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Alumni: what's one memory from Hayes Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262184005885
Hayes Elementary School
30600 LOUISE ST, WESTLAND, MI 48185 · (734) 744-2725 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
150 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 55%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 86 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 18% larger than its 4th grade class (73).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
49.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Hayes Elementary School
Hayes Elementary School's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Elementary School this school | 416 | 36.1% | 50.7% |
| Richland Elementary School RICHLAND | 412 | 34.2% | N/A |
| Forest Elementary School RIVERVIEW | 395 | 37.2% | 32.2% |
| Erie Elementary School CLINTON TWP | 474 | 36.3% | 36.7% |
| Salk Elementary School CLINTON TOWNSHIP | 455 | 37.1% | 43.4% |
| Hunter Elementary School BROWNSTOWN TWP | 418 | 39.0% | 50.5% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Hayes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #403 of 1,085 | #51 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #451 of 1,072 | #57 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #463 of 1,139 | #53 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #582 of 1,630 | #137 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #479 of 1,424 | #81 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #569 of 1,424 | #97 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #1,119 of 1,563 | #250 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #266 of 979 | #44 of 177 |
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
416
+19 (+5%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 416 | 27.8 | 15.0:1 | 36% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 25.8 | 15.1:1 | 49% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 26.8 | 15.2:1 | 51% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 21 | 18.9:1 | 49% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 24 | 21.3:1 | 41% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 19 | 22.3:1 | 39% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 16 | 22.4:1 | 34% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 462 | 24 | 19.3:1 | 10% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hayes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (512 to 416); teachers up 16% (24 to 27.8).
About Hayes Elementary School
Hayes Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in WESTLAND, Michigan. It had 416 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 4.
Enrollment across the 25 schools in Livonia Public Schools School District totals 12,986 students.
About 74% of the student body at Hayes Elementary School is White. The remaining students are 12% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Wayne County, the White share is about 49%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
There are 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.0:1. Compared with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 36% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wayne County is 66%.
Hayes Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 58% of Michigan public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Hayes Elementary School, the prediction is 50.3% and the result is 50.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Wayne County show that median household income comes to about $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. The county's public schools total 573, with about 259,786 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, American Montessori Academy Upper Elementary, is about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Hayes Elementary School is 2nd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment increased 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 18.9:1 to 15.0:1.
The discussion board for Hayes Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Livonia Public Schools School District
- Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,227 students
- Holmes Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Frost Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Cooper Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 638 students
Other schools in WESTLAND
- John Glenn High SchoolHigh · 1,368 students
- Adlai Stevenson Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Universal Learning AcademyCombined · 761 students
- Cooper Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 638 students
- Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Wildwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
Other Hayes Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Hayes Elementary. Hayes Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 9.
- Hayes Elementary SchoolKennesaw, GA · 802 students
- Hayes ElementarySan Jose, CA · 470 students
- Hayes ElementaryFRIDLEY, MN · 432 students
- Hayes Elementary SchoolAda, OK · 414 students
- Hayes Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 400 students
Nearby schools
- American Montessori Academy Upper Elementary0.7 mi · 289
- Franklin High School0.7 mi · 1,272
- Garden City High School1.1 mi · 896
- Cooper Upper Elementary School1.1 mi · 638
- Cambridge Alternative High School1.2 mi · 258
- Grant Elementary School1.2 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About Hayes Elementary SchoolHow large is Hayes Elementary School?
Hayes Elementary School enrolls approximately 416 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Hayes Elementary School serve?
Hayes Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hayes Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hayes Elementary School is approximately 15.0:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hayes Elementary School?
At Hayes Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 7% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Hayes Elementary School in?
Hayes Elementary School is part of Livonia Public Schools School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.