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Hazel Avenue Elementary School

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Hazel Avenue Elementary School ranks 620 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

620^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Hazel Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school in West Orange, New Jersey, serving 326 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. While the school's overall academic performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is generally below the state and district averages, it excels in certain student subgroups, particularly African American and Hispanic students.

Hazel Avenue Elementary School faces some challenges, including relatively high chronic absenteeism rates and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. However, the school's exceptional performance in certain subgroups suggests that it has the potential to improve overall academic outcomes with targeted interventions and support. When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Gregory Elementary School, Hazel Avenue Elementary School generally performs worse in academic proficiency, particularly in Mathematics. Nevertheless, the school outperforms many of the nearby schools in the Orange Board of Education district, which are consistently ranked among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

Overall, Hazel Avenue Elementary School has room for improvement, but its strengths in certain student subgroups and its performance relative to other schools in the area suggest that with the right interventions and support, the school can work to address its challenges and improve academic outcomes for all its students.

334

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,540

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45 Hazel Ave
West Orange, NJ 07052-4524

(973) 669-5448

District: West Orange Public Schools

Students who attend Hazel Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Edison Middle School
	Roosevelt Middle School
High:	West Orange High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.7%

African American:

27.8%

White:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (54th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg60%

New Jersey avg46%

620^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the West Orange Public Schools

226^th of 609West Orange Public Schools 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	54.7	620 of 1347	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	532 of 1338	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	606 of 1342	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	688 of 1345	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	810 of 1317	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	764 of 1360	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	605 of 1353	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.8	494 of 1352	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.6	502 of 1346	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.3	571 of 1357	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.0	501 of 1363	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.4	691 of 1367	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.9	661 of 1363	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	33.4	1027 of 1360	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.9	861 of 1354	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.2	988 of 1346	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.4	924 of 1338	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.5	903 of 1329	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.8	972 of 1314	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	51.6	794 of 1303	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.6	859 of 1298	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	22.0	962 of 1204	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	75 of 463	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	64 of 469	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	33 of 463	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	55 of 494	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	81 of 456	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	59 of 522	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	42 of 517	91.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	145 of 597	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	88 of 559	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	138 of 499	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	170 of 463	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	144 of 434	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	599 of 1326	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	536 of 1317	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	641 of 1318	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	714 of 1326	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	827 of 1290	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	739 of 1331	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	544 of 1333	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	250 of 1032	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	191 of 989	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	282 of 982	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	261 of 953	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	43.9	454 of 896	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	308 of 899	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.8	172 of 870	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	158 of 1023	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	136 of 939	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	308 of 910	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.7	138 of 863	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	45.5	421 of 839	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	275 of 948	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	133 of 942	85.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	602 of 1318	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	549 of 1313	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	506 of 1315	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	607 of 1324	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	736 of 1297	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	742 of 1335	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	621 of 1334	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	486 of 1023	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.0	564 of 989	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	648 of 958	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	409 of 949	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.8	577 of 868	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	650 of 1007	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	63 of 970	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	27 of 963	97.2%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)94th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+6 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Science34%+4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Excellent school with wonderful diverse community! Wa are very happy with this school and our daughter is thriving in Hazel Elementary. This school has one of the best principals who truly cares about the community and students! Close Quote

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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 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hazel Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 Hazel Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 669-5448	334	34	9.7	58.7%	50 (15.0%)	93 (27.8%)	166 (49.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	54.7	620^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.0%		60.9	532^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	60.2%	88	34.4	52.1	61.3	54.7			50.0	38.6	50.0			$11,540	$966	$10,574
Forest Street Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	651 Forest St	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4120	384	33	11.8	70.1%	2 (0.5%)	175 (45.6%)	198 (51.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	27.6	986^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.8%		28.3	964^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.0%	22	8.4	26.1	56.5	48.6	51.0	62.8	17.4	36.7	20.0	16.0	40.5	$9,797	$522	$9,275
Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Gregory Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5397	484	41	11.9	18.8%	171 (35.3%)	118 (24.4%)	132 (27.3%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.1%)	85.5	188^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.0%		83.5	228^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.0%	40	64.6	62.0	81.8	79.3			58.2	74.0	74.4			$11,810		$11,810
Lincoln Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	216 Lincoln Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4130	728	63	11.5	71.8%	7 (1.0%)	323 (44.4%)	386 (53.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	15.1	1174^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.8%		15.6	1136^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.1%	38	6.4	16.7	27.9	29.0	41.7	52.5	23.6	19.8	9.6	27.8	17.9	$9,475	$416	$9,059
Heywood Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	421 Heywood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4105	363	31	11.7	58.1%	3 (0.8%)	279 (76.9%)	66 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	30.8	943^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	30.0%		35.4	863^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	35.5%	80	26.5	32.5	42.6	45.5	45.4	63.9	34.2	29.2	29.4	29.5	41.1	$11,274	$312	$10,962
Central Elementary School	Public	K-2	33 Cleveland Street	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4000	369	27	13.9	86.7%	2 (0.5%)	91 (24.7%)	275 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Oakwood Avenue Community School	Public	PK, KG-7	135 Oakwood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4095	272	28	9.7	75.0%	2 (0.7%)	175 (64.3%)	89 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	12.7	1206^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.5%		12.8	1188^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.2%	18	5.0	22.7	27.2	25.0	45.8	41.4	8.3	12.5	5.0	16.7	23.3	$10,552	$432	$10,120
Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	231 Park Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4124	423	34	12.6	65.2%	1 (0.2%)	223 (52.7%)	193 (45.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	14.4	1185^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.0%		19.1	1088^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.7%	97	6.3	23.5	39.2	14.2	30.1	25.5	19.6	32.7	12.2	14.5	9.8	$11,933	$426	$11,507
Cleveland Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	355 Cleveland St	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4100	255	31	8.2	75.3%	0 (0.0%)	127 (49.8%)	126 (49.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20.6	1090^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.1%		14.1	1164^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.0%	74	0.0	44.8	32.4	26.9	48.8	50.0	13.3	21.0	18.5	21.4	32.4	$11,904	$437	$11,467
East Orange Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	99 Washington Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 996-0400	414	19	21.7	84.8%	1 (0.2%)	385 (93.0%)	27 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22.3	1058^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.5%		21.1	1058^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.9%			25.0	48.2				27.4	25.3				$7,509	$993	$6,516

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