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Best Elementary Schools
in HAZELWOOD

This page covers 20 of the 21 elementary schools in HAZELWOOD had enough federal data to rank. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
MCCURDY ELEM.
Grades PK–05329 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.6:1)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
9.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,951
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
JAMESTOWN ELEM.
Grades PK–05333 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
13.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,951
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
66%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
BROWN ELEM.
Grades PK–05335 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.1:1)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
12.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,951
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
ARROWPOINT ELEM.
Grades PK–05358 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,951
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
5
rank
BARRINGTON ELEM.
Grades KG–05393 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.4:1)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
11.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,951
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
53%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
COLD WATER ELEM.
Grades PK–05384 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.0:1)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
13.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,951
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
7
rank
RUSSELL ELEM.
Grades PK–05409 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,951
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
49%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
TOWNSEND ELEM.
Grades PK–05371 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,951
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
78%
High economic need
9
rank
LUSHER ELEM.
Grades PK–05379 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,951
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
64%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
LAWSON ELEM.
Grades PK–05348 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
13.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,951
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10 more elementary schools in HAZELWOOD not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
20
Elementary Schools
33
Total Schools
54
#1 Score
50
Avg Score
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Top Ranked Elementary School
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MCCURDY ELEM.
Score: 54/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.