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Which teacher or staff member at Hazelwood Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYWOOD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370204000902
Hazelwood Elementary
1111 Plott Creek Road, Waynesville, NC 28786 · (828) 456-2406 · Haywood County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
483 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
52.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
67.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
61.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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
Hazelwood Elementary's state test result (61.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelwood Elementary this school | 490 | 98.6% | 61.8% |
| Salem Elementary Morganton | 476 | 98.7% | 65.8% |
| Westwood Elementary West Jefferson | 451 | 98.2% | 64.6% |
| Mountain View Elementary School Hays | 488 | 99.4% | 43.9% |
| Grays Chapel Elementary School Franklinville | 446 | 99.3% | 57.0% |
| Level Cross Elementary School Randleman | 440 | 99.3% | 58.0% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Haywood County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #449 of 1,297 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #419 of 1,296 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #534 of 1,300 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #645 of 1,485 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,157 of 1,377 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #1,253 of 1,379 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #819 of 1,414 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #249 of 937 | #3 of 6 |
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
490
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 621
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 490 | 29.4 | 16.7:1 | 99% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 32.8 | 15.1:1 | 99% (492) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 35.8 | 13.7:1 | 99% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 40 | 12.2:1 | 99% (484) |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 61% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 57% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 60% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 55% (306) |
| 1990-91 | 621 | 35 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hazelwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (624 to 490); teachers down 23% (38 to 29.4).
About Hazelwood Elementary
Hazelwood Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Waynesville, North Carolina. The school counted 490 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Hazelwood Elementary is among 15 schools run by Haywood County Schools, which serves 6,476 students.
White students account for 81% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 14% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 91%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 33, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hazelwood Elementary is 16.7:1, based on 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Hazelwood Elementary counts 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Haywood County.
Hazelwood Elementary 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 73% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.7%.
Looking at the county, Haywood County, the median household earns about $61,912 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Hazelwood Elementary, Haywood County has 16 public schools.
Waynesville Middle is about 1.1 miles from Hazelwood Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. By average proficiency, Hazelwood Elementary is 3rd among 6 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Hazelwood Elementary had 487 students in 2020-21 and 490 in 2024-25, nearly the same. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 12.2:1 to 16.7:1.
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Haywood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,662
Census ACS
Median income
$61,912
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,092 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Haywood County Schools
- Tuscola HighHigh · 873 students
- Pisgah HighHigh · 859 students
- Waynesville MiddleMiddle · 727 students
- Bethel ElementaryElementary · 537 students
- Clyde ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Canton MiddleMiddle · 475 students
Other schools in Waynesville
- Tuscola HighHigh · 873 students
- Waynesville MiddleMiddle · 727 students
- Shining Rock Classical AcademyCombined · 616 students
- Junaluska ElementaryElementary · 428 students
- Jonathan Valley ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Bethel MiddleMiddle · 254 students
Other Hazelwood Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Hazelwood Elementary. Hazelwood Elementary is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Hazelwood ElementaryClarksville, TN · 992 students
- Hazelwood ElementaryLouisville, KY · 527 students
- Hazelwood Elementary SchoolAUBURN, WA · 502 students
- Hazelwood Elementary SchoolNewcastle, WA · 478 students
- Hazelwood ElementaryLYNNWOOD, WA · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Waynesville Middle1.1 mi · 727
- Central Haywood High1.3 mi · 63
- Shining Rock Classical Academy3.4 mi · 616
- Junaluska Elementary3.6 mi · 428
- Jonathan Valley Elementary3.8 mi · 336
- Tuscola High4.7 mi · 873
Frequently asked questions
About Hazelwood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hazelwood Elementary?
Hazelwood Elementary enrolls approximately 490 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hazelwood Elementary serve?
Hazelwood Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hazelwood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hazelwood Elementary is approximately 16.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hazelwood Elementary?
Student demographics at Hazelwood Elementary are roughly 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Hazelwood Elementary in?
Hazelwood Elementary is part of Haywood County Schools.
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