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Hayes K8

Q: Is Hayes K8 a good school?

Hayes K8 ranks in the bottom 0.1% of Alabama elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hayes K8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 693 students attended Hayes K8.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hayes K8?

Students at Hayes K8 are 79% African American, 19% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Hayes K8 attend?

Students who attend Hayes K8 usually go on to attend: High : Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet

Public Grades PK, KG-8

679^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Hayes K8 is an elementary school located in Birmingham, Alabama that serves grades PK-8 and is part of the Birmingham City School District. With 672 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.8-24.4, the school has consistently ranked near the bottom of Alabama elementary schools over the past 10 years.

Hayes K8 significantly underperforms compared to the Birmingham City and Alabama state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, especially in math, where proficiency rates range from just 1.52% to 7.04% across grades 3-8. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.6% to 23.4% over the past few years, and 91.22% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly disadvantaged population.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Birmingham City district, such as Hudson KEight School, Inglenook School, and Oliver K5 School, also perform poorly and have similar demographic and socioeconomic profiles to Hayes K8, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. In contrast, Crestline Elementary School in the neighboring Mountain Brook City district, which serves a more affluent population, significantly outperforms Hayes K8 and the Birmingham City district as a whole.

693

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,683

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

505 43rd Street North
Birmingham, AL 35222

(205) 231-8900

District: Birmingham City

Students who attend Hayes K8 usually attend:

High:

Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.4%

Hispanic:

18.9%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (12% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg26%

Alabama avg47%

Elementary school

679^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

428^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Birmingham City

113^th of 135Birmingham City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	679 of 680	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	682 of 684	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	678 of 680	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	687 of 687	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	680 of 692	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	680 of 681	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	680 of 680	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	684 of 688	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.8	689 of 691	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.8	688 of 691	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.0	689 of 695	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	426 of 427	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	419 of 420	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	425 of 427	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	426 of 426	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	418 of 426	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	426 of 426	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	421 of 423	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	332 of 336	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2018	31.5	55 of 65	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	43.0	12 of 25	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	639 of 649	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	643 of 650	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	639 of 645	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	647 of 656	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	642 of 656	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	646 of 646	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	640 of 640	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.7	638 of 639	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	180 of 206	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	140 of 196	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	145 of 152	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	138 of 140	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.6	123 of 130	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	659 of 660	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	668 of 670	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	623 of 623	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	651 of 651	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	644 of 653	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	648 of 649	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	650 of 651	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.1	563 of 567	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	650 of 651	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	654 of 655	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	646 of 649	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	667 of 669	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	658 of 669	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	649 of 650	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	649 of 650	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	621 of 639	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	23.1	336 of 392	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	243 of 344	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	525 of 532	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.8	529 of 529	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	428 of 439	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	435 of 442	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	431 of 437	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	396 of 432	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	421 of 440	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	433 of 437	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	422 of 423	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.5	424 of 432	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.7	428 of 432	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.4	404 of 430	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.6	424 of 438	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	248 of 259	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	265 of 269	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	256 of 263	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	253 of 271	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	226 of 266	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	244 of 252	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	246 of 247	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	203 of 205	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	93 of 117	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	394 of 415	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	408 of 426	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	403 of 417	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	408 of 423	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	407 of 415	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	395 of 399	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	391 of 392	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	379 of 380	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	134 of 173	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	147 of 164	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	163 of 166	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	153 of 154	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	110 of 124	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	113 of 113	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	415 of 428	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	430 of 437	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	397 of 410	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	388 of 421	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	383 of 415	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	389 of 396	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	394 of 396	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	412 of 422	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	426 of 428	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	417 of 419	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	382 of 427	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	389 of 418	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	388 of 399	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	396 of 397	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	360 of 380	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	39.6	152 of 281	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.2	214 of 223	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	4.0	371 of 373	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	368 of 369	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2018)15th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2019)14th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2023)46th percentile+45 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2024)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English21%-39 vs state

Science10%-32 vs state

Mathematics4%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hayes K8	Public	PK, KG-8	505 43rd Street North	Birmingham	35222	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-8900	693	42	16.5	83.4%	6 (0.9%)	550 (79.4%)	131 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4.1	679^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.1%		4.2	682^nd of 684 public elementary schools	0.3%	3	2.7	7.0	5.5	1.5	3.9	4.4	10.0	10.3	29.0	18.6	25.7	15.6	24.5	12.1	$9,683	$1,714	$7,967
i3 Academy Phase 1	Public, Charter	K-5	230 49th Street North	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	i3 Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 403-5777	411	25	16.4	74.2%	29 (7.1%)	344 (83.7%)	23 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	18.7	555^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.4%		21.4	537^th of 684 public elementary schools	21.5%	18	24.6	26.4	11.0				18.1		53.6	45.8	39.7
Avondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 8th Ct S	Birmingham	35222	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7130	339	19	17.8	56.3%	74 (21.8%)	227 (67.0%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	32.8	463^rd of 680 public elementary schools	31.9%		17.5	567^th of 684 public elementary schools	17.1%	104	51.0	10.5	20.8				21.1		68.0	57.9	42.6				$10,435	$1,770	$8,662
Norwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3136 Norwood Blvd	Birmingham	35234	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3440	261	14	18.6	77.8%	2 (0.8%)	221 (84.7%)	33 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	20.8	536^th of 680 public elementary schools	21.2%		12.1	615^th of 684 public elementary schools	10.1%	79	47.5	22.2	21.9				11.1		51.2	27.9	38.7				$11,542	$2,602	$8,937
Phillips Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2316 7th Avenue North	Birmingham	35203	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9500	609	33	18.4	56.2%	4 (0.7%)	580 (95.2%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	68	212^th of 680 public elementary schools	68.8%		73.8	165^th of 684 public elementary schools	75.9%	47	41.5	48.6	76.8	82.5	60.9	50.0	14.3	49.3	70.8	58.6	80.4	87.5	92.4	79.4	$10,154	$1,011	$9,140
Inglenook School	Public	PK, KG-8	4120 Inglenook Street	Birmingham	35217	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3310	312	14	22.2	79.2%	5 (1.6%)	211 (67.6%)	88 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	12.2	620^th of 680 public elementary schools	8.8%		17.3	568^th of 684 public elementary schools	17.0%	52	21.9	14.3	25.0	2.6	7.1	0.0	17.2	3.1	25.8	35.7	46.9	25.6	7.4	19.4	$10,391	$1,715	$8,673
Oliver K5 School	Public	PK, KG-5	6871 6th Court S	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-8620	343	17	20.7	85.1%	1 (0.3%)	329 (95.9%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	12.6	616^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.4%		12.3	612^th of 684 public elementary schools	10.5%	4	10.2	13.5	19.1				5.4		55.9	27.0	42.9				$10,625	$2,412	$8,211
Engle Day Treatment	Public	1-7	2015 Park Place N	Birmingham	35203	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-4776																			(n/a)
Homebound Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2015 Park Place	Birmingham	35203	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-4777																			(n/a)
Crestline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3785 Jackson Blvd	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-8126	743	61	12.1	1.7%	708 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	98.3	2^nd of 680 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.4	2^nd of 684 public elementary schools	99.7%		87.3	89.5	88.5	94.1			83.3		98.2	95.6	98.2	94.9			$12,269	$167	$12,102

Frequently Asked Questions about Hayes K8

What is the racial makeup of Hayes K8?

Students at Hayes K8 are 79% African American, 19% Hispanic.

Is Hayes K8 a good school?

Hayes K8 ranks in the bottom 0.1% of Alabama elementary schools.

What district is Hayes K8 in?

Birmingham City

How many students attend Hayes K8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 693 students attended Hayes K8.

What schools do graduates of Hayes K8 attend?

Students who attend Hayes K8 usually go on to attend:

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