Summary:
Hayfield, Minnesota, has two public schools in the Hayfield Public School District: Hayfield Elementary, serving PK–5 with 302 students, and Hayfield Secondary, serving grades 6–12 with 319 students, for a total enrollment of 621. The district is ranked 324 of 458 Minnesota districts, at the 29th percentile with 1 star. Because Hayfield Secondary covers both middle and high school grades, families have one combined secondary campus rather than a separate middle school.
For academics, Hayfield Elementary is the math standout: 2025–2026 all-grade math proficiency is 51.1%, above the district’s 39.4% and the state’s 44.9%, and 4th-grade math reaches 68.8% versus the state’s 55.2%. Hayfield Elementary math also improved from 42.5% in 2024–2025 to 51.1%. However, Hayfield Elementary reading is 36.9% and science 15.4%, both below state. Hayfield Secondary has low 2025–2026 proficiency: math 29.2%, reading 35.0%, science 11.8%, all below district and state. Its rank is 336 of 473, 29th percentile, 1 star, while Hayfield Elementary is 562 of 869, 35th percentile, 2 stars.
Hayfield Secondary stands out for completion: 97.1% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate, far above the state’s 84.9% and 4.2%. Science is the district’s weakest area: Hayfield Elementary 15.4%, Hayfield Secondary 11.8%, district 13.1%, all below state 25.5%. Reading is below state at both schools. Both schools declined from 2023–2024 rank percentiles; Hayfield Elementary rebounded from 28th to 35th, and Hayfield Secondary fell from 48th to 29th. Free/reduced lunch is similar, 40.07% and 38.87%, but Hayfield Elementary’s student/teacher ratio is lower at 10.2 versus 15.1. Overall, Hayfield Elementary offers a math bright spot, Hayfield Secondary offers strong completion outcomes, and shared academic challenges remain in science and reading.
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