Enrollment
198
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLESEX BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341005003406
Hazelwood Elementary School
800 HAZELWOOD AVENUE, MIDDLESEX, NJ 08846 · (732) 317-6000 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
56 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 41%
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 | 39 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 20% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · 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
Hazelwood Elementary School→Woodland Intermediate School→Von E. Mauger Middle School→Middlesex High School
Based on grade levels within Middlesex Borough School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
15.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -30.5pp since 2023
Math
29.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -26.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 31 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 26 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.4% | 29.2% |
| 2023-24 | 45.9% | 55.3% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 School
Hazelwood Elementary School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelwood Elementary School this school | 198 | 28.3% | 36.5% |
| Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School OLD BRIDGE | 211 | 27.0% | 47.3% |
| Laurel Springs School LAUREL SPRINGS | 179 | 25.1% | 50.8% |
| G Austin Schoenly Elementary School SPOTSWOOD | 235 | 25.1% | N/A |
| Clara Barton Elementary BORDENTOWN | 202 | 26.2% | N/A |
| Southwood Elementary School OLD BRIDGE | 265 | 28.7% | 52.5% |
Matched among New Jersey 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #827 of 1,290 | #82 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #991 of 1,319 ▼ 520 | #91 of 111 ▼ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #1,271 of 1,319 ▼ 496 | #111 of 111 ▼ 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #1,394 of 1,562 | #122 of 130 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.3% | #886 of 1,481 | #82 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #642 of 798 | #77 of 84 |
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
198
+9 (+5%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 329
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 198 | 19.2 | 10.3:1 | 28% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 21.5 | 10.5:1 | 26% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 20.3 | 11.8:1 | 21% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 189 | 20 | 9.4:1 | 17% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 207 | 19.2 | 10.8:1 | 21% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 18 | 12.1:1 | 29% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 228 | 15 | 15.2:1 | 13% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 221 | 18 | 12.3:1 | 14% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 329 | 17 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hazelwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (207 to 198); teachers unchanged (19.2 to 19.2).
About Hazelwood Elementary School
Hazelwood Elementary School is an elementary school in MIDDLESEX, New Jersey, according to federal school records. Its 198 students are spread across pre-K through 3. The typical figure for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405 students.
Hazelwood Elementary School is run by Middlesex Borough School District, whose 6 schools enroll 2,027 students.
White students are the majority at Hazelwood Elementary School, with 59% of enrollment. The school is also 21% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 41%. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Hazelwood Elementary School employs 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Hazelwood Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 28%. That is lower than the 42% average for public schools in Middlesex County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Hazelwood Elementary School would be expected to post about 50.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.5%.
Census estimates describe Middlesex County this way: the median household income is $111,549, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Middlesex County has 214 public schools and roughly 129,255 students.
The closest public school to Hazelwood Elementary School is Woodland Intermediate School, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Hazelwood Elementary School is ahead of the 31.6% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 9 students since 2020-21, to 198.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Middlesex Borough School District
- Middlesex High SchoolHigh · 597 students
- Von E. Mauger Middle SchoolMiddle · 502 students
- Woodland Intermediate SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Watchung Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- Parker Elementary SchoolElementary · 192 students
Other schools in MIDDLESEX
- Middlesex High SchoolHigh · 597 students
- Von E. Mauger Middle SchoolMiddle · 502 students
- Woodland Intermediate SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Watchung Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- Parker Elementary SchoolElementary · 192 students
Other Hazelwood Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Hazelwood Elementary. Hazelwood Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 7.
- Hazelwood ElementaryClarksville, TN · 992 students
- Hazelwood ElementaryLouisville, KY · 527 students
- Hazelwood Elementary SchoolAUBURN, WA · 502 students
- Hazelwood ElementaryWaynesville, NC · 490 students
- Hazelwood Elementary SchoolNewcastle, WA · 478 students
Nearby schools
- Woodland Intermediate School0.4 mi · 317
- Von E. Mauger Middle School0.4 mi · 502
- Watchung Elementary School0.4 mi · 221
- Middlesex High School1.2 mi · 597
- Bound Brook High School1.2 mi · 579
- Community Middle School1.3 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About Hazelwood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hazelwood Elementary School?
Hazelwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 198 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Hazelwood Elementary School serve?
Hazelwood Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hazelwood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hazelwood Elementary School is approximately 10.3:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hazelwood Elementary School?
At Hazelwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 21% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hazelwood Elementary School?
Hazelwood Elementary School is overseen by Middlesex Borough School District in Middlesex County.
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