Hazel Wolf K-8

Hazel Wolf K-8, a roomy elementary-level community in Seattle, Washington, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1, teaches 660 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Hazel Wolf K-8 sits 74% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Seattle School District No. 1, which oversees 107 schools and 50,773 students, Hazel Wolf K-8 is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Hazel Wolf K-8 lists that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 14% Asian, 14% multiracial, 13% Black, 8% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Hazel Wolf K-8 tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Hazel Wolf K-8 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.9%; this one delivers 64.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for King County indicate median household earnings sit near $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Hazel Wolf K-8 is one.

James Baldwin Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hazel Wolf K-8. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hazel Wolf K-8 at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 53.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hazel Wolf K-8 has contracted 10%, going from 736 students in 2018 to 660 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 64% to 50% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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