HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY

HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY, an average-sized primary school in HAYFIELD, Minnesota, operated by HAYFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, educates 302 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 2 schools in HAYFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (621 students total), HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY logs that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Dodge County's rate of about 29%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.5%; this one delivers 33.2%.

In the area at large, census data for Dodge County shows the typical household earns roughly $95,739 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Dodge County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,838 students), of which HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY is one.

HAYFIELD SECONDARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY has climbed 3%, going from 294 students in 2018 to 302 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.