Hazlet Middle School

Summary:

Hazlet Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Hazlet Township Public School District in New Jersey, with a student population of 402 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school's academic performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is generally below the state averages, and its statewide ranking has fluctuated in the lower half of New Jersey middle schools.

Compared to nearby middle schools like Bayshore Middle School and Marlboro Memorial Middle School, Hazlet Middle School performs worse academically, with significantly lower NJSLA proficiency rates and statewide rankings. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students generally performing better than the overall student population, while White students and students with special education needs perform relatively worse.

Despite having a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio and a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch compared to the state average, Hazlet Middle School's per-student spending is also lower than the state average, indicating that the school may not have adequate resources to support student learning. Additionally, the school has experienced a changing racial composition, with a decrease in the percentage of White students and an increase in the percentage of Hispanic students, which may have implications for the school's academic performance and the support services it needs to provide.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 1639 Union Avenue
       Hazlet, NJ  07730-2454


(732) 264-0940

District: Hazlet Township Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
459th of 748 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,747 Help


Students who attend Hazlet Middle School usually attend:

High:    Raritan High School

Feeder schools for Hazlet Middle School:

Elementary:    Lillian Drive School
    Middle Road School
    Raritan Valley School
    Sycamore Drive Early Childhood Learning Center

Student/teacher ratio:  10.6 Help
Number of students:  402

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.6%
Hispanic:
19.4%
Asian:
3.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  19.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hazlet Middle School ranks worse than 61.4% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.85. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Hazlet Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Hazlet Township Public School District. Racial makeup is: White (72.6%), Hispanic (19.4%), Asian (3.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 19.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Hazlet Township Public School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hazlet Middle School is 10.6, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Hazlet Township Public School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hazlet Middle School is $8,747, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Hazlet Township Public School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Hazlet Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hazlet Middle School 459th of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Hazlet Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Hazlet Township Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Hazlet Township Public School District 355th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hazlet Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Hazlet Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 77.98 141st 574 75.4%
2004 79.19 136th 588 76.9%
2005 76.34 168th 599 72.0%
2006 78.10 143rd 615 76.7%
2007 73.51 184th 631 70.8%
2008 68.80 237th 640 63.0%
2009 68.26 259th 664 61.0%
2010 65.73 290th 677 57.2%
2011 66.36 271st 684 60.4%
2012 69.73 261st 677 61.4%
2013 70.57 237th 704 66.3%
2014 72.14 230th 717 67.9%
2015 31.09 493rd 713 30.9%
2016 34.87 493rd 713 30.9%
2017 44.54 400th 712 43.8%
2018 39.72 450th 716 37.2%
2019 49.34 384th 745 48.5%
2022 46.64 369th 745 50.5%
2023 35.85 459th 748 38.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hazlet Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.50 361st 471 23.4%
2019 40.70 265th 492 46.1%
2022 45.17 229th 535 57.2%
2023 36.63 294th 505 41.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hazlet Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.57 157th 522 69.9%
2019 52.98 216th 541 60.1%
2022 42.53 284th 549 48.3%
2023 37.87 336th 568 40.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Hazlet Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.27 374th 680 45.0%
2019 52.44 353rd 703 49.8%
2022 50.28 338th 726 53.4%
2023 35.37 442nd 720 38.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Hazlet Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.63 427th 675 36.7%
2019 52.76 320th 697 54.1%
2022 48.43 336th 730 54.0%
2023 41.49 385th 718 46.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hazlet Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.27 265th 504 47.4%
2019 39.61 313th 524 40.3%
2022 67.52 127th 591 78.5%
2023 53.56 223rd 587 62.0%
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Rank History for White students at Hazlet Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.38 424th 497 14.7%
2019 33.67 361st 504 28.4%
2022 29.25 381st 512 25.6%
2023 20.66 433rd 509 14.9%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Hazlet Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 351 4 17 9 0 n/a n/a 0 381
1989 347 1 14 12 0 n/a n/a 0 374
1990 362 3 13 8 0 n/a n/a 0 386
1991 359 3 15 9 0 n/a n/a 0 386
1992 294 4 54 10 0 n/a n/a 0 362
1993 338 7 14 18 0 n/a n/a 0 377
1994 328 4 37 17 0 n/a n/a 0 386
1995 367 4 17 24 1 n/a n/a 0 413
1996 367 4 17 24 1 n/a n/a 0 413
1998 394 6 13 14 1 n/a n/a 0 428
1999 458 6 9 15 0 n/a n/a 0 488
2000 419 4 16 20 0 n/a n/a 0 459
2001 421 5 13 29 0 n/a n/a 0 468
2002 494 4 21 28 1 n/a n/a 0 548
2003 494 4 21 28 1 n/a n/a 0 548
2004 525 7 22 38 0 n/a n/a 0 592
2005 543 11 13 32 0 n/a n/a 0 599
2006 524 14 16 25 0 n/a n/a 0 579
2007 479 12 17 23 1 n/a n/a 0 532
2008 469 9 18 38 0 n/a n/a 0 534
2009 482 9 14 52 0 0 0 0 557
2010 494 9 7 39 0 0 0 0 549
2011 449 14 16 38 0 0 0 0 517
2012 428 11 22 36 0 0 0 0 497
2013 435 7 14 42 0 0 2 0 500
2014 433 10 12 63 0 0 1 0 519
2015 430 10 9 62 0 0 1 0 512
2016 414 7 13 41 0 0 3 0 478
2017 394 14 21 33 0 0 4 0 466
2018 393 11 16 38 0 1 6 0 465
2019 375 8 12 47 0 1 8 0 451
2020 330 9 11 65 0 0 13 0 428
2021 320 5 12 50 0 0 8 0 395
2022 322 3 11 50 0 0 6 0 392
2023 292 7 14 78 0 0 11 0 402

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hazlet Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 381 24.0 15.8 n/a
1989 374 25.0 14.9 n/a
1990 386 27.0 14.2 3.9
1991 386 28.0 13.7 5.2
1992 362 27.0 13.4 4.7
1993 377 27.0 14.0 7.2
1994 386 30.0 12.9 7.5
1995 413 31.0 13.3 6.3
1996 413 31.0 13.3 6.3
1998 428 34.0 12.6 7.7
1999 488 32.3 15.1 7.8
2000 459 35.0 13.1 12.6
2001 468 35.2 13.3 9.8
2002 548 47.6 11.5 8.9
2003 548 47.6 11.5 8.9
2004 592 48.0 12.3 9.3
2005 599 49.5 12.1 n/a
2006 579 51.0 11.4 5.7
2007 532 49.0 10.9 6.2
2008 534 42.0 12.7 9
2009 557 49.1 10.1 6.5
2010 549 48.0 11.4 9.1
2011 517 47.8 10.8 12.4
2012 497 52.2 9.5 12.1
2013 500 48.1 10.3 12.6
2014 519 47.5 10.9 15
2015 512 50.0 10.2 19.9
2016 478 46.0 10.3 17.8
2017 466 42.1 11.0 17.8
2018 465 42.2 11.0 19.4
2019 451 41.4 10.8 20.2
2020 428 39.9 10.7 20.3
2021 395 38.7 10.1 18.2
2022 392 36.6 10.6 15.1
2023 402 37.6 10.6 19.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hazlet Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 381 24.0 15.8 n/a
1989 374 25.0 14.9 n/a
1990 386 27.0 14.2 3.9
1991 386 28.0 13.7 5.2
1992 362 27.0 13.4 4.7
1993 377 27.0 14.0 7.2
1994 386 30.0 12.9 7.5
1995 413 31.0 13.3 6.3
1996 413 31.0 13.3 6.3
1998 428 34.0 12.6 7.7
1999 488 32.3 15.1 7.8
2000 459 35.0 13.1 12.6
2001 468 35.2 13.3 9.8
2002 548 47.6 11.5 8.9
2003 548 47.6 11.5 8.9
2004 592 48.0 12.3 9.3
2005 599 49.5 12.1 n/a
2006 579 51.0 11.4 5.7
2007 532 49.0 10.9 6.2
2008 534 42.0 12.7 9
2009 557 49.1 10.1 6.5
2010 549 48.0 11.4 9.1
2011 517 47.8 10.8 12.4
2012 497 52.2 9.5 12.1
2013 500 48.1 10.3 12.6
2014 519 47.5 10.9 15
2015 512 50.0 10.2 19.9
2016 478 46.0 10.3 17.8
2017 466 42.1 11.0 17.8
2018 465 42.2 11.0 19.4
2019 451 41.4 10.8 20.2
2020 428 39.9 10.7 20.3
2021 395 38.7 10.1 18.2
2022 392 36.6 10.6 15.1
2023 402 37.6 10.6 19.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hazlet Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,747

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hazlet Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 384th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 459th of 748 Middle schools
 9.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Hazlet Middle School)64.452.4
 12%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Hazlet Township Public School District)64.452.4
 12%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Hazlet Middle School)47.634.3
 13.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Hazlet Township Public School District)47.634.3
 13.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
7th Grade Algebra I (Hazlet Middle School)89.665
 24.6%
   7th Grade Algebra I (Hazlet Township Public School District)89.665
 24.6%
   7th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)9588
 7%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Hazlet Middle School)64.339.9
 24.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Hazlet Township Public School District)64.339.9
 24.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Hazlet Middle School)127
 5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Hazlet Township Public School District)127
 5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Hazlet Middle School)68.540
 28.5%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Hazlet Township Public School District)68.540
 28.5%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
8th Grade Geometry (Hazlet Middle School)83.350
 33.3%
   8th Grade Geometry (Hazlet Township Public School District)83.350
 33.3%
   8th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)93.480.8
 12.6%
End of Course Algebra I (Hazlet Middle School)73.655.2
 18.4%
   End of Course Algebra I (Hazlet Township Public School District)48.530.8
 17.7%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Hazlet Middle School)83.350
 33.3%
   End of Course Geometry (Hazlet Township Public School District)32.939.7
 6.8%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students451402
 10.9%
African American87
 12.5%
American Indian00
Asian1214
 16.7%
Hispanic4778
 66%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White375292
 22.1%
Two or More Races811
 37.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients20.2%19.4%
 0.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hazlet Middle School

Students who attend Hazlet Middle School usually go on to attend Raritan High School

Students at Hazlet Middle School are 73% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 402 students attended Hazlet Middle School.

Hazlet Middle School ranks 459th of 748 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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

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