Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JENNINGS COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180519000922
Hayden Elementary School
55 S CR 685 W, Hayden, IN 47245 · (812) 346-2813 · Jennings County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
166 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (43).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 57% · 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
Based on grade levels within Jennings County School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
37.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
44.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 (40.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Elementary School this school | 284 | 58.5% | 40.5% |
| Newby Memorial Elementary School Mooresville | 264 | 57.2% | 43.0% |
| Sprunica Elementary School Nineveh | 264 | 60.2% | 39.8% |
| Oregon-Davis Elementary School Hamlet | 299 | 56.2% | 45.3% |
| Harris Elementary School Greenfield | 273 | 58.6% | 48.5% |
| Eastbrook North Elementary Van Buren | 304 | 55.9% | 44.0% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Indiana | In Jennings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #497 of 983 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #513 of 986 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #511 of 986 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #868 of 1,079 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #629 of 991 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #816 of 996 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #393 of 1,058 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #508 of 597 | #5 of 6 |
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
284
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 284 | 18 | 15.8:1 | 58% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 59% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 18 | 14.7:1 | 60% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 16 | 18.6:1 | 57% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 294 | 16 | 18.4:1 | 55% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 17 | 17.0:1 | 53% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 56% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 17 | 18.4:1 | 31% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 363 | 18 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hayden Elementary School.
About Hayden Elementary School
Hayden Elementary School is an elementary school located in Hayden, Indiana, in Jennings County. It offers kindergarten through 6 and has 284 students enrolled. That is 35% below the average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.
Jennings County School Corporation enrolls 3,800 students, and its 8 schools include Hayden Elementary School.
By race and ethnicity, Hayden Elementary School is 91% White. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 3% Black. In Jennings County overall, the White share is about 93%. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Hayden Elementary School are from different groups.
Hayden Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The school has 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Hayden Elementary School outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 34.2%.
For Jennings County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $69,322 a year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Hayden Elementary School, Jennings County has 8 public schools.
North Vernon Elementary School, about 5.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. Hayden Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment decreased by 4% across 4 years, from 297 in 2020-21 to 284 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.6:1 in 2020-21, and 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
Hayden Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jennings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,562
Census ACS
Median income
$69,322
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jennings County School Corporation
- Jennings County High SchoolHigh · 1,188 students
- Jennings County Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
- North Vernon Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Sand Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Brush Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Scipio Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
Other Hayden Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hayden Elementary. Hayden Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hayden Elementary SchoolHayden, AL · 298 students
Nearby schools
- North Vernon Elementary School5.2 mi · 566
- Jennings County Middle School5.2 mi · 572
- Jennings County High School5.3 mi · 1,188
- Scipio Elementary School6.7 mi · 252
- Seymour Middle School7.5 mi · 778
- Margaret R Brown Elementary School7.6 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Hayden Elementary SchoolHow large is Hayden Elementary School?
Hayden Elementary School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Hayden Elementary School serve?
Hayden Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Hayden Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Hayden Elementary School.
How diverse is Hayden Elementary School?
Hayden Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Hayden Elementary School in?
Hayden Elementary School is part of Jennings County School Corporation.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.