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Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School is a high-performing public middle school in Lexington, Kentucky, serving 1,070 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, with students significantly outperforming the Fayette County and Kentucky state averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels.

One of the school's key strengths is its ability to support the academic success of diverse student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, White, multi-racial, and English Language Learner students. Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School often ranks in the top 10 or 20 in the state for these subgroups, demonstrating a strong commitment to equity and inclusive practices. Additionally, the school's relatively low dropout rates and chronic absenteeism rates, compared to the district and state averages, suggest a positive learning environment that engages students.

The school's academic excellence is further supported by its high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, which are higher and lower, respectively, than many nearby middle schools, such as Beaumont Middle School and Jessie M Clark Middle School. This level of resource allocation may contribute to the school's strong performance and its ability to address the diverse needs of its student population.

1,125

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,152

Per pupil spending ?

31.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

260 Richardson Place
Lexington, KY 40509

(859) 381-4920

District: Fayette County

Students who attend Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School usually attend:

High:

Henry Clay High School

Feeder schools for Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School:

Elementary:	Athens-Chilesburg Elementary
	Brenda Cowan Elementary
	Squires Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.7%

African American:

15.5%

Asian:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (68% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Kentucky middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg48%

Kentucky avg43%

7^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 12Middle Schools in the Fayette County

74^th of 157Fayette County among Kentucky districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	7 of 320	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	6 of 324	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	19 of 327	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	11 of 320	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	14 of 282	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	14 of 335	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	22 of 322	93.2%	★★★★★
2017	66.8	89 of 330	73.0%	★★★★☆
2016	68.8	78 of 331	76.4%	★★★★☆
2015	73.7	53 of 337	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	71.8	61 of 335	81.8%	★★★★☆
2013	74.3	52 of 335	84.5%	★★★★☆
2012	82.8	28 of 319	91.2%	★★★★★
2011	76.4	57 of 304	81.3%	★★★★☆
2010	71.0	76 of 299	74.6%	★★★★☆
2009	77.8	45 of 289	84.4%	★★★★☆
2008	66.9	87 of 287	69.7%	★★★★☆
2007	74.4	56 of 284	80.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	7 of 83	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	7 of 80	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	9 of 79	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	9 of 84	89.3%	★★★★★
2021	76.6	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	9 of 96	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	7 of 96	92.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	6 of 32	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	6 of 25	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	5 of 24	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	4 of 23	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	8 of 23	65.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	12 of 35	65.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	39.6	55 of 111	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.7	169 of 226	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	141 of 219	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	1 of 18	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	71.1	2 of 9	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	2 of 38	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	1 of 35	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	5 of 298	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	8 of 300	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	13 of 295	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	18 of 299	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	11 of 233	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	21 of 299	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	25 of 290	91.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	71.5	6 of 62	90.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	13 of 131	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	6 of 123	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	76.5	18 of 119	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	10 of 120	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	55.2	7 of 20	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.8	9 of 116	92.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	32 of 314	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	27 of 311	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	28 of 309	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	22 of 310	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	79.1	12 of 224	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	66.5	67 of 303	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	67 of 285	76.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	5 of 303	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	5 of 304	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	17 of 307	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	8 of 304	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	11 of 222	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	14 of 303	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	18 of 293	93.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	6 of 101	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	4 of 99	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	80.7	9 of 95	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	70.2	13 of 98	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	9 of 87	89.7%	★★★★★
2018	76.6	11 of 85	87.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	21 of 126	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	27 of 130	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	39.4	65 of 124	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	88.0	14 of 294	95.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	4 of 314	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	3 of 316	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	7 of 320	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	4 of 314	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	7 of 213	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	11 of 266	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	14 of 253	94.5%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)92nd percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)90th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing82%+33 vs state

Mathematics71%+30 vs state

Reading71%+24 vs state

Editing and Mechanics69%+20 vs state

Social Studies62%+23 vs state

Science44%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)					KSA Reading (2025)					KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School	Public	6-8	260 Richardson Place	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4920	1,125	75	15.0	31.5%	649 (57.7%)	174 (15.5%)	96 (8.5%)	109 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	93 (8.3%)	94	7^th of 320 public middle schools	97.8%		93.6	6^th of 324 public middle schools	98.1%	1			67.0	71.0	76.0			75.0	69.0	70.0	44.0		82.0		62.0		69.0	$21,152	$293	$957	$1,250	$14,083	$2,944	$17,027
Tates Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1105 Centre Pkwy	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3052	767	57	13.4	57.0%	313 (40.8%)	214 (27.9%)	128 (16.7%)	48 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.3%)	36.6	208^th of 320 public middle schools	35.0%		39.3	193^rd of 324 public middle schools	40.4%	15			33.0	39.0	36.0			43.0	46.0	35.0	36.0		46.0		34.0		44.0	$23,083	$882	$989	$1,872	$15,567	$2,932	$18,499
Crawford Middle School	Public	6-8	1813 Charleston Dr	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3370	710	57	12.3	66.2%	181 (25.5%)	265 (37.3%)	189 (26.6%)	18 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.0%)	28.5	240^th of 320 public middle schools	25.0%		28.5	241^st of 324 public middle schools	25.6%	1			36.0	28.0	29.0			49.0	49.0	36.0	18.0		33.0		36.0		43.0	$24,913	$1,263	$1,241	$2,504	$16,383	$2,911	$19,295
Morton Middle School	Public	6-8	1225 Tates Creek Pk	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3533	604	42	14.3	40.4%	349 (57.8%)	95 (15.7%)	101 (16.7%)	26 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.1%)	79.2	39^th of 320 public middle schools	87.8%		84.5	28^th of 324 public middle schools	91.4%	11			52.0	54.0	54.0			64.0	63.0	57.0	42.0		60.0		59.0		60.0	$22,799	$468	$958	$1,425	$15,473	$2,980	$18,453
Southern Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Wilson-Downing Rd	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3582	759	56	13.6	52.6%	361 (47.6%)	184 (24.2%)	127 (16.7%)	33 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (6.6%)	56.1	131^st of 320 public middle schools	59.1%		34.8	217^th of 324 public middle schools	33.0%	86			38.0	49.0	38.0			55.0	58.0	46.0	34.0		47.0		44.0		57.0	$23,305	$538	$1,142	$1,680	$15,238	$2,951	$18,190
Bryan Station Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1865 Wickland Dr	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3288	744	55	13.4	58.5%	250 (33.6%)	137 (18.4%)	309 (41.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.4%)	37.3	206^th of 320 public middle schools	35.6%		34.7	218^th of 324 public middle schools	32.7%	12			28.0	47.0	32.0			45.0	47.0	39.0	23.0		50.0		35.0		50.0	$23,014	$817	$992	$1,809	$15,322	$2,983	$18,305
Lexington Trad Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	350 N Limestone St	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3192	284	33	8.5	78.2%	48 (16.9%)	186 (65.5%)	28 (9.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	16.8	284^th of 320 public middle schools	11.3%		19.3	274^th of 324 public middle schools	15.4%	10				34.0	22.0			24.0	41.0	29.0	17.0		38.0		28.0		34.0	$33,178	$1,152	$1,674	$2,826	$23,441	$3,174	$26,615
Scapa At Bluegrass	Public	4-8	400 Lafayette Pkwy	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3332	300	29	10.3	14.0%	204 (68.0%)	30 (10.0%)	14 (4.7%)	37 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	99.3	2^nd of 320 public middle schools	99.4%		98.8	2^nd of 324 public middle schools	99.4%		69.0	66.0	71.0	92.0	90.0	87.0	81.0	85.0	94.0	83.0	81.0	64.0		74.0	82.0	78.0	85.0	$26,856	$287	$949	$1,237	$19,480	$3,339	$22,819
Jessie M Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	3341 Clays Mill Rd	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3036	1,002	61	16.5	34.9%	620 (61.9%)	118 (11.8%)	105 (10.5%)	80 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (7.9%)	82.5	33^rd of 320 public middle schools	89.7%		83.1	31^st of 324 public middle schools	90.4%	2			55.0	60.0	59.0			66.0	64.0	65.0	42.0		55.0		57.0		63.0	$21,578	$300	$966	$1,267	$14,585	$2,840	$17,425
Winburn Middle School	Public	6-8	1060 Winburn Dr	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3967	768	59	13.0	65.4%	146 (19.0%)	255 (33.2%)	302 (39.3%)	34 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	14.5	289^th of 320 public middle schools	9.7%		19.5	272^nd of 324 public middle schools	16.0%	17			27.0	34.0	22.0			32.0	35.0	25.0	25.0		20.0		28.0		30.0	$21,041	$893	$1,024	$1,918	$15,373	$2,881	$18,255

Frequently Asked Questions about Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

Is Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School a good school?

Yes! Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 320 Kentucky middle schools.

What district is Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School in?

Fayette County

What high school do graduates of Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School attend?

Students who attend Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School usually go on to attend Henry Clay High School

How many students attend Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,125 students attended Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School?

Students at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School are 58% White, 15% African American, 10% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

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