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Enrollment
437
Middle
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOUNT COUNTY·NCES 010042001870
Hayden Middle School
310 Second Avenue, Hayden, AL 35079 · (205) 647-3083 · Blount County
GRADES 05–07MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Alabama public middle 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.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
150 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 128 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 136 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 173 | 40% |
Student demographics
11%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
Hayden Middle School→Hayden High School
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
70.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
43.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Middle School
Hayden Middle School's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Middle School this school | 437 | 34.3% | 56.9% |
| Corner Middle School Warrior | 437 | 35.2% | 47.2% |
| Hartselle Intermediate School Hartselle | 522 | 34.9% | 74.4% |
| Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle Grant | 376 | 35.1% | 42.9% |
| Hartselle Junior High School Hartselle | 553 | 35.1% | 64.8% |
| Northside Middle School Northport | 394 | 27.4% | 39.8% |
Matched among Alabama middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #57 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #51 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #62 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #140 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #139 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.0% | #240 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #232 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #60 of 151 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
437
-86 (-16%) vs 2020
-31% since 2010-11, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 437 | 23.7 | 18.4:1 | 34% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 25.1 | 20.2:1 | 44% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 24.5 | 22.4:1 | 44% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 24 | 21.8:1 | 42% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 23.5 | 21.7:1 | 42% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 24 | 21.2:1 | 40% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 39% (244) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hayden Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (509 to 437); teachers up 1% (23.5 to 23.7).
About Hayden Middle School
Hayden Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Hayden, Alabama. It is open to students in grades 5 through 7 and enrolls 437 students.
Blount County has 7,600 students spread across 14 schools.
The share of White students at Hayden Middle School is 94%. The remaining shares are 2% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 11%.
Hayden Middle School has 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.4:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Alabama is similar, at 17.9:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 34% at Hayden Middle School. That is 14 points below the 48% average for public schools in Blount County.
Hayden Middle School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 66% of Alabama public middle schools.
A school with Hayden Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Alabama is predicted to score 59.0%. Hayden Middle School scores 56.9%, 2.1 points below that line.
Blount County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $64,190, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Blount County's 20 public schools enroll about 8,980 students and include Hayden Middle School.
Hayden High School, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Hayden Middle School places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Hayden Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 437 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 523. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 21.8:1 to 18.4:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Hayden Middle School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
Other Hayden Middle schools
One other US public school is named Hayden Middle. Hayden Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Hayden Middle SchoolHAYDEN, CO · 93 students
Nearby schools
- Hayden High School0.7 mi · 798
- Hayden Elementary School0.9 mi · 298
- Hayden Primary School1.0 mi · 530
- Warrior Elementary School7.0 mi · 612
- Mortimer Jordan High School7.2 mi · 886
- Locust Fork Elementary8.0 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About Hayden Middle SchoolHow many students attend Hayden Middle School?
Hayden Middle School enrolls approximately 437 students in grades 05-07.
What grades does Hayden Middle School serve?
Hayden Middle School serves grades 05-07.
How many teachers does Hayden Middle School have?
Hayden Middle School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
How diverse is Hayden Middle School?
Hayden Middle School reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Hayden Middle School public or private?
Hayden Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Blount County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.