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Hazelwood Elementary School

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Hazelwood Elementary School ranks 191 st of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Hazelwood Elementary School is a consistently high-performing public school serving about 480 students in grades K-5 in Newcastle, WA, standing out as a top-tier school within the broader Renton School District.

Hazelwood's academic results are significantly stronger than both its district and state averages, with recent proficiency rates in English, math, and science often 20-30 points higher than the Renton School District average. This creates a striking performance gap when compared to nearby district schools like Highlands Elementary School and Sierra Heights Elementary School. The school is particularly effective in supporting English Language Learners and achieves these strong outcomes with relatively efficient use of resources, spending less per student than some lower-performing schools in the area.

While Hazelwood's performance is very strong, it is part of a fascinating geographic pattern where elite schools exist in neighboring districts like Bellevue School District and Mercer Island School District. Demographically, Hazelwood shares more similarities with high-performing schools like Newcastle Elementary School in the Issaquah School District than with its own district peers, demonstrating that school-level factors are key drivers of its success.

478

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,671

Per pupil spending ?

20.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7100 116th Ave SE
Newcastle, WA 98056-1133

(425) 204-4550

District: Renton School District

Students who attend Hazelwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Vera Risdon Middle School
High:	Hazen Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.8%

Asian:

29.1%

Two or more races:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (70% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Washington elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg44%

Washington avg48%

191^st of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 16Elementary Schools in the Renton School District

133^rd of 247Renton School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	191 of 1160	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	93.4	69 of 1168	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.9	190 of 1169	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	205 of 1169	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	203 of 1107	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	240 of 1130	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	189 of 1054	82.1%	★★★★☆
2017	80.4	191 of 1056	81.9%	★★★★☆
2016	75.3	250 of 1053	76.3%	★★★★☆
2015	76.1	231 of 1067	78.4%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	211 of 1106	80.9%	★★★★☆
2012	82.9	126 of 1097	88.5%	★★★★☆
2011	83.5	124 of 1092	88.6%	★★★★☆
2010	71.5	258 of 1088	76.3%	★★★★☆
2009	77.7	175 of 1072	83.7%	★★★★☆
2008	80.4	145 of 1067	86.4%	★★★★☆
2007	71.0	263 of 1069	75.4%	★★★★☆
2006	75.5	207 of 1051	80.3%	★★★★☆
2005	77.0	191 of 1031	81.5%	★★★★☆
2004	82.7	133 of 1026	87.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	74 of 189	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	48 of 163	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	48.2	88 of 170	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.2	90 of 187	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	67 of 131	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.2	67 of 201	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	63 of 169	62.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	39 of 303	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	26 of 320	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	34 of 254	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	14 of 213	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	3 of 32	90.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	199 of 1092	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	94.9	37 of 1093	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	171 of 1094	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	242 of 1100	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	163 of 1008	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	126 of 1068	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	234 of 1004	76.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	80.4	82 of 651	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	37 of 633	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	70.9	123 of 694	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	38 of 501	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	65.0	196 of 697	71.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	617 of 1013	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	86.6	57 of 1024	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	77.7	143 of 1013	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	119 of 1019	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	116 of 854	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	275 of 979	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	52.6	396 of 835	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	145 of 1098	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.3	82 of 1099	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.3	174 of 1099	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	209 of 1113	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	231 of 1025	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	328 of 1075	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.7	135 of 999	86.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	83.7	16 of 194	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	71.3	72 of 252	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	32 of 128	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	77 of 303	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	58 of 212	72.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	74.3	52 of 339	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	39.5	189 of 308	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.0	66 of 478	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	55 of 158	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	250 of 566	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	295 of 637	53.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	243 of 1007	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	41 of 1009	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	94 of 1011	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	128 of 1031	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	136 of 943	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	212 of 1027	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	155 of 833	81.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2023)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2024)87th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2024)85th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)76th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)61st percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science75%+25 vs state

Math68%+26 vs state

English Language Arts66%+13 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 3, 2017

This is a great school. All the staff from the Principal on down are very helpful in any situation. I'm very grateful my grandson was allowed to attend Hazelwood School.
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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hazelwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	7100 116th Ave SE	Newcastle	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-4550	478	26	18.1	20.3%	200 (41.8%)	18 (3.8%)	49 (10.3%)	139 (29.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (14.0%)	82.5	191^st of 1160 public elementary schools	83.5%		93.4	69^th of 1168 public elementary schools	94.1%	122	74.7	74.7	54.9	76.7	67.1	66.4	63.4	71.2	69.6	68.2	92.5	97.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	97.0	95.5	94.0	97.0	97.0	$19,671	$982	$18,688
Newport Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5225 119th Ave SE	Bellevue	98006	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-5500	549	29	19.0	26.6%	137 (25.0%)	16 (2.9%)	50 (9.1%)	280 (51.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	62 (11.3%)	91.8	91^st of 1160 public elementary schools	92.2%		93.8	66^th of 1168 public elementary schools	94.3%	25	82.4	82.4	69.2	75.6	76.7	73.8	73.4	80.5	75.0	76.4	83.6	86.9	88.5	88.5	88.5	85.3	88.5	86.9	85.3	85.3	$24,302	$138	$24,164
Newcastle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8400 136th Ave SE	Newcastle	98059	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-5801	451	29	15.6	21.7%	117 (25.9%)	22 (4.9%)	74 (16.4%)	185 (41.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.5%)	93.7	63^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	94.6%		94.7	54^th of 1168 public elementary schools	95.4%	9	81.4	81.4	67.9	85.5	88.7	79.9	73.8	85.5	74.7	77.7	92.0	93.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	92.0	96.0	94.7	92.0	92.0	$20,619	$486	$20,133
Kennydale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1700 NE 28th St	Renton	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-4700	511	31	16.5	39.3%	117 (22.9%)	36 (7.0%)	173 (33.9%)	110 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (14.5%)	58.9	448^th of 1160 public elementary schools	61.4%		65.1	383^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	67.2%	65	57.6	57.6	45.8	51.2	57.1	51.8	49.4	58.8	57.6	55.5	91.5	91.5	93.2	93.2	93.2	93.2	94.9	93.2	93.2	93.2	$19,922	$1,478	$18,444
Sierra Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	9901 132nd Ave SE	Renton	98059	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-4650	323	22	14.9	53.9%	70 (21.7%)	24 (7.4%)	140 (43.3%)	55 (17.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.9%)	21.6	954^th of 1160 public elementary schools	17.8%		25.2	896^th of 1168 public elementary schools	23.3%	58	41.4	41.4	20.3	37.5	33.9	30.5	40.7	39.3	23.7	34.5	90.4	96.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	96.2	92.3	94.2	94.2	$23,710	$1,506	$22,205
Island Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5437 Island Crest Way	Mercer Island	98040	King County	Mercer Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 236-3410	364	24	14.9	2.2%	203 (55.8%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.9%)	73 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (16.8%)	98	10^th of 1160 public elementary schools	99.1%		98.5	7^th of 1168 public elementary schools	99.4%	3	90.9	90.9	82.2	86.5	96.3	87.6	86.3	87.8	89.3	87.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$20,339	$439	$19,900
Lakeridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	8215 SE 78th	Mercer Island	98040	King County	Mercer Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 236-3415	401	23	17.1	3.5%	175 (43.6%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.7%)	118 (29.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (20.9%)	97.9	11^th of 1160 public elementary schools	99.1%		98.1	11^th of 1168 public elementary schools	99.1%		86.6	86.6	91.5	87.0	88.5	88.9	89.0	91.3	82.1	87.7	97.4	100.0	97.4	97.4	97.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$17,990	$264	$17,726
Somerset Elementary School	Public	K-5	14100 Somerset Boulevard SE	Bellevue	98006	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-5800	741	39	19.1	7.7%	82 (11.1%)	8 (1.1%)	28 (3.8%)	552 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.6%)	98.7	5^th of 1160 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.6	5^th of 1168 public elementary schools	99.6%		89.5	89.5	92.1	92.3	91.6	92.0	92.1	93.5	91.0	92.3	87.9	87.9	89.4	89.4	89.4	90.9	89.4	89.4	90.9	90.9	$17,836	$138	$17,698
Hilltop Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	1075 Duvall Ave NE	Renton	98059	King County	Renton School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 204-3000	576	33	17.6	48.4%	118 (20.5%)	35 (6.1%)	204 (35.4%)	149 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	65 (11.3%)	59.3	441^st of 1160 public elementary schools	62.0%		46.5	603^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	48.4%	162	54.5	54.5	44.6	50.6	58.0	51.7	63.5	54.1	52.5	56.2	88.8	89.9	91.0	91.0	91.0	89.9	94.4	91.0	89.9	89.9	$19,789	$959	$18,831
Highlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	2720 NE 7th St	Renton	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-4600	386	27	14.5	70.2%	33 (8.5%)	41 (10.6%)	225 (58.3%)	44 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	39 (10.1%)	12	1065^th of 1160 public elementary schools	8.2%		12.7	1073^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	8.1%	8	21.1	21.1	36.6	16.7	21.1	25.3	39.4	22.7	17.5	27.3	86.7	86.7	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	91.7	90.0	90.0	90.0	$24,279	$2,823	$21,456

Frequently Asked Questions about Hazelwood Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Hazelwood Elementary School?

Students at Hazelwood Elementary School are 42% White, 29% Asian, 14% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hazelwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hazelwood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vera Risdon Middle School
High : Hazen Senior High School

Is Hazelwood Elementary School a good school?

Hazelwood Elementary School ranks 191^st of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Hazelwood Elementary School in?

Renton School District

How many students attend Hazelwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 478 students attended Hazelwood Elementary School.

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