Hayes K8

Summary:

Hayes K8 is an elementary school in Birmingham, Alabama that serves grades PK-8, with a predominantly African American student population of around 83%. The school is part of the Birmingham City School District, which is ranked 117 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating.

Despite spending slightly more per student than the district average, Hayes K8 consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Alabama, with a statewide ranking between 678-689 out of 680-695 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the Birmingham City and Alabama state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly for its African American and male student subgroups. With over 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Hayes K8 serves a very high-poverty student population.

Comparing Hayes K8 to nearby schools, such as Hudson KEight School, Inglenook School, and Oliver K5 School, which also have high percentages of low-income students, Hayes K8 generally underperforms these schools across most metrics. In contrast, the nearby Crestline Elementary School in the Mountain Brook City district is a top-performing school in the state, highlighting the stark achievement gap between high-poverty, predominantly minority schools like Hayes K8 and more affluent, predominantly white schools in the surrounding area.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 505 43rd Street North
       Birmingham, AL  35222


(205) 231-8900

District: Birmingham City

SchoolDigger Rank:
682nd of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,683 Help


Students who attend Hayes K8 usually attend:

High:    Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  672

Racial breakdown:

African American:
82.1%
Hispanic:
15.6%
White:
1.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  91.2% Help


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Compare Details Hayes K8 ranks worse than 99.7% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks last among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Birmingham City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 4.16. (See more...)
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Compare Details Hayes K8 ranks worse than 98.4% of middle schools in Alabama. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.15. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (82.1%), Hispanic (15.6%), White (1.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 91.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hayes K8 is 16.8, which is the 9th best among 26 elementary schools in the Birmingham City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hayes K8 is $9,683. 24 elementary schools in the Birmingham City School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hayes K8:

SchoolDigger ranks Hayes K8 682nd of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Hayes K8 in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Hayes K8 435th of 442 Alabama public middle schools. (See Hayes K8 in the ranking list.)

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Birmingham City:

SchoolDigger ranks Birmingham City 117th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hayes K8

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Hayes K8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2014 5.96 689th 695 0.9%
2015 5.78 688th 691 0.4%
2016 4.77 689th 691 0.3%
2017 4.84 684th 688 0.6%
2018 2.95 680th 680 0.0%
2019 2.40 680th 681 0.1%
2021 8.47 680th 692 1.7%
2022 5.82 687th 687 0.0%
2023 5.00 678th 680 0.3%
2024 4.16 682nd 684 0.3%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Hayes K8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 43.05 12th 25 52.0%
2018 31.53 55th 65 15.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Hayes K8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.75 243rd 344 29.4%
2019 23.15 336th 392 14.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hayes K8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 5.07 563rd 567 0.7%
2018 4.33 650th 651 0.2%
2019 3.34 648th 649 0.2%
2021 9.65 644th 653 1.4%
2022 7.05 651st 651 0.0%
2023 5.94 623rd 623 0.0%
2024 4.81 668th 670 0.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Hayes K8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 3.69 638th 639 0.2%
2018 2.94 640th 640 0.0%
2019 2.57 646th 646 0.0%
2021 9.53 642nd 656 2.1%
2022 7.53 647th 656 1.4%
2023 6.72 639th 645 0.9%
2024 5.94 643rd 650 1.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Hayes K8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 7.46 621st 639 2.8%
2018 4.12 649th 650 0.2%
2019 3.97 649th 650 0.2%
2021 8.89 658th 669 1.6%
2022 5.88 667th 669 0.3%
2023 4.56 646th 649 0.5%
2024 3.69 654th 655 0.2%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Hayes K8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 10.38 332nd 336 1.2%
2018 7.88 421st 423 0.5%
2019 6.54 426th 426 0.0%
2021 14.86 418th 426 1.9%
2022 11.13 426th 426 0.0%
2023 10.14 425th 427 0.5%
2024 8.19 419th 420 0.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Hayes K8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 16.57 123rd 130 5.4%
2018 10.86 138th 140 1.4%
2019 13.09 145th 152 4.6%
2024 32.64 140th 196 28.6%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Hayes K8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 0.81 529th 529 0.0%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Hayes K8

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Rank History for all middle school students at Hayes K8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2014 7.60 424th 438 3.2%
2015 9.38 404th 430 6.0%
2016 4.66 428th 432 0.9%
2017 5.48 424th 432 1.9%
2018 3.30 422nd 423 0.2%
2019 4.32 433rd 437 0.9%
2021 10.55 421st 440 4.3%
2022 10.89 396th 432 8.3%
2023 6.93 431st 437 1.4%
2024 7.15 435th 442 1.6%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Hayes K8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.17 214th 223 4.0%
2023 39.61 152nd 281 45.9%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hayes K8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.39 394th 396 0.5%
2019 6.57 389th 396 1.8%
2021 15.29 383rd 415 7.7%
2022 14.78 388th 421 7.8%
2023 10.90 397th 410 3.2%
2024 8.73 430th 437 1.6%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Hayes K8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 3.81 379th 380 0.3%
2018 3.11 391st 392 0.3%
2019 4.26 395th 399 1.0%
2021 9.79 407th 415 1.9%
2022 9.57 408th 423 3.5%
2023 8.89 403rd 417 3.4%
2024 9.42 408th 426 4.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Hayes K8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 8.44 360th 380 5.3%
2018 4.53 396th 397 0.3%
2019 6.28 388th 399 2.8%
2021 13.10 389th 418 6.9%
2022 14.18 382nd 427 10.5%
2023 6.46 417th 419 0.5%
2024 6.30 426th 428 0.5%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Hayes K8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 11.87 203rd 205 1.0%
2018 9.87 246th 247 0.4%
2019 13.05 244th 252 3.2%
2021 22.97 226th 266 15.0%
2022 18.98 253rd 271 6.6%
2023 15.32 256th 263 2.7%
2024 14.23 265th 269 1.5%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Hayes K8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.24 113th 113 0.0%
2019 17.93 110th 124 11.3%
2021 12.12 153rd 154 0.6%
2023 10.59 163rd 166 1.8%
2024 18.43 147th 164 10.4%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Hayes K8

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 5.42 368th 369 0.3%
2024 4.01 371st 373 0.5%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Hayes K8

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2013 3 697 1 135 0 0 10 0 846
2014 2 725 1 139 0 0 6 0 873
2015 4 687 0 140 0 0 6 0 837
2016 12 742 0 145 0 1 5 0 905
2017 10 783 0 155 0 0 5 0 953
2018 8 679 0 98 4 1 2 0 792
2019 14 666 0 99 4 1 2 0 786
2020 16 660 0 90 2 0 3 0 771
2021 11 613 0 87 2 0 3 0 716
2022 8 601 0 90 1 0 9 0 709
2023 9 546 0 92 1 0 10 0 658
2024 8 552 0 105 2 0 5 0 672

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hayes K8

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2013 846 55.0 15.3 96.1
2014 873 48.0 18.1 96.6
2015 837 42.0 19.9 79
2016 905 44.0 20.5 81.5
2017 953 41.0 23.2 81.8
2018 792 47.0 16.8 94.3
2019 786 45.0 17.4 94.1
2020 771 42.0 18.3 92
2021 716 40.0 17.9 91.5
2022 709 29.0 24.4 90.3
2023 658 34.0 19.3 91
2024 672 40.0 16.8 91.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hayes K8

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2013 846 55.0 15.3 96.1
2014 873 48.0 18.1 96.6
2015 837 42.0 19.9 79
2016 905 44.0 20.5 81.5
2017 953 41.0 23.2 81.8
2018 792 47.0 16.8 94.3
2019 786 45.0 17.4 94.1
2020 771 42.0 18.3 92
2021 716 40.0 17.9 91.5
2022 709 29.0 24.4 90.3
2023 658 34.0 19.3 91
2024 672 40.0 16.8 91.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hayes K8

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,714 (17.7%) $7,967 (82.3%) $9,683

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hayes K8

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 680th of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 678th of 680 Elementary schools
 0.1%
Ranks 433rd of 437 Middle schoolsRanks 431st of 437 Middle schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hayes K8)10.89.1
 1.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City)30.819.1
 11.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hayes K8)4.70
 4.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City)21.311.2
 10.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hayes K8)6.90
 6.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City)21.312.6
 8.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Hayes K8)7.31.2
 6.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City)21.312.7
 8.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)45.330.8
 14.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Hayes K8)5.60
 5.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City)16.511.6
 4.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)43.121
 22.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Hayes K8)31.5
 1.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City)16.57
 9.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.721.1
 23.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students786658
 16.3%
African American666546
 18%
American Indian41
 75%
Asian00
Hispanic9992
 7.1%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White149
 35.7%
Two or More Races210
 400%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94.1%91%
 3.1%


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High : Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet

Hayes K8 ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Alabama elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 672 students attended Hayes K8.

Students at Hayes K8 are 82% African American, 16% Hispanic, 1% White.


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