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HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL

104 7th St NE, Hazen, ND 58545 · (701) 748-6649 · Mercer County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL143 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of North Dakota public middle schools
  • A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·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 Dakota public middle schools

Enrollment
143
Middle
DISTRICT 194 · STATE 453
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
27 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 64934%
Grade 74733%
Grade 84733%
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 49% · US 70%
White
12688%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 70% · US 43%
Hispanic
86%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Two+
86%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 11% · US 1%
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
Male
7250%
Female
7150%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL→HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–05
Based on grade levels within HAZEN 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
51.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
49.0%
ND avg 40.0%

What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Dakota schools, those numbers are about 39 and 40.

Source: ND A+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Schools most like HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL this school14318.9%N/A
MAY-PORT CG MIDDLE SCHOOL
Mayville
12918.6%N/A
BEULAH MIDDLE SCHOOL
Beulah
23319.3%N/A
VALLEY CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Valley City
15930.8%N/A
CENTRAL CASS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Casselton
34313.1%N/A
NORTHERN CASS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Hunter
1696.5%N/A
Matched among North Dakota middle 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North Dakota
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
49.0%#5 of 30
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
51.0%#2 of 30
Enrollment
ranked largest first
143#33 of 43
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
18.9%#30 of 37
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25
Enrollment
143
+26 (+22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 19.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251437.120.2:119% (27)
2023-241367.119.2:1N/A
2022-231317.118.5:117% (22)
2020-21117619.5:112% (14)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

About HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL

HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a very small middle school in Hazen, North Dakota. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 143 students. That is 68% below the average of about 453 students for middle schools in North Dakota.

HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the 3 schools that make up HAZEN 3 (582 students in total).

By race and ethnicity, HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is 88% White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. In Mercer County overall, the White share is about 92%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 22, compared with 70 nationally.

HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1, with 7.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in North Dakota, 11.7:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 19% at HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL. That is in line with the 18% average for public schools in Mercer County.

Among North Dakota public middle schools, HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.

Census data for Mercer County show median household income comes to about $80,946, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 6 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,330, HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.

HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL holds 2 other public schools.

HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.

A 22% rise took enrollment from 117 in 2020-21 to 143 in 2024-25.

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Mercer County at a glance

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Population
8,337
Census ACS
Median income
$80,946
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,330 students

Quick facts

School name
HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
HAZEN 3
Address
104 7th St NE, Hazen, ND 58545
Phone
(701) 748-6649
County
Mercer County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
143
Teachers (FTE)
7
Student–teacher ratio
20.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
27 (19%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
380003100863
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
How large is HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 143 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 20.2:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Is HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HAZEN 3.
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