HAYES MIDDLE

HAYES MIDDLE is one of the mid-sized intermediate schools in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, part of ALBUQUERQUE, with 372 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

HAYES MIDDLE is one of 171 schools operated by ALBUQUERQUE, a district that caters to 74,041 students overall.

In terms of who attends, HAYES MIDDLE reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 80%. The remainder breaks down as 9% White, 5% Native American, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Bernalillo County as a whole is about 49% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, HAYES MIDDLE logs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.5:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Bernalillo County's rate of about 90%.

After controlling for student poverty, HAYES MIDDLE is in the bottom 10% of New Mexico public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 33.5%; HAYES MIDDLE posts 15.4%, -18.0 points below that line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Bernalillo County) shows that median household earnings sit near $69,473, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Bernalillo County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), HAYES MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ALICE KING COMMUNITY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HAYES MIDDLE at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 29.6%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. HAYES MIDDLE's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 394 (now 372). Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

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