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Hazel Park Junior High School

Public Grades 6-8
773rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 890 Michigan Middle Schools
Better than 13% of Michigan middle schools
Summary

Hazel Park Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Hazel Park, Michigan, with 434 students. The school is part of the Hazel Park School District, which is ranked 562 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Hazel Park Junior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 641-784 out of 675-897 schools.

Hazel Park Junior High School significantly underperforms the state averages across all tested subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 17.8% of 6th graders were proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 38.6%, and only 10.1% were proficient in Math compared to 31.5% statewide. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 61.2% over the past few years, much higher than the state average. Additionally, 80.41% of Hazel Park Junior High School students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of low socioeconomic status.

Compared to nearby schools, Hazel Park Junior High School performs significantly worse. For example, Page Middle School, which is only 3.5 miles away, outperforms Hazel Park Junior High School across nearly all academic metrics and has a much higher school ranking. The combination of high poverty, chronic absenteeism, and low academic achievement suggests that Hazel Park Junior High School faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and addressing these systemic issues will likely require a multi-faceted approach involving the school, district, and community.

413
Students ?
12.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
71.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 22770 Highland Ave
       Hazel Park, MI  48030-1803

(248) 658-2300

District: Hazel Park School District of the City of


Students who attend Hazel Park Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Hazel Park High School

Feeder schools for Hazel Park Junior High School:

Elementary:    Hoover Elementary School
    United Oaks Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
50.6%
White:
43.3%
Hispanic:
3.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Michigan average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 28% Michigan)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school18%
District avg16%
Michigan avg41%
773rd of 890
Michigan public middle schools ?
Bottom 13%▼ down 27 pts since 2015
From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
562nd of 613Hazel Park School District of the City of among Michigan 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202513.4773 of 89013.1%★☆☆☆☆
202413.9776 of 89713.5%★☆☆☆☆
202311.7784 of 88311.2%★☆☆☆☆
202212.2700 of 7769.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.7641 of 6755.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.4741 of 7926.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.5755 of 8389.9%★☆☆☆☆
201712.9727 of 82111.4%★☆☆☆☆
201628.1645 of 89427.9%★☆☆☆☆
201542.1553 of 91939.8%★★☆☆☆
201437.7622 of 92132.5%★★☆☆☆
201330.9671 of 91927.0%★☆☆☆☆
201226.3713 of 90020.8%★☆☆☆☆
201122.8743 of 85813.4%★☆☆☆☆
201029.0723 of 85115.0%★☆☆☆☆
200928.4710 of 84716.2%★☆☆☆☆
200824.1729 of 83913.1%★☆☆☆☆
200737.4641 of 82322.1%★☆☆☆☆
200646.2564 of 80630.0%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202524.0272 of 33819.5%★☆☆☆☆
202425.6225 of 30025.0%★☆☆☆☆
202318.1276 of 31011.0%★☆☆☆☆
202227.0137 of 18224.7%★☆☆☆☆
201921.1168 of 19614.3%★☆☆☆☆
201820.3324 of 36611.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202512.0711 of 7899.9%★☆☆☆☆
202410.9716 of 7717.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.4706 of 7708.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.3621 of 6575.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.2430 of 52117.5%★☆☆☆☆
20198.9618 of 6586.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.0698 of 79412.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202513.8752 of 8329.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.5724 of 83613.4%★☆☆☆☆
202314.3738 of 82510.5%★☆☆☆☆
202214.6628 of 6919.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.5472 of 5239.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.2642 of 6724.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.2721 of 81511.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202510.3736 of 7987.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.6693 of 78611.8%★☆☆☆☆
202310.2718 of 7767.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.8619 of 6585.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.3626 of 6392.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.5702 of 79711.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
201813.4369 of 3772.1%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202513.2633 of 6969.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.1658 of 7016.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.5649 of 6885.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.4598 of 6386.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.5560 of 5772.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.7621 of 6240.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.7650 of 6784.1%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2018)2nd percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?
Science22%-19 vs state
Social Studies20%-27 vs state
English Language Arts18%-21 vs state
Math10%-22 vs state
Mathematics5%-26 vs state

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Hazel Park Junior High School ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Michigan middle schools.

Students at Hazel Park Junior High School are 51% African American, 43% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Hazel Park Junior High School.

Students who attend Hazel Park Junior High School usually go on to attend Hazel Park High School


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