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Hayes Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Hayes Elementary is a PK–4 school in the Fridley Public School District in Fridley, Minnesota, serving 432 students. In 2025–26 it ranked 737th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 15th percentile, with a 1-star rating. That continues a downward trend: the school sat at the 27th–28th percentile in 2022–23 and 2023–24, then 20th in 2024–25. In 2025–26, 31.3% of students were proficient in math and 29.1% in reading, against district averages of 29.2% math and 32% reading and state averages of 44.9% math and 48.6% reading. So math is slightly above the district, reading slightly below it, and both are well below the state.

Nearby, Stevenson Elementary (about a mile away) posted higher 2025–26 math proficiency (39.3%) and reading proficiency (36.5%) and a higher rank (26th percentile), even though it has a higher free/reduced-lunch rate and a higher student–teacher ratio. Hayes compares more favorably with several other nearby higher-poverty schools, including Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM, Park Terrace Elementary, North Park School for Innovation, and Valley View Elementary, all of which show lower proficiency. Hayes' 9.8 student–teacher ratio is among the lowest in the area, and its free/reduced-lunch rate has dropped to 63.89% from 75.95% in 2022–23 — improved inputs that have not yet shown up in results.

Subgroup effectiveness is uneven. Results for African American students have held at the 55th–60th percentile with 3 stars for three straight years, well above the school's overall rank. English Language Learner students improved from the 18th to the 41st percentile, and Special Education students from the 5th–6th to the 22nd, though both remain below average; Low Socio Economic Status students slipped from the 30th to the 13th percentile. The biggest concerns are falling proficiency and a sliding rank, while the clearest strengths are the low student–teacher ratio and consistently strong effectiveness for African American students.

432

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,056

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

70.7%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 4% (MMR)

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: Declining — 26th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (30% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg31%

Minnesota avg47%

737^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Fridley Public School District

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
2026	17.2	737 of 869	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	53.2	126 of 315	60.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	39.2	181 of 305	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	16.4	679 of 790	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.6	197 of 256	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	234 of 238	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	668 of 764	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.5	690 of 807	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	27.6	451 of 579	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	30.8	540 of 710	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)60th percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)41st percentile+25 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile+7 vs school

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

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math31%-14 vs state

Reading29%-19 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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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	17.2	737^th of 869 public elementary schools	15.2%		21.9	699^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.8%	38	28.4	29.8			29.1			31.1	31.6			31.3	70.7%	4%	$15,056
VISTA Elementary	Public	K-5	1317 Rice Creek Rd NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(763) 502-5661	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	30.1	641^st of 869 public elementary schools	26.2%		21.7	703^rd of 872 public elementary schools	19.4%	62	34.0	39.3			36.5			31.9	47.6			39.3	85.3%	3.4%	$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%)	10.7	794^th of 869 public elementary schools	8.6%		7.7	814^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.7%	20	19.6	29.6	31.6		26.9	8.8	8.8	22.8	18.2	8.8		16.6	88.9%	7.9%	$14,968
Woodcrest Elementary Spanish Immersion	Public	PK, KG-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%)	28.3	658^th of 869 public elementary schools	24.3%		29.8	652^nd of 872 public elementary schools	25.2%	6	27.9	39.6			33.8			41.7	40.6			41.1	94.4%	5.6%	$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%)								(n/a)					100.0							85.7			$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%)	68	271^st of 869 public elementary schools	68.8%		55.3	419^th of 872 public elementary schools	51.9%	148	55.3	52.7	54.3		54.1	22.8	22.8	70.6	74.7	48.9		64.6	88.8%	3.8%	$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	778^th of 869 public elementary schools	10.5%		12.3	775^th of 872 public elementary schools	11.1%	3	18.8	15.3	36.7		23.5	8.8	8.8	26.6	25.0	18.3		23.4	95.2%	0%	$14,995
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	1-5	2070 County Road H West	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%)	44.1	527^th of 869 public elementary schools	39.4%		48	496^th of 872 public elementary schools	43.1%	31	38.9	33.0	46.7		39.5	21.9	21.9	49.5	50.0	50.5		50.0			$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%)	6.4	825^th of 869 public elementary schools	5.1%		4.8	839^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.8%	14	17.0	16.7	22.0		18.5	8.6	8.6	13.6	15.6	8.6		12.7	≥ 98%	0%	$13,873

Frequently Asked Questions about Hayes Elementary

Is Hayes Elementary a good school?

Hayes Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.2% 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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