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Hayes Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

699^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Hayes Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fridley, Minnesota, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 431 students. The school is part of the Fridley Public School District, which is ranked 347 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hayes Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with academic proficiency lagging behind the state and district averages in both math and reading. For example, in 2024-2025, only 37.85% of Hayes students were proficient in math, compared to 45.21% statewide and 30.18% for the Fridley district. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and special education students, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Minnesota schools for these subgroups. In contrast, Hayes Elementary performs better for African American and White students, ranking in the top 30-40% of schools for these subgroups.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.3, the school's performance may be limited by the broader resource constraints of the Fridley Public School District, which is ranked in the bottom quarter of districts in the state. While Hayes Elementary faces significant challenges, the school's performance for African American and White students suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from and replicate successful strategies for these subgroups. Identifying and addressing the specific factors contributing to the school's low performance, particularly for its Hispanic and special education students, could be a key focus for improvement efforts.

432

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,056

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 Mississippi St NE
Fridley, MN 55432-4496

(763) 502-5200

District: Fridley Public School District

Students who attend Hayes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fridley Middle
High:	Fridley Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

32.9%

White:

30.1%

Hispanic:

18.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (33% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

Minnesota avg47%

699^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Fridley Public School District

347^th of 446Fridley Public School District among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	699 of 872	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	632 of 881	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	613 of 845	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	645 of 858	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	682 of 869	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	585 of 870	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	620 of 847	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.2	661 of 853	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.7	626 of 848	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.6	636 of 840	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.8	573 of 826	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.1	456 of 824	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.4	581 of 820	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.7	565 of 814	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.7	468 of 803	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.8	210 of 434	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.7	287 of 781	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.9	270 of 777	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.5	347 of 756	54.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	133 of 298	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	124 of 310	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	96 of 279	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	97 of 282	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	132 of 227	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.9	87 of 283	69.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.1	104 of 266	60.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	207 of 303	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	247 of 303	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	178 of 276	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.8	62 of 256	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	34.3	124 of 175	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	43 of 239	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	53.1	83 of 242	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	612 of 799	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	564 of 809	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	596 of 787	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	595 of 799	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	613 of 783	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	530 of 787	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	616 of 774	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	234 of 238	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	613 of 764	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	559 of 793	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.9	449 of 774	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	372 of 663	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	468 of 683	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	436 of 740	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	515 of 728	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	692 of 812	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	640 of 826	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	567 of 799	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	621 of 808	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	659 of 784	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	540 of 798	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	539 of 779	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	29.0	76 of 96	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	536 of 562	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	537 of 572	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	447 of 524	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	440 of 500	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	388 of 417	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	276 of 515	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.9	384 of 463	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	354 of 714	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	383 of 730	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	402 of 712	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	479 of 725	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	594 of 710	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.4	357 of 722	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	508 of 712	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)55th percentile+36 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)21st percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math38%-7 vs state

Reading29%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, December 30, 2010

The principal and staff at Hayes are wonderful. They have shown respect and caring towards all of the students and parents. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Hayes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	615 Mississippi St NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 502-5200	432	44	9.8	63.9%	130 (30.1%)	142 (32.9%)	80 (18.5%)	29 (6.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.2%)	21.9	699^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.8%		32.9	632^nd of 881 public elementary schools	28.3%	67	38.4	37.4			37.9	25.3	31.9			28.7	$15,056
Stevenson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6080 E River Rd	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 502-5300	459	40	11.5	70.6%	102 (22.2%)	152 (33.1%)	97 (21.1%)	48 (10.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.8%)	21.7	703^rd of 872 public elementary schools	19.4%		22.3	711^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.3%	8	38.8	29.5			33.9	37.7	24.2			30.6	$15,765
North Park School for Innovation	Public	PK, KG-5	5575 Fillmore St NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4305	433	31	13.9	80.8%	68 (15.7%)	102 (23.6%)	190 (43.9%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.7%)	7.7	814^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.7%		5.7	834^th of 881 public elementary schools	5.3%	20	21.8	16.7	7.6		14.3	28.6	16.7	18.0		20.9	$14,968
Woodcrest Elementary Spanish Immersion	Public	K-4	880 Osborne Rd NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5800	558	36	15.6	40.0%	194 (34.8%)	28 (5.0%)	289 (51.8%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	29.8	652^nd of 872 public elementary schools	25.2%		36.1	604^th of 881 public elementary schools	31.4%	48	43.0	39.5			41.5	31.3	39.0			34.5	$12,009
Elementary Lighthouse	Public	1-6	7925 Able Street NE	Spring Lake Park	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5200	29	3	9.4	17.2%	17 (58.6%)	2 (6.9%)	2 (6.9%)	3 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (17.2%)	99.7	1^st of 872 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.6	1^st of 881 public elementary schools	99.9%				100.0	90.0	96.4			100.0	100.0	96.4	$12,979
Monroe Elementary School - MSE	Public	K-5	901 Brookdale Dr N	Brooklyn Park	55444	Hennepin County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-3600	553	37	14.8	46.8%	128 (23.1%)	131 (23.7%)	50 (9.0%)	167 (30.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (13.2%)	55.3	419^th of 872 public elementary schools	51.9%		52.4	459^th of 881 public elementary schools	47.9%	40	59.6	55.8	54.3		56.5	39.4	36.8	58.1		45.2	$15,146
Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM	Public	PK, KG-5	7020 Dupont Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-2500	422	37	11.3	72.7%	29 (6.9%)	135 (32.0%)	92 (21.8%)	122 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.4%)	12.3	775^th of 872 public elementary schools	11.1%		12.2	778^th of 881 public elementary schools	11.7%	3	30.4	36.1	15.9		27.2	19.6	19.7	25.4		21.7	$14,995
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	1-5	2070 County Road H	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7600	498	41	12.0	52.4%	249 (50.0%)	69 (13.9%)	88 (17.7%)	45 (9.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.2%)	48	496^th of 872 public elementary schools	43.1%		53.9	445^th of 881 public elementary schools	49.5%	51	51.4	60.0	50.0		54.0	34.3	43.8	43.3		40.3	$15,287
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4205	568	36	15.6	79.2%	78 (13.7%)	72 (12.7%)	377 (66.4%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	4.8	839^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.8%		5.9	831^st of 881 public elementary schools	5.7%	8	14.8	15.7	6.7		12.3	13.6	13.3	24.2		17.2	$13,873
Park Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8301 Terrace Rd NE	Spring Lake Park	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 600-5600	532	40	13.2	67.3%	175 (32.9%)	114 (21.4%)	116 (21.8%)	57 (10.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (12.0%)	11.1	784^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.1%		16.2	754^th of 881 public elementary schools	14.4%	30	35.4	17.7			26.6	26.3	12.6			19.5	$10,998

Frequently Asked Questions about Hayes Elementary

Is Hayes Elementary a good school?

Hayes Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.8% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Hayes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Hayes Elementary.

What district is Hayes Elementary in?

Fridley Public School District

What schools do graduates of Hayes Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hayes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fridley Middle
High : Fridley Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Hayes Elementary?

Students at Hayes Elementary are 33% African American, 30% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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