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Schools in Hazen · Hazen School District

Hazen’s public schools score below 73% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 29% of Hazen’s students scored proficient, below the Arkansas average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hazen, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arkansas, not nationally.

From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
29%
▼ 11 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 8 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.5K
▲ 7% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
AR 12.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
544 students on the public path
In brief

Hazen’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 40% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,515 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Hazen High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Hazen’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 27% of Arkansas school districts. Test scores are below the Arkansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 27%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (277)Better than 25%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 334 test results could put Hazen anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Hazen’s students in the tested grades sat them (334 in math, 334 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hazen, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Hazen Elementary SchoolHazen School DistrictC
7–12Hazen High SchoolHazen School DistrictC

Hazen’s public schools are run by Hazen School District, which also serves De Valls Bluff, Fredonia (Biscoe) and Ulm. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 39.9% · 334 students tested
Math30%
State average 38.3% · 334 students tested

Hazen vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Hazen’s borders.

Schools next door
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Every school in Hazen

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Hazenby address

Questions about Hazen’s schools

Are Hazen’s schools good?

On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hazen children attend score below 73% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hazen in?

Hazen School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 544 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Hazen spend per student?

$14,515 in Hazen School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arkansas. Stars are from neighbors.