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How has Leon W Hayes Intermediate School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
810
Middle
DISTRICT 823 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND LEDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261641008996
Leon W Hayes Intermediate School
12620 NIXON RD, GRAND LEDGE, MI 48837 · (517) 925-5740 · Eaton County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL810 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
210 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 55%
Community
4
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 5 | 394 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 416 | 51% |
Student demographics
49%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Grand Ledge Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
34.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Leon W Hayes Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Eaton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #190 of 397 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #195 of 380 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #135 of 377 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 810 | #53 of 491 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #255 of 436 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #135 of 437 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #380 of 477 | #8 of 9 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 810 | 45.3 | 17.9:1 | 26% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 775 | 42.2 | 18.4:1 | 38% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 774 | 43.2 | 17.9:1 | 35% (268) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leon W Hayes Intermediate School.
About Leon W Hayes Intermediate School
A large middle-grades school in GRAND LEDGE, Michigan, Leon W Hayes Intermediate School is part of Grand Ledge Public Schools. It serves 810 students in grades 5 through 6. For comparison, middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students.
Grand Ledge Public Schools has 8 schools; together they serve 5,406 students.
White students make up a majority at Leon W Hayes Intermediate School, at 69%. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Eaton County's population at about 81%. Leon W Hayes Intermediate School's diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Leon W Hayes Intermediate School was 17.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1. Leon W Hayes Intermediate School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 26%. Public schools in Eaton County average 42%.
In Michigan, Leon W Hayes Intermediate School is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.6% compared with a predicted 54.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Eaton County show that the median household income is $79,597, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Leon W Hayes Intermediate School is one of 47 public schools in the county.
Willow Ridge Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Leon W Hayes Intermediate School. Leon W Hayes Intermediate School places 4th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
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Eaton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
109,130
Census ACS
Median income
$79,597
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
17,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grand Ledge Public Schools
- Grand Ledge High SchoolHigh · 1,704 students
- Kenneth T Beagle Middle SchoolMiddle · 835 students
- Willow Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Delta Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- TC Holbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Wacousta Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Other schools in GRAND LEDGE
- Grand Ledge High SchoolHigh · 1,704 students
- Kenneth T Beagle Middle SchoolMiddle · 835 students
- Willow Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- TC Holbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Relevant Academy of Eaton CountyHigh · 62 students
- Strange SchoolElementary · 22 students
Nearby schools
- Willow Ridge Elementary School0.2 mi · 542
- Delta Center Elementary School2.4 mi · 528
- Relevant Academy of Eaton County2.5 mi · 62
- Grand Ledge High School2.7 mi · 1,704
- TC Holbrook Elementary School2.8 mi · 506
- Kenneth T Beagle Middle School2.9 mi · 835
Frequently asked questions
About Leon W Hayes Intermediate SchoolHow large is Leon W Hayes Intermediate School?
Leon W Hayes Intermediate School enrolls approximately 810 students in grades 05-06.
Is Leon W Hayes Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Leon W Hayes Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Leon W Hayes Intermediate School?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Leon W Hayes Intermediate School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Leon W Hayes Intermediate School?
At Leon W Hayes Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Leon W Hayes Intermediate School in?
Leon W Hayes Intermediate School is part of Grand Ledge Public Schools.
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