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Hazlewood Elementary School

Q: Is Hazlewood Elementary School a good school?

Hazlewood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Alabama elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hazlewood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Hazlewood Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hazlewood Elementary School?

Students at Hazlewood Elementary School are 49% African American, 41% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

575^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Hazlewood Elementary School is a small, rural school in Town Creek, AL, serving 221 students from Pre-K through 6th grade within the Lawrence County district.

Hazlewood faces significant academic challenges, with test scores well below state averages, particularly in math and science. For example, 4th-grade math proficiency is just 11.5% compared to the state average of 35-45%, and science proficiency lags by 26 percentage points. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 85% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch—a rate nearly double that of nearby Hatton Elementary School (43.9%), which ranks in the 57th percentile statewide. This socioeconomic difference helps explain the wide gap in outcomes between the two schools, despite being just 8 miles apart in the same district.

However, there are encouraging signs. Hazlewood's chronic absenteeism rate is remarkably low at just 3.9%—far better than the district average of 12.4% and even better than higher-performing schools like East Lawrence Elementary School (17.8%). This suggests strong family engagement and a welcoming school environment. The school has also shown steady improvement since hitting rock bottom in 2023-2024, with notable gains in subgroup performance. While the school still has a long way to go, the foundation of consistent attendance and community connection provides a solid base for future academic growth. Parents should know that while test scores are currently low, the school is actively working to improve, and the small class sizes (17:1 student-teacher ratio) allow for individualized attention.

221

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,353

Per pupil spending ?

85.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

334 Hazelwood St
Town Creek, AL 35672-3963

(256) 685-4020

District: Lawrence County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.9%

White:

40.7%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2024 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 16th (2026) from a 2nd-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (29% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg44%

Alabama avg51%

575^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Lawrence County

106^th of 140Lawrence County among Alabama 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	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	575 of 686	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	566 of 680	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	668 of 684	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	627 of 680	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	597 of 687	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	550 of 692	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	502 of 681	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	516 of 680	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	525 of 688	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.1	505 of 691	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.8	543 of 691	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.2	519 of 695	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.5	485 of 696	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.1	446 of 696	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.5	463 of 709	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.0	546 of 704	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.0	445 of 696	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.4	261 of 698	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.9	402 of 698	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.6	275 of 689	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.3	441 of 688	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.1	472 of 623	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	311 of 428	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	358 of 427	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	400 of 420	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	392 of 427	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	397 of 426	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	286 of 426	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	252 of 426	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	280 of 423	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.9	212 of 336	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	600 of 651	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	590 of 649	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	647 of 650	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	644 of 645	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	650 of 656	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	524 of 656	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	444 of 646	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	505 of 640	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	510 of 639	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	540 of 667	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	543 of 660	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	660 of 670	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	583 of 623	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	602 of 651	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	542 of 653	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	431 of 649	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	453 of 651	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	542 of 659	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	489 of 651	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	584 of 655	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	558 of 649	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	553 of 669	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	517 of 669	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	517 of 650	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	464 of 650	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.3	466 of 639	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	1.6	500 of 501	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	499 of 532	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	533 of 535	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	421 of 529	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	503 of 508	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)27th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)<1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English41%-22 vs state

Science24%-26 vs state

Mathematics19%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hazlewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	334 Hazelwood St	Town Creek	35672	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 685-4020	221	13	17.0	85.1%	90 (40.7%)	108 (48.9%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	17.4	575^th of 686 public elementary schools	16.2%		17.3	566^th of 680 public elementary schools	16.8%	9	16.7	11.5	25.0	24.0	24.0	37.5	30.8	50.0	44.0	$17,353	$3,781	$13,558
Leighton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8100 Old Highway 20	Leighton	35646	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 446-8351	355	26	13.8	61.4%	216 (60.8%)	63 (17.7%)	38 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (9.3%)	35.8	458^th of 686 public elementary schools	33.2%		39	433^rd of 680 public elementary schools	36.3%	25	48.6	29.7	20.9		37.8	71.4	43.2	48.8		$14,759	$2,464	$12,278
Hatton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2130 Hatton School Rd	Leighton	35646	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 446-5679	236	18	13.2	65.3%	156 (66.1%)	48 (20.3%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.7%)	68.1	214^th of 686 public elementary schools	68.8%		67.6	215^th of 680 public elementary schools	68.4%	1	70.0	35.5	82.1		38.7	72.5	61.3	85.7		$14,933	$2,773	$12,143
Hatton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6536 County Road 236	Town Creek	35672	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 685-4000	424	26	16.6	43.9%	355 (83.7%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	57.2	293^rd of 686 public elementary schools	57.3%		49.3	359^th of 680 public elementary schools	47.2%	66	62.0	36.5	51.0	40.4	42.3	74.0	48.1	65.3	59.7	$12,160	$2,998	$9,149
Lauderdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Cedar Street	Rogersville	35652	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 247-3414	746	41	18.1	39.5%	666 (89.3%)	25 (3.4%)	16 (2.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.0%)	66.4	227^th of 686 public elementary schools	66.9%		52.9	335^th of 680 public elementary schools	50.7%	108	50.7	60.8	56.4	36.7	55.7	72.7	58.8	73.4	57.8	$8,275	$791	$7,438
Webster Elementary School	Public	1-2	200 Webster Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2650	234	14	16.4	40.6%	149 (63.7%)	46 (19.7%)	15 (6.4%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.7%)								(n/a)										$14,316	$2,486	$11,792
Howell Graves Preschool	Public	PK-K	3201 Alabama Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2630	356	19	18.7	19.9%	238 (66.9%)	53 (14.9%)	28 (7.9%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)								(n/a)										$12,804	$2,863	$9,903
Brooks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 School Ln	Killen	35645	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 757-2171	874	47	18.5	32.8%	742 (84.9%)	38 (4.3%)	27 (3.1%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.3%)	72.7	172^nd of 686 public elementary schools	74.9%		78.2	132^nd of 680 public elementary schools	80.6%	40	56.8	61.5	39.5	58.0	51.4	72.1	76.2	73.4	68.1	$10,379	$1,693	$8,638
McBride Elementary School	Public	3-5	1400 Avalon Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2610	647	37	17.3	34.2%	447 (69.1%)	87 (13.4%)	55 (8.5%)	22 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.4%)	88.3	66^th of 686 public elementary schools	90.4%		89	55^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.9%	11	84.9	63.6	62.2		71.9	88.1	72.4	86.0		$10,388	$1,033	$9,317
Highland Park Elementary School	Public	1-2	714 Elmhurst St	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2620	236	13	17.8	44.9%	151 (64.0%)	35 (14.8%)	26 (11.0%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)								(n/a)										$13,899	$2,147	$11,715

Frequently Asked Questions about Hazlewood Elementary School

How many students attend Hazlewood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Hazlewood Elementary School.

Is Hazlewood Elementary School a good school?

Hazlewood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Alabama elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hazlewood Elementary School?

Students at Hazlewood Elementary School are 49% African American, 41% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

What district is Hazlewood Elementary School in?

Lawrence County

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