Hazel Avenue Elementary School

Summary:

Hazel Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school in West Orange, New Jersey, serving 328 students in grades K-5. The school faces some challenges, with lower test scores, higher chronic absenteeism, and a large proportion of students from low-income families compared to nearby schools and the district average.

Hazel Avenue has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic (51.22%) and African American (30.18%) students than nearby schools, which tend to have more White students. While the school's African American and Hispanic students perform relatively well compared to their peers statewide, the school struggles to support its special education and low-socioeconomic status (SES) student populations. Hazel Avenue's overall academic performance, particularly in mathematics, lags behind the West Orange Public Schools district and the state average.

Interestingly, Hazel Avenue's English Language Learner (ELL) students perform well, with the school ranking in the top 30% of New Jersey elementary schools for this subgroup. However, the school's overall ranking has declined from the top 50% of New Jersey elementary schools in 2016-2017 to the bottom 50% in recent years, indicating a need for improvement in the school's academic programs and support systems. Addressing the needs of its special education and low-SES students, as well as reversing the overall decline in performance, should be key priorities for Hazel Avenue Elementary and the West Orange Public Schools district.


Detail:

Public K-5

 45 Hazel Ave
       West Orange, NJ  07052-4524


(973) 669-5448

District: West Orange Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
606th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,540 Help


Students who attend Hazel Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Edison Middle School
    Roosevelt Middle School
High:    West Orange High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.1 Help
Number of students:  328

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.2%
African American:
30.2%
White:
10.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hazel Avenue Elementary School ranks better than 54.8% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 5th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the West Orange Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.15. (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 Hazel Avenue Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the West Orange Public Schools District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.2%), African American (30.2%), White (10.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hazel Avenue Elementary School is 10.1. 3 elementary schools in the West Orange Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Hazel Avenue Elementary School employs 32.3 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hazel Avenue Elementary School is $11,540. 4 elementary schools in the West Orange Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Hazel Avenue Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hazel Avenue Elementary School 606th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Hazel Avenue Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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West Orange Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks West Orange Public Schools 251st of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hazel Avenue Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Hazel Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 22.02 962nd 1204 20.1%
2004 46.55 859th 1298 33.8%
2005 51.56 794th 1303 39.1%
2006 37.84 972nd 1314 26.0%
2007 47.51 903rd 1329 32.1%
2008 44.41 924th 1338 30.9%
2009 37.22 988th 1346 26.6%
2010 47.85 861st 1354 36.4%
2011 33.44 1027th 1360 24.5%
2012 60.89 661st 1363 51.5%
2013 58.39 691st 1367 49.5%
2014 68.96 501st 1363 63.2%
2015 59.33 571st 1357 57.9%
2016 65.58 502nd 1346 62.7%
2017 67.79 494th 1352 63.5%
2018 58.07 605th 1353 55.3%
2019 47.03 764th 1360 43.8%
2021 34.04 810th 1317 38.5%
2022 48.50 688th 1345 48.8%
2023 55.15 606th 1342 54.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hazel Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.99 144th 434 66.8%
2019 56.01 170th 463 63.3%
2023 61.08 138th 499 72.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hazel Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 30.42 650th 1007 35.5%
2021 29.81 577th 868 33.5%
2022 48.31 409th 949 56.9%
2023 28.10 648th 958 32.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hazel Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.28 133rd 942 85.9%
2019 61.68 275th 948 71.0%
2021 45.46 421st 839 49.8%
2022 75.74 138th 863 84.0%
2023 57.09 308th 910 66.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Hazel Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.53 544th 1333 59.2%
2019 47.82 739th 1331 44.5%
2021 32.76 827th 1290 35.9%
2022 45.23 714th 1326 46.2%
2023 49.80 641st 1318 51.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Hazel Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.63 621st 1334 53.4%
2019 46.36 742nd 1335 44.4%
2021 37.82 736th 1297 43.3%
2022 52.75 607th 1324 54.2%
2023 61.44 506th 1315 61.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Hazel Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.01 42nd 517 91.9%
2019 83.38 59th 522 88.7%
2021 69.24 81st 456 82.2%
2022 83.29 55th 494 88.9%
2023 89.98 33rd 463 92.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hazel Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.84 172nd 870 80.2%
2019 60.17 308th 899 65.7%
2021 43.89 454th 896 49.3%
2022 65.83 261st 953 72.6%
2023 64.65 282nd 982 71.3%
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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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by a parent
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Open Quote Excellent school with wonderful diverse community! Wa are very happy with this school and our daughter is thriving in Hazel Elementary. This school has one of the best principals who truly cares about the community and students! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Hazel Avenue Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 225 19 13 27 0 n/a n/a 0 284
1989 217 20 17 34 0 n/a n/a 0 288
1990 190 20 11 33 0 n/a n/a 0 254
1991 202 32 8 37 0 n/a n/a 0 279
1992 189 43 9 55 0 n/a n/a 0 296
1993 194 41 9 55 0 n/a n/a 0 299
1994 179 46 13 54 0 n/a n/a 0 292
1995 142 83 18 67 0 n/a n/a 0 310
1996 142 83 18 67 0 n/a n/a 0 310
1998 123 95 20 75 0 n/a n/a 0 313
1999 104 104 17 86 0 n/a n/a 0 311
2000 83 103 11 60 0 n/a n/a 0 257
2001 92 150 10 80 0 n/a n/a 0 332
2002 53 170 6 99 0 n/a n/a 0 328
2003 53 170 6 99 0 n/a n/a 0 328
2004 42 161 4 113 0 n/a n/a 0 320
2005 51 171 7 108 0 n/a n/a 0 337
2006 54 174 5 101 0 n/a n/a 0 334
2007 48 171 6 96 0 n/a n/a 0 321
2008 49 178 9 103 0 n/a n/a 0 339
2009 45 166 12 106 0 0 0 0 329
2010 51 158 13 114 0 0 0 0 336
2011 48 153 14 135 0 0 7 0 357
2012 53 138 14 157 0 0 6 0 368
2013 46 141 17 164 0 0 12 0 380
2014 49 129 14 169 1 0 14 0 376
2015 42 136 13 174 0 0 16 0 381
2016 36 127 11 176 0 0 16 0 366
2017 31 107 10 169 0 0 20 0 337
2018 30 110 6 162 0 3 21 0 332
2019 26 112 3 171 0 2 21 0 335
2020 29 102 2 160 0 2 25 0 320
2021 30 99 2 159 0 2 28 0 320
2022 28 105 0 157 0 1 27 0 318
2023 35 99 2 168 0 1 23 0 328

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 Hazel Avenue Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 284 20.0 14.2 n/a
1989 288 19.0 15.1 n/a
1990 254 20.0 12.7 2.4
1991 279 20.0 13.9 9.3
1992 296 20.0 14.8 10.5
1993 299 22.2 13.5 13.7
1994 292 21.2 13.8 10.3
1995 310 19.7 15.7 14.8
1996 310 19.7 15.7 14.8
1998 313 24.2 12.9 17.9
1999 311 25.2 12.3 1.6
2000 257 26.0 9.9 37.7
2001 332 26.2 12.7 26.5
2002 328 26.5 12.4 35.4
2003 328 26.5 12.4 35.4
2004 320 29.6 10.8 40.3
2005 337 27.0 12.5 n/a
2006 334 27.0 12.4 40.7
2007 321 29.0 11.1 43.6
2008 339 26.0 13.0 48.1
2009 329 25.2 10.3 51.4
2010 336 29.0 11.5 51.2
2011 357 26.0 13.7 50.7
2012 368 29.9 12.2 57.3
2013 380 30.0 12.6 53.7
2014 376 30.5 12.3 56.4
2015 381 31.0 12.2 63.3
2016 366 32.0 11.4 66.1
2017 337 33.4 10.0 61.7
2018 332 30.9 10.7 61.7
2019 335 32.1 10.4 59.1
2020 320 31.9 10.0 59.1
2021 320 30.9 10.3 50.3
2022 318 30.6 10.3 54.7
2023 328 32.3 10.1 53.4

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 Hazel Avenue Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 284 20.0 14.2 n/a
1989 288 19.0 15.1 n/a
1990 254 20.0 12.7 2.4
1991 279 20.0 13.9 9.3
1992 296 20.0 14.8 10.5
1993 299 22.2 13.5 13.7
1994 292 21.2 13.8 10.3
1995 310 19.7 15.7 14.8
1996 310 19.7 15.7 14.8
1998 313 24.2 12.9 17.9
1999 311 25.2 12.3 1.6
2000 257 26.0 9.9 37.7
2001 332 26.2 12.7 26.5
2002 328 26.5 12.4 35.4
2003 328 26.5 12.4 35.4
2004 320 29.6 10.8 40.3
2005 337 27.0 12.5 n/a
2006 334 27.0 12.4 40.7
2007 321 29.0 11.1 43.6
2008 339 26.0 13.0 48.1
2009 329 25.2 10.3 51.4
2010 336 29.0 11.5 51.2
2011 357 26.0 13.7 50.7
2012 368 29.9 12.2 57.3
2013 380 30.0 12.6 53.7
2014 376 30.5 12.3 56.4
2015 381 31.0 12.2 63.3
2016 366 32.0 11.4 66.1
2017 337 33.4 10.0 61.7
2018 332 30.9 10.7 61.7
2019 335 32.1 10.4 59.1
2020 320 31.9 10.0 59.1
2021 320 30.9 10.3 50.3
2022 318 30.6 10.3 54.7
2023 328 32.3 10.1 53.4

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 Hazel Avenue Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $966 (8.4%) $10,574 (91.6%) $11,540

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Hazel Avenue Elementary 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 764th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 606th of 1342 Elementary schools
 11%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hazel Avenue Elementary School)27.145.7
 18.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Orange Public Schools)55.651.8
 3.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hazel Avenue Elementary School)4750
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (West Orange Public Schools)63.157.7
 5.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Hazel Avenue Elementary School)60.363.3
 3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (West Orange Public Schools)66.763.4
 3.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hazel Avenue Elementary School)33.343.3
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (West Orange Public Schools)60.157.4
 2.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Hazel Avenue Elementary School)69.562.5
 7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (West Orange Public Schools)71.370
 1.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hazel Avenue Elementary School)60.843.1
 17.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (West Orange Public Schools)62.155.1
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students335328
 2.1%
African American11299
 11.6%
American Indian00
Asian32
 33.3%
Hispanic171168
 1.8%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White2635
 34.6%
Two or More Races2123
 9.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients59.1%53.4%
 5.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hazel Avenue Elementary School

Hazel Avenue Elementary School ranks 606th of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 328 students attended Hazel Avenue Elementary School.

Students who attend Hazel Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edison Middle School
Middle : Roosevelt Middle School
High : West Orange High School

Students at Hazel Avenue Elementary School are 51% Hispanic, 30% African American, 11% White, 7% Two or more races.


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