Enrollment
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOUNT COUNTY·NCES 010042000101
Hayden Elementary School
4111 State Highway 160, Hayden, AL 35079 · (205) 647-6578 · Blount County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Alabama public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
106 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 176 | 59% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 41% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Blount County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
78.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
59.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hayden Elementary School
Hayden Elementary School's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Elementary School this school | 298 | 35.6% | 64.3% |
| Addison Elementary School Addison | 346 | 37.6% | 66.8% |
| Barkley Bridge Elementary School Hartselle | 419 | 36.8% | 84.6% |
| Westwood Elementary School Coker | 299 | 38.8% | 69.0% |
| Mount Olive Elementary School Mount Olive | 286 | 29.0% | 55.4% |
| Lexington Elementary School Lexington | 454 | 35.9% | 58.3% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hayden Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Blount County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #132 of 626 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #119 of 626 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #120 of 626 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #568 of 709 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #611 of 655 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.6% | #631 of 658 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #616 of 696 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #106 of 364 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
298
-85 (-22%) vs 2020
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 21.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 298 | 14.7 | 20.3:1 | 36% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 15.7 | 17.4:1 | 50% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 17 | 18.1:1 | 50% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 18 | 21.3:1 | 41% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 18.1 | 20.3:1 | 43% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 348 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 41% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 46% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 21 | 22.1:1 | 30% (139) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hayden Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (367 to 298); teachers down 19% (18.1 to 14.7).
About Hayden Elementary School
A low-enrollment elementary school in Hayden, Alabama, Hayden Elementary School is part of Blount County. Students in grades 3 through 4 make up the school's enrollment of 298 students. That compares with an average of about 480 students for elementary schools in Alabama.
Blount County counts 14 schools and 7,600 students, including Hayden Elementary School.
At Hayden Elementary School, 94% of students are White. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic. The diversity index for Hayden Elementary School is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hayden Elementary School, giving a ratio of 20.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1. A total of 106 students, or 36%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Blount County averages 48%, higher than here.
Hayden Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 66% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Hayden Elementary School would score about 58.1%. It scores 64.3%, 6.2 points above that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Blount County show that the median household earns about $64,190 a year, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Blount County, 20 public schools serve about 8,980 students.
Hayden Primary School is about 0.2 miles from Hayden Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hayden Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Hayden Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 22%, from 383 to 298.
The Hayden Elementary School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Blount County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,518
Census ACS
Median income
$64,190
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
8,980 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blount County
- Southeastern SchoolCombined · 822 students
- Hayden High SchoolHigh · 798 students
- Appalachian SchoolCombined · 699 students
- Blountsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 648 students
- Susan Moore Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
- Locust Fork ElementaryElementary · 534 students
Other schools in Hayden
- Hayden High SchoolHigh · 798 students
- Hayden Primary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Hayden Middle SchoolMiddle · 437 students
Other Hayden Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hayden Elementary. Hayden Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Hayden Elementary SchoolHayden, IN · 284 students
Nearby schools
- Hayden Primary School0.2 mi · 530
- Hayden High School0.2 mi · 798
- Hayden Middle School0.9 mi · 437
- Warrior Elementary School6.3 mi · 612
- Mortimer Jordan High School6.7 mi · 886
- North Jefferson Middle School7.4 mi · 669
Frequently asked questions
About Hayden Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hayden Elementary School?
Hayden Elementary School enrolls approximately 298 students in grades 03-04.
Is Hayden Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hayden Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hayden Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hayden Elementary School is approximately 20.3:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hayden Elementary School?
At Hayden Elementary School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Hayden Elementary School?
Hayden Elementary School is overseen by Blount County in Blount County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.