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Hazelwood Elementary
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 18 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Washington 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 Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Hazelwood Elementary
Hazelwood Elementary, a mid-sized elementary-level community in LYNNWOOD, Washington, run under Edmonds School District, works with 419 students, covering grades K through 6.
Edmonds School District comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 20,955 students; Hazelwood Elementary is among them.
Looking at the student body, Hazelwood Elementary records that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 10% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Snohomish County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, Hazelwood Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.7%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Snohomish County) records that median household income runs about $111,246, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Snohomish County runs 227 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students), of which Hazelwood Elementary is one.
Nearest neighbor: Oak Heights Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hazelwood Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 46.0%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Looking at the recent track record. Hazelwood Elementary's enrollment has shrank 14% since 2018, when it stood at 488 (now 419). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 19% to 26% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.
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