Hazelwood Elementary School

Hazelwood Elementary School is one of the compact K-5 schools in MIDDLESEX, New Jersey, run under Middlesex Borough School District, with 198 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 51% smaller than the state mean of about 405.

Hazelwood Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by Middlesex Borough School District, a district that serves 2,027 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Hazelwood Elementary School reports that 59% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 21% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Middlesex County's rate of about 42%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hazelwood Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) logs that median household earnings sit near $111,549, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Middlesex County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students), Hazelwood Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Von E. Mauger Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hazelwood Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.6%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hazelwood Elementary School has contracted 4%, going from 207 students in 2018 to 198 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 73% to 59%.

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