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Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530723001071
Hazelwood Elementary School
7100 116th Ave SE, Newcastle, WA 98056 · (425) 204-4550 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
97 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 51%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
66.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +3.4pp since 2014
Math
68.2%
WA avg 51.2% . +1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.1% | 68.2% |
| 2023-24 | 74.1% | 78.1% |
| 2022-23 | 65.3% | 66.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.5% | 63.7% |
| 2018-19 | 70.4% | 68.8% |
| 2017-18 | 77.5% | 67.3% |
| 2016-17 | 69.9% | 68.6% |
| 2015-16 | 67.3% | 64.4% |
| 2014-15 | 62.7% | 66.3% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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%.
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 (72.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelwood Elementary School this school | 478 | 20.3% | 72.6% |
| Hilltop Elementary LYNNWOOD | 562 | 19.6% | 63.8% |
| Sunset Elementary BELLEVUE | 499 | 19.2% | 68.4% |
| Silver Firs Elementary Everett | 538 | 22.1% | 79.8% |
| Westhill Elementary Bothell | 419 | 16.9% | 60.8% |
| Shelton View Elementary Bothell | 513 | 16.6% | 74.5% |
Matched among Washington 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 Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #110 of 936 | #81 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #148 of 1,103 ▼ 92 | #93 of 281 ▼ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #211 of 1,102 ▼ 102 | #112 of 280 ▼ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #373 of 928 | #95 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #352 of 1,268 | #97 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #986 of 1,085 | #252 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #255 of 1,088 | #136 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.3% | #1,031 of 1,169 | #196 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.4% | #158 of 778 | #58 of 220 |
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
478
-114 (-19%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 478 | 26.3 | 18.1:1 | 20% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 27.6 | 16.8:1 | 19% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 32.8 | 16.8:1 | 23% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 34 | 17.4:1 | 19% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 36.1 | 18.2:1 | 20% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 32 | 19.7:1 | 21% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 23 | 19.7:1 | 17% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 23 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 580 | 25 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hazelwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (658 to 478); teachers down 27% (36.1 to 26.3).
About Hazelwood Elementary School
Hazelwood Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Newcastle, Washington. Enrollment is 478 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. Against the 380-student average for elementary schools in Washington, enrollment here is 26% higher.
Renton School District operates 29 schools. Combined enrollment is 14,873 students.
The most common group at Hazelwood Elementary School is White students, at 42%. Enrollment also includes 29% Asian, 14% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 4% Black. The school's White share is 13 points below the 55% share among King County residents. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 26.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 18.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Washington have 17.3:1, compared with 18.1:1 here. Around 20% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 38% average among public schools in King County.
On BeatsExpectations, Hazelwood Elementary School is 6.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Washington schools.
Among King County residents, the median household income is $124,746, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides Hazelwood Elementary School, King County has 543 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Vera Risdon Middle School, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Hazelwood Elementary School is 5th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 114 fewer students in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Renton School District
- Hazen Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,796 students
- Renton Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
- Lindbergh Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,201 students
- Nelsen Middle SchoolMiddle · 913 students
- McKnight Middle SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Vera Risdon Middle SchoolMiddle · 751 students
Other schools in Newcastle
- Vera Risdon Middle SchoolMiddle · 751 students
- Newcastle Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
Other Hazelwood Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Hazelwood Elementary. Hazelwood Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Hazelwood Elementary SchoolAUBURN, WA · 502 students
- Hazelwood ElementaryLYNNWOOD, WA · 419 students
- Hazelwood ElementaryClarksville, TN · 992 students
- Hazelwood ElementaryLouisville, KY · 527 students
- Hazelwood ElementaryWaynesville, NC · 490 students
Nearby schools
- Vera Risdon Middle School0.2 mi · 751
- Newport Heights Elementary1.2 mi · 549
- Newcastle Elementary School1.4 mi · 451
- Kennydale Elementary School1.5 mi · 511
- Sierra Heights Elementary School1.8 mi · 323
- Meadow Crest Early Childhood Education Center2.0 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Hazelwood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hazelwood Elementary School?
Hazelwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Hazelwood Elementary School serve?
Hazelwood Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Hazelwood Elementary School?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Hazelwood Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hazelwood Elementary School?
At Hazelwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 29% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Hazelwood Elementary School in?
Hazelwood Elementary School is part of Renton School District.
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