Hayes Elementary

Located at 615 MISSISSIPPI ST NE, in FRIDLEY, Minnesota, Hayes Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary-level community that serves 432 students (grades pre-K through 4), run under Fridley Public School District. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Hayes Elementary sits 26% above that benchmark.

Within Fridley Public School District, which oversees 10 schools and 2,712 students, Hayes Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Hayes Elementary records that 33% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 30% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Asian. By comparison, Anoka County as a whole is about 9% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Hayes Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Anoka County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hayes Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.7%.

In the surrounding community, Anoka County reports that median household earnings sit near $101,869, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Anoka County's 145 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students), Hayes Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fridley Middle Area Learning Center, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hayes Elementary.

Hayes Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hayes Elementary has shrank 21%, going from 547 students in 2018 to 432 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 8% to 19%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.