Best Public Schools in Hazel Green, AL

Summary:

The city of Hazel Green, Alabama is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Hazel Green High School, Hazel Green Elementary School, and Meridianville Middle School. These schools demonstrate a range of academic performance, with Hazel Green High School standing out as a top-performing school in Madison County and the state of Alabama.

Hazel Green High School is a standout, ranking 51st out of 378 Alabama high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the Madison County and Alabama averages in 11th-grade test scores for Mathematics, Science, and English, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 20.1. Hazel Green Elementary School also demonstrates strong academic performance, ranking 132nd out of 687 Alabama elementary schools and exceeding the Madison County and Alabama averages in 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade English test scores.

In contrast, Meridianville Middle School has test scores that are generally on par with or slightly below the Madison County and Alabama averages, indicating room for improvement. However, the school still maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting it is a solid performer within the district. The variation in free/reduced lunch rates and spending per student across the schools may contribute to the differences in academic outcomes and overall quality of education.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2024)							Summative Assessment Science (2024)			Summative Assessment English (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hazel Green Elementary School	Public	K-5	14250 Highway 231431 N	Hazel Green	35750	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4540	738	39	18.9	50.3%	492 (66.7%)	94 (12.7%)	52 (7.0%)	4 (0.5%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.4%)	58.6	282^nd of 684 public elementary schools	58.8%		70.7	181^st of 680 public elementary schools	73.4%	101	41.5	37.8	36.8					39.9			65.9	64.6	67.5					$10,801	$1,791	$8,973
Hazel Green High School	Public	9-12	14380 Highway 231431 N	Hazel Green	35750	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-3220	1,348	67	20.1	41.5%	847 (62.8%)	255 (18.9%)	106 (7.9%)	11 (0.8%)	73 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (4.2%)	81.8	51^st of 378 public high schools	86.5%		76.7	72^nd of 371 public high schools	80.6%	21							28.0			43.7							39.3	$9,090	$852	$8,199
Meridianville Middle School	Public	6-8	12975 Highway 231431 N	Hazel Green	35750	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4550	724	34	21.2	44.8%	402 (55.5%)	188 (26.0%)	57 (7.9%)	8 (1.1%)	32 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (4.8%)	66.1	120^th of 442 public middle schools	72.9%		78.2	70^th of 437 public middle schools	84.0%	50				28.7	26.8	29.9			43.9					53.5	59.7	60.8		$8,857	$826	$7,993

Cities Near Hazel Green

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Market	4.71 mi	5	36^th
Meridianville	5.74 mi	1
Toney	7.38 mi	2	157^th
Huntsville	10.67 mi	52	166^th
Harvest	10.72 mi	6	58^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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