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What's something Hayes K8 does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
693
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM CITY·NCES 010039002206
Hayes K8
505 43rd Street North, Birmingham, AL 35222 · (205) 231-8900 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL693 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
578 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 58%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 11% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
21.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
4.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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
12.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 →
Where Hayes K8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.1% | #625 of 626 | #88 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.2% | #624 of 626 | #87 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #623 of 626 | #88 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 693 | #110 of 709 | #17 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #268 of 655 | #33 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #472 of 658 | #53 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.4% | #57 of 696 | #5 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #174 of 364 | #36 of 58 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
693
-23 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 693 | 42 | 16.5:1 | 83% (578) |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 40 | 16.8:1 | 91% (613) |
| 2022-23 | 658 | 34 | 19.4:1 | 91% (599) |
| 2020-21 | 716 | 40 | 17.9:1 | 91% (655) |
| 2017-18 | 792 | 47 | 16.9:1 | 94% (747) |
| 2015-16 | 905 | 43 | 21.1:1 | 82% (738) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hayes K8.
About Hayes K8
Hayes K8 is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Birmingham, Alabama. The school enrolls 693 students, from pre-K through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480, so this school runs 44% above that.
Birmingham City (43 schools, 20,954 students) runs Hayes K8.
Black students are the majority at Hayes K8, with 79% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 19% Hispanic. Among all residents of Jefferson County, the Black share is about 42%. The school's diversity index is 33%, meaning two students picked at random have a 33% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Hayes K8, 42 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 83% of enrollment. That rate is above the 52% average among public schools in Jefferson County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 23.4% at Hayes K8; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 12.1%.
Jefferson County has about 667,755 residents, and the median household income is $66,388, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Besides Hayes K8, Jefferson County has 180 other public schools.
i3 Academy Phase 1 is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hayes K8. By average proficiency, Hayes K8 is 8th among 9 schools close by.
Hayes K8 is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, Hayes K8's enrollment declined 3%, to 693. By 2024-25, the school had 16.5 students per teacher, compared with 17.9 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Hayes K8, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Birmingham City
- Huffman High SchoolMagnetHigh · 1,094 students
- Parker High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
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- Ramsay High SchoolHigh · 762 students
- Woodlawn High SchoolMagnetHigh · 750 students
Other schools in Birmingham
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Oak Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,168 students
- Huffman High SchoolMagnetHigh · 1,094 students
- Parker High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Fultondale High SchoolHigh · 848 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
Nearby schools
- i3 Academy Phase 10.6 mi · 411
- Avondale Elementary School1.0 mi · 339
- Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet1.3 mi · 750
- Norwood Elementary School1.9 mi · 261
- Phillips Academy2.1 mi · 609
- Inglenook School2.3 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Hayes K8What is the total enrollment at Hayes K8?
Hayes K8 enrolls approximately 693 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Hayes K8 serve?
Hayes K8 serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hayes K8?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Hayes K8.
How diverse is Hayes K8?
Hayes K8 reports a student body of 1% White, 19% Hispanic, 79% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Hayes K8?
Hayes K8 is overseen by Birmingham City in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.