academy is located about 0.6 miles from Hazelwood Elementary/Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 29.0% is below the 31.3% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Hazelwood Elementary/Middle inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Hazelwood Elementary/Middle went from 460 students to 524.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Baltimore city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
573,243
Census ACS
Median income
$62,177
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
77,341 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Hazelwood Elementary/MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Hazelwood Elementary/Middle?
Hazelwood Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 524 students in grades PK-08.
Is Hazelwood Elementary/Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hazelwood Elementary/Middle is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hazelwood Elementary/Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hazelwood Elementary/Middle is approximately 14.0:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hazelwood Elementary/Middle?
At Hazelwood Elementary/Middle, the student body is approximately 2% White, 10% Hispanic, 85% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Hazelwood Elementary/Middle public or private?
Hazelwood Elementary/Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.