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Hazelwood Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-3

1200^th

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of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Hazelwood Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-3 in Middlesex, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 225 students. The school is part of the Middlesex Borough School District, which is ranked 433 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hazelwood Elementary has seen significant fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from as high as 173 out of 1,345 New Jersey elementary schools in 2021-2022 (rated 4 stars) to as low as 1,200 out of 1,347 in 2024-2025 (rated 1 star). The school's performance also varies greatly across different student subgroups, with White students ranking 87 out of 976 in 2021-2022 (5 stars), while the school's ranking for Low Socioeconomic Status students was 801 out of 1,023 in 2024-2025 (1 star). Hazelwood Elementary's 3rd-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics have fluctuated over the years, ranging from a high of 68% and 72% proficient in 2021-2022 to a low of 15.4% and 29.2% in 2024-2025, generally lower than the district and state averages.

The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.1% to 17.1% over the past few years, and an increasing percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 16% in 2021-2022 to 26.22% in 2023-2024. Compared to nearby schools in the Middlesex Borough School District, such as Parker Elementary and Watchung Elementary, Hazelwood Elementary's performance is generally lower, with higher rankings, better test scores, and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

198

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,216

Per pupil spending ?

28.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Hazelwood Avenue
Middlesex, NJ 08846

(732) 317-6000

District: Middlesex Borough School District

Students who attend Hazelwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Von E. Mauger Middle School
High:	Middlesex High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.6%

Hispanic:

20.7%

African American:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2014 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (22% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg39%

New Jersey avg47%

1,200^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Middlesex Borough School District

433^rd of 609Middlesex Borough School District among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	1200 of 1347	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.4	562 of 1338	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	864 of 1342	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	87.0	173 of 1345	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	553 of 1360	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	636 of 1353	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.0	606 of 1352	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.7	674 of 1346	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.9	786 of 1357	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.8	756 of 1363	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	81.4	198 of 1367	85.5%	★★★★☆
2012	77.9	284 of 1363	79.2%	★★★★☆
2011	74.3	365 of 1360	73.2%	★★★★☆
2010	58.3	688 of 1354	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.7	637 of 1346	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.3	998 of 1338	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	71.9	409 of 1329	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.5	726 of 1314	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.6	655 of 1303	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	61.6	640 of 1298	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1157 of 1326	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.7	609 of 1317	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.3	852 of 1318	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	94.9	23 of 1326	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	47.1	746 of 1331	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	758 of 1333	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	33.2	646 of 982	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	801 of 1023	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.4	418 of 910	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1131 of 1318	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.9	490 of 1313	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	801 of 1315	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.7	411 of 1324	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.1	274 of 1335	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	520 of 1334	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	25.3	686 of 958	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.5	471 of 1001	52.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	935 of 970	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	86.2	87 of 976	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	51.8	504 of 1023	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.1	779 of 1022	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)28th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics29%-21 vs state

English Language Arts15%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hazelwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	800 Hazelwood Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 317-6000	198	19	10.3	28.3%	116 (58.6%)	21 (10.6%)	41 (20.7%)	15 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	12.9	1200^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.9%		58.4	562^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	58.0%	638			15.4						29.2						$12,216	$137	$12,079
Woodland Intermediate School	Public	4-5	Fisher Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 317-6000	317	24	13.0	43.5%	124 (39.1%)	16 (5.0%)	136 (42.9%)	28 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)								(n/a)	23.4			39.0	45.1					41.0	40.1
Watchung Elementary School	Public	K-3	Fisher Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 317-6000	221	19	11.6	41.6%	81 (36.7%)	16 (7.2%)	80 (36.2%)	30 (13.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.4%)	53.8	629^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.3%		80.7	271^st of 1338 public elementary schools	79.7%	358			40.3						59.6						$7,418	$39	$7,379
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	2-3	60 West High Street	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 652-7933	249	33	7.5	88.0%	25 (10.0%)	24 (9.6%)	192 (77.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	10.3	1248^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.3%					(n/a)			20.0						20.0						$10,471	$990	$9,481
Parker Elementary School	Public	K-3	South Lincoln Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 317-6000	192	17	11.0	59.4%	39 (20.3%)	14 (7.3%)	111 (57.8%)	20 (10.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	38	844^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.3%		30.2	941^st of 1338 public elementary schools	29.7%	97			41.9						39.6						$10,883	$1,429	$9,454
LaMonte-Annex Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	330 West Second Street	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 652-7934	374	33	11.3	69.8%	62 (16.6%)	31 (8.3%)	256 (68.4%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)								(n/a)															$10,395	$1,991	$8,404
Robert Morris School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Elizabeth Street	South Bound Brook	08880	Somerset County	South Bound Brook Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 356-3018	445	40	11.1	60.4%	97 (21.8%)	47 (10.6%)	272 (61.1%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	47.9	709^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.4%		50.7	656^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.0%	53	24.0	18.6	58.2	45.7	46.0	44.4	47.9	50.0	46.5	45.7	50.0	45.6	29.2	51.1	$13,506	$373	$13,133
Angelo L. Tomaso School	Public	K-5	46 Washington Valley Road	Warren	07059	Somerset County	Warren Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 753-5300	261	35	7.5	5.0%	155 (59.4%)	9 (3.4%)	30 (11.5%)	54 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	81.7	261^st of 1347 public elementary schools	80.6%		90.7	100^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.5%	161	56.2		67.5	60.0	62.5				79.1	72.0	75.0				$15,785	$30	$15,755
Grandview Elementary School	Public	K-3	130 North Randolphville Rd	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 752-2501	579	91	6.3	43.5%	53 (9.2%)	129 (22.3%)	182 (31.4%)	183 (31.6%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.8%)	40.2	805^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.2%		49.5	672^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	49.8%	133			36.8						47.6						$5,683		$5,683
John P. Faber Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 High Street	Dunellen	08812	Middlesex County	Dunellen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 400-5900	621	63	9.8	55.4%	123 (19.8%)	57 (9.2%)	374 (60.2%)	34 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.8%)	30	955^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.1%		23.5	1026^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.3%	71	20.0		22.9	48.9	50.0				28.1	36.3	33.7				$4,605		$4,605

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