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Hazel Park Junior High School

Public Grades 6-8

789^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Hazel Park Junior High School serves 413 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Hazel Park School District of the City of in Hazel Park, MI, a community where about 71% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school faces significant challenges, particularly with attendance. The chronic absenteeism rate of 58.1% is more than double the state average and notably higher than nearby schools like Ferndale Middle School (29.3%) and Page Middle School (30.5%). Academic proficiency rates are also low across most subjects. For example, only 9.8% of 7th graders were proficient in math, compared to 35.8% at Page Middle School and 38.7% at Royal Oak Middle School. The school has ranked in the bottom 10-13% of Michigan middle schools in recent years. However, there is a bright spot: 8th-grade English Language Arts proficiency (40.6%) outperforms several nearby schools, including Oak Park Preparatory Academy (34.8%) and Wilkinson Middle School (25.9%).

One of the most striking findings is that Hazel Park spends more per student ($20,482) than higher-performing neighbors like Beer Middle School ($14,902) and Royal Oak Middle School ($17,104), and it has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.3. This suggests the issue isn't a lack of resources but likely relates to the extreme absenteeism rates. There is some encouraging news: the school's state ranking has improved slightly from the 5th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 13th percentile recently. However, a concerning drop in 6th-grade ELA proficiency (from 17.8% to 9.2% in one year) suggests the incoming class may need extra support. For parents, the most impactful conversation to have with the school is about attendance—addressing the absenteeism crisis could be the key to unlocking better outcomes.

413

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,482

Per pupil spending ?

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 — 28th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg16%

Michigan avg41%

789^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

567^th of 625Hazel 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	789 of 896	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	773 of 890	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	776 of 897	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	784 of 883	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	700 of 776	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	641 of 675	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	741 of 792	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	755 of 838	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	727 of 821	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.1	645 of 894	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.1	553 of 919	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.7	622 of 921	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.9	671 of 919	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.3	713 of 900	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.8	743 of 858	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.0	723 of 851	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.4	710 of 847	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.1	729 of 839	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.4	641 of 823	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.2	564 of 806	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	296 of 337	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	272 of 338	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	225 of 300	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	276 of 310	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	137 of 182	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	168 of 196	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	324 of 366	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	720 of 789	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	711 of 789	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	716 of 771	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	706 of 770	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	621 of 657	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	430 of 521	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	618 of 658	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	698 of 794	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	779 of 834	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	752 of 832	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	724 of 836	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	738 of 825	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	628 of 691	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	472 of 523	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	642 of 672	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	721 of 815	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	768 of 813	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	736 of 798	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	693 of 786	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	718 of 776	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	619 of 658	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	626 of 639	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	702 of 797	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	13.4	369 of 377	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	631 of 687	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	633 of 696	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	658 of 701	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	649 of 688	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	598 of 638	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	560 of 577	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	621 of 624	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	650 of 678	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2018)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies22%-28 vs state

Science21%-18 vs state

English Language Arts13%-25 vs state

Mathematics9%-24 vs state

Math8%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)		M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hazel Park Junior High School	Public	6-8	22770 Highland Ave	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Hazel Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 658-2300	413	33	12.3	71.4%	179 (43.3%)	209 (50.6%)	13 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.7	789^th of 896 public middle schools	11.9%		13.4	773^rd of 890 public middle schools	13.1%	16	40.6	9.4		9.2	17.9	7.4	9.8		21.0	22.5	$20,482	$1,025	$19,457
PD Chatterton Middle School	Public	6-8	24333 Ryan Rd	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Fitzgerald Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 757-6650	409	25	16.4	74.3%	75 (18.3%)	191 (46.7%)	21 (5.1%)	70 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.7%)	20.2	700^th of 896 public middle schools	21.9%		15.8	743^rd of 890 public middle schools	16.5%	43	47.5	14.0		19.7	16.1	14.5	16.1		26.1	27.5	$15,676	$833	$14,843
Greenfield Union ElementaryMiddle School	Public	2-8	420 W 7 Mile Rd	Detroit	48203	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-2999	185	15	12.1	91.4%	1 (0.5%)	175 (94.6%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.3	675^th of 896 public middle schools	24.7%		27	626^th of 890 public middle schools	29.7%	49	33.3			15.4			18.8	20.0	17.7	47.1	$27,183	$2,892	$24,291
Wilkinson Middle School	Public	6-12	26524 John R Rd	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Madison District Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 399-0455	168	11	15.7	78.0%	57 (33.9%)	96 (57.1%)	8 (4.8%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	6.8	868^th of 896 public middle schools	3.1%		23.2	661^st of 890 public middle schools	25.7%	207	25.9			11.7	11.4					13.0	$21,352	$2,424	$18,929
Ferndale Middle School	Public	6-8	725 Pinecrest Dr	Ferndale	48220	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 541-1783	528	31	17.0	45.8%	187 (35.4%)	289 (54.7%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	51.6	398^th of 896 public middle schools	55.6%		38.5	534^th of 890 public middle schools	40.0%	136	58.4	24.7		41.2	38.4	26.3	25.3		40.6	55.7	$16,217	$882	$15,336
Beer Middle School	Public	6-8	3200 Martin Rd	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 574-3175	665	35	18.8	70.8%	288 (43.3%)	86 (12.9%)	16 (2.4%)	244 (36.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	53.1	378^th of 896 public middle schools	57.8%		54.9	349^th of 890 public middle schools	60.8%	29	65.7	26.9		40.4	41.8	26.0	27.2		33.3	55.3	$14,902	$1,452	$13,450
Middle School Mathematics Science Technology Center	Public, Magnet	6-8	27500 Cosgrove Dr	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 574-3171	61	15	4.2	45.9%	43 (70.5%)	4 (6.6%)	1 (1.6%)	12 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)									88.6	88.6	$46,914	$800	$46,114
Royal Oak Middle School	Public	6-8	709 N Washington Ave	Royal Oak	48067	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 541-7100	1,058	71	14.9	23.1%	769 (72.7%)	117 (11.1%)	62 (5.9%)	16 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (8.7%)	77.3	160^th of 896 public middle schools	82.1%		74.1	179^th of 890 public middle schools	79.9%	19	77.6	37.4		54.2	54.5	39.0	38.7		55.2	60.7	$17,104	$1,071	$16,033
Page Middle School	Public	6-8	29615 Tawas St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 589-3428	538	31	17.1	51.9%	349 (64.9%)	79 (14.7%)	37 (6.9%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.0%)	55.8	351^st of 896 public middle schools	60.8%		53.8	367^th of 890 public middle schools	58.8%	16	71.7	30.5		31.5	34.6	23.8	35.8		46.5	51.9	$17,974	$1,045	$16,928
George Washington Carver Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	14510 2nd Ave	Highland Park	48203	Wayne County	George Washington Carver Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 865-6024	155	12	12.8	99.4%	1 (0.6%)	153 (98.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.9	853^rd of 896 public middle schools	4.8%		14.9	756^th of 890 public middle schools	15.1%	97	35.5		11.8		8.6					16.1	$00	$00	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Hazel Park Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Hazel Park Junior High School?

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

What high school do graduates of Hazel Park Junior High School attend?

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

What district is Hazel Park Junior High School in?

Hazel Park School District of the City of

How many students attend Hazel Park Junior High School?

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

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Hazel Park Junior High School ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Michigan middle schools.

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