Hayward Elementary - 38

Set in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Hayward Elementary - 38 is a big elementary campus, overseen by Sioux Falls School District 49-5. It serves 728 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 204 students each, so Hayward Elementary - 38 sits 257% above that benchmark.

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 25,060 students. Hayward Elementary - 38 is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Hayward Elementary - 38 logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 28% White, 10% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Native American. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 7%.

On the resource side, Hayward Elementary - 38 records 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Hayward Elementary - 38 tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Minnehaha County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hayward Elementary - 38 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.8%; this one delivers 17.4%.

In the broader community, Minnehaha County reports that median household income runs about $76,880, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hayward Elementary - 38 is one of 83 public schools in Minnehaha County (combined enrollment of about 34,919 students).

Nearest neighbor: CTE - 37, around 1.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hayward Elementary - 38 ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 53.9%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hayward Elementary - 38 has held roughly steady, going from 723 students in 2018 to 728 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 28% to 47% over that span.

On the community side, members of the Hayward Elementary - 38 community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.