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Enrollment
1,125
Middle
DISTRICT 741 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186001957
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School
260 Richardson Place, Lexington, KY 40509 · (859) 381-4920 · Fayette County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,125 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Kentucky 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.
- ABeats 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 Kentucky public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
354 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 6 | 379 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 345 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 401 | 36% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 47% · 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
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
71.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
71.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School this school | 1,125 | 31.5% | 65.2% |
| Jessie M Clark Middle School Lexington | 1,002 | 34.9% | 57.5% |
| Echo Trail Middle School Louisville | 697 | 35.2% | 47.0% |
| Beaumont Middle School Lexington | 743 | 33.9% | 51.2% |
| Noe Middle Louisville | 1,155 | 42.8% | 60.8% |
| Crosby Middle Middletown | 809 | 42.0% | 46.9% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #2 of 216 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #3 of 216 | #2 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #3 of 217 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,125 | #4 of 221 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #64 of 210 | #11 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #41 of 210 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.5% | #211 of 219 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #42 of 49 | N/A |
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
1,125
-17 (-1%) vs 2020
+31% since 2010-11, when it was 860
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 1,125 | 75 | 15.0:1 | 31% (354) |
| 2023-24 | 1,070 | 72.4 | 14.8:1 | 35% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 1,081 | 74.2 | 14.6:1 | 37% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 1,142 | 77 | 14.8:1 | 43% (492) |
| 2017-18 | 1,091 | 72.5 | 15.1:1 | 37% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 1,154 | 72 | 16.0:1 | 40% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 860 | 59 | 14.6:1 | 40% (341) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,091 to 1,125); teachers up 3% (72.5 to 75).
About Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School is one of the public schools in Lexington, Kentucky. It is a large middle school. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 1,125 students. Statewide, middle schools in Kentucky average about 558 students each.
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School is one school in Fayette County, a system of 73 schools with 42,138 students.
White students account for 58% of enrollment at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School. Smaller groups are 15% Black, 10% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Fayette County is roughly 68% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Staffing totals 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. For comparison, middle schools in Kentucky average 15.8:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 31%. That rate is below the 50% average among public schools in Fayette County.
Measured against Kentucky public middle schools, Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School is 53.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.2%.
Within Fayette County, median household income is about $69,479, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Fayette County number 81 and enroll about 42,142.
Brenda Cowan Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School comes in 2nd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,142 to 1,125, a small change.
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
323,725
Census ACS
Median income
$69,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
42,142 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 2,370 students
- Bryan Station High SchoolHigh · 2,030 students
- Henry Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolHigh · 1,828 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Tates Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,723 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 2,370 students
- Bryan Station High SchoolHigh · 2,030 students
- Henry Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolHigh · 1,828 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Tates Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,723 students
Nearby schools
- Brenda Cowan Elementary0.5 mi · 586
- Athens-Chilesburg Elementary1.0 mi · 620
- Garrett Morgan Elementary1.8 mi · 746
- Ridge Hospital Alt. High School2.4 mi · 11
- Ridge Hospital Alt. Elementary2.4 mi · 1
- Squires Elementary School2.7 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About Edythe Jones Hayes Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School?
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School enrolls approximately 1,125 students in grades 06-08.
Is Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School have?
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School?
Student demographics at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School are roughly 58% White, 9% Hispanic, 15% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School in?
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School is part of Fayette County.
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