Hayes Bilingual School

Located at 971 W Windlake Ave, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Hayes Bilingual School is an expansive elementary-level community that educates 670 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by Milwaukee School District. Enrollment runs roughly 107% larger than the state mean of about 323.

Within Milwaukee School District, which oversees 155 schools and 65,835 students, Hayes Bilingual School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Hayes Bilingual School reports that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, Milwaukee County as a whole is about 17% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages about 14.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Milwaukee County (around 64%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Hayes Bilingual School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Milwaukee County) records that median household income runs about $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Milwaukee County runs 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), of which Hayes Bilingual School is one.

The closest other public school is Forest Home Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hayes Bilingual School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 19.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 10%: 609 students in 2018 compared to 670 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Hayes Bilingual School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.