Is Hazelwood Elementary School a good school?

Hazelwood Elementary School ranks 595 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hazelwood Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 516 students attended Hazelwood Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hazelwood Elementary School?

Students at Hazelwood Elementary School are 36% White, 28% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Hazelwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hazelwood Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Rainier Middle School High : Auburn Mountainview High School

Hazelwood Elementary School

Summary:

Hazelwood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Auburn, Washington, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. With a diverse student population, the school has consistently outperformed the Auburn School District and the state of Washington in various standardized test scores, particularly in 4th grade English Language Arts.

Hazelwood's academic performance is strong, with proficiency rates of 44.27% in SBAC/English Language Arts, 50.76% in SBAC/Math, and 48.45% in WCAS/Science, compared to the district's 41.74%, 32.44%, and 39.15%, respectively, and the state's 52.63%, 41.68%, and 49.73%. The school has also shown impressive performance in student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. However, Hazelwood's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 145 out of 1,056 Washington elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 595 out of 1,168 in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, Hazelwood's academic performance is generally stronger than other Auburn School District schools, such as Chinook Elementary, Dick Scobee Elementary, and Washington Elementary. However, Willow Crest Elementary, also within the Auburn School District, has consistently outperformed Hazelwood. The nearby schools in the Kent School District, such as Pine Tree Elementary, Meadow Ridge Elementary, and Millennium Elementary, have generally lower academic performance compared to Hazelwood.

Detail:

Public K-5

11815 SE 304th St
Auburn, WA 98092-3115

(253) 931-4740

District: Auburn School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
595^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,597

Students who attend Hazelwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rainier Middle School
High:	Auburn Mountainview High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.7

Number of students: 516

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.0%

Hispanic:

27.7%

Asian:

19.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 51.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hazelwood Elementary School ranks worse than 50.9% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 7^th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Auburn School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.12. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Hazelwood Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (36%), Hispanic (27.7%), Asian (19%). (See more...)

Compare Details 51.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hazelwood Elementary School is 15.7. 9 elementary schools in the Auburn School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Hazelwood Elementary School employs 32.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hazelwood Elementary School is $17,597. 8 elementary schools in the Auburn School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hazelwood Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hazelwood Elementary School 595^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Hazelwood Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Auburn School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Auburn School District 166^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hazelwood Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Hazelwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	44.89	580^th	1026	43.5%
2005	62.14	381^st	1031	63.0%
2006	66.72	309^th	1051	70.6%
2007	62.60	398^th	1069	62.8%
2008	63.54	392^nd	1067	63.3%
2009	75.60	205^th	1072	80.9%
2010	74.60	221^st	1088	79.7%
2011	81.65	138^th	1092	87.4%
2012	75.98	214^th	1097	80.5%
2013	74.05	251^st	1106	77.3%
2015	79.01	199^th	1067	81.3%
2016	81.52	170^th	1053	83.9%
2017	83.82	145^th	1056	86.3%
2018	76.38	242^nd	1054	77.0%
2019	72.72	297^th	1130	73.7%
2021	79.91	205^th	1107	81.5%
2022	62.14	406^th	1169	65.3%
2023	53.34	502^nd	1169	57.1%
2024	47.12	595^th	1168	49.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hazelwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	68.32	71^st	212	66.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hazelwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	90.55	11^th	333	96.7%
2019	59.24	58^th	248	76.6%
2023	60.99	73^rd	254	71.3%
2024	44.69	153^rd	320	52.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hazelwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	46.84	215^th	478	55.0%
2024	53.61	143^rd	339	57.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hazelwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	82.91	63^rd	835	92.5%
2019	83.33	68^th	979	93.1%
2021	91.78	27^th	854	96.8%
2022	67.15	237^th	1019	76.7%
2023	67.44	267^th	1013	73.6%
2024	55.40	433^rd	1024	57.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Hazelwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	81.19	162^nd	1004	83.9%
2019	73.59	271^st	1068	74.6%
2021	84.98	130^th	1008	87.1%
2022	65.02	347^th	1100	68.5%
2023	54.14	476^th	1094	56.5%
2024	40.94	637^th	1093	41.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Hazelwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	66.76	323^rd	999	67.7%
2019	71.69	295^th	1075	72.6%
2021	72.90	256^th	1025	75.0%
2022	58.60	420^th	1113	62.3%
2023	52.54	479^th	1099	56.4%
2024	51.61	514^th	1099	53.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Hazelwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	52.81	100^th	201	50.2%
2022	36.50	128^th	187	31.6%
2023	24.36	135^th	170	20.6%
2024	15.96	143^rd	163	12.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hazelwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	76.03	85^th	540	84.3%
2019	81.90	78^th	697	88.8%
2021	84.23	37^th	501	92.6%
2022	57.09	234^th	694	66.3%
2023	60.23	213^th	633	66.4%
2024	64.91	200^th	651	69.3%

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Rank History for White students at Hazelwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	80.16	139^th	833	83.3%
2019	71.77	288^th	1027	72.0%
2021	83.42	130^th	943	86.2%
2022	64.91	342^nd	1031	66.8%
2023	51.77	479^th	1011	52.6%
2024	49.62	507^th	1009	49.8%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Monday, May 21, 2018

My son attends first grade at Hazelwood and it is an excellent school. The teachers are great and are very welcoming of parents into the school to be part of the students education. Their programs such as LAP provide students with excellent learning tools to perfect their reading and Math skills. I have been very impressed so far. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Hazelwood Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	477	19	41	12	5	n/a	n/a	0	554
1992	493	20	32	20	5	n/a	n/a	0	570
1993	508	16	14	12	10	n/a	n/a	0	560
1994	527	27	20	19	9	n/a	n/a	0	602
1995	478	13	18	22	1	n/a	n/a	0	532
1996	478	13	18	22	1	n/a	n/a	0	532
1997	488	17	22	27	6	n/a	n/a	0	560
1998	475	25	19	30	3	n/a	n/a	0	552
1999	469	18	22	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	528
2000	489	16	31	23	5	n/a	n/a	0	564
2001	524	27	40	20	4	n/a	n/a	0	615
2002	457	56	54	24	6	n/a	n/a	0	597
2003	457	56	54	24	6	n/a	n/a	0	597
2004	441	31	69	23	3	n/a	n/a	0	567
2005	471	34	84	43	1	n/a	n/a	0	633
2006	451	37	79	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	610
2007	438	41	85	45	4	n/a	n/a	0	613
2008	357	31	67	64	12	n/a	n/a	0	531
2009	324	49	68	78	9	n/a	n/a	0	528
2010	318	60	73	86	9	n/a	n/a	1	547
2011	328	51	46	87	2	9	9	0	532
2012	341	49	41	114	4	9	21	0	579
2013	355	37	40	126	3	12	42	0	615
2014	321	27	38	126	1	9	37	0	559
2015	306	14	39	156	5	13	45	0	578
2016	292	5	45	152	9	18	37	0	558
2017	269	18	40	169	7	10	48	0	561
2018	270	23	46	170	6	4	53	0	572
2019	272	22	64	176	7	4	53	0	598
2020	265	34	73	166	6	6	42	0	592
2021	206	40	78	150	5	10	42	0	531
2022	198	43	80	123	4	6	49	0	503
2023	186	34	98	143	3	7	45	0	516

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 Hazelwood Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	554	21.0	26.3	n/a
1992	570	22.5	25.3	n/a
1993	560	22.9	24.5	n/a
1994	602	25.0	24.1	n/a
1995	532	27.0	19.7	n/a
1996	532	27.0	19.7	n/a
1997	560	26.0	21.5	n/a
1998	552	26.0	21.2	n/a
1999	528	25.5	20.7	n/a
2000	564	26.5	21.3	n/a
2001	615	27.8	22.1	n/a
2002	597	28.5	20.9	25.6
2003	597	28.5	20.9	25.6
2004	567	29.0	19.6	23.5
2005	633	28.6	22.1	27
2006	610	28.0	21.8	29
2007	613	30.6	20.0	31
2008	531	28.0	19.0	37.9
2009	528	28.0	18.9	36
2010	547	27.9	19.5	41.9
2011	532	27.3	19.4	32.5
2012	579	29.0	19.9	46.6
2013	615	30.7	20.0	45.9
2014	559	n/a	n/a	50.3
2015	578	36.0	16.0	50.3
2016	558	31.0	18.0	48.7
2017	561	31.0	18.0	46.5
2018	572	33.3	17.1	44.9
2019	598	33.3	17.9	43.3
2020	592	35.6	16.6	44.4
2021	531	33.8	15.7	39.9
2022	503	33.3	15.1	n/a
2023	516	32.8	15.7	51.7

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 Hazelwood Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	554	21.0	26.3	n/a
1992	570	22.5	25.3	n/a
1993	560	22.9	24.5	n/a
1994	602	25.0	24.1	n/a
1995	532	27.0	19.7	n/a
1996	532	27.0	19.7	n/a
1997	560	26.0	21.5	n/a
1998	552	26.0	21.2	n/a
1999	528	25.5	20.7	n/a
2000	564	26.5	21.3	n/a
2001	615	27.8	22.1	n/a
2002	597	28.5	20.9	25.6
2003	597	28.5	20.9	25.6
2004	567	29.0	19.6	23.5
2005	633	28.6	22.1	27
2006	610	28.0	21.8	29
2007	613	30.6	20.0	31
2008	531	28.0	19.0	37.9
2009	528	28.0	18.9	36
2010	547	27.9	19.5	41.9
2011	532	27.3	19.4	32.5
2012	579	29.0	19.9	46.6
2013	615	30.7	20.0	45.9
2014	559	n/a	n/a	50.3
2015	578	36.0	16.0	50.3
2016	558	31.0	18.0	48.7
2017	561	31.0	18.0	46.5
2018	572	33.3	17.1	44.9
2019	598	33.3	17.9	43.3
2020	592	35.6	16.6	44.4
2021	531	33.8	15.7	39.9
2022	503	33.3	15.1	n/a
2023	516	32.8	15.7	51.7

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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