Hayes K8

Hayes K8 operates as an average-sized elementary school in Birmingham, Alabama, overseen by Birmingham City. Current enrollment sits at 693 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Hayes K8 sits 44% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Birmingham City, which oversees 43 schools and 20,954 students, Hayes K8 is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Hayes K8 records that Black students make up the majority at 79%. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jefferson County (around 52%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hayes K8 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 23.4%, the actual is 12.1%, a residual of -11.3 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $66,388 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Hayes K8 is one of 181 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students).

The closest other public school is i3 Academy Phase 1, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hayes K8 ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 39.7%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hayes K8 has ticked down 12%, going from 792 students in 2018 to 693 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 12% to 19%.

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