📍 505 43rd Street North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, 35222
Hayes K8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Birmingham, Jefferson County. The school has 658 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Birmingham City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
Hayes K8 enrolls 658 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 546 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.5% |
| White | 9 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
599 of the school's 658 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hayes K8 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-70.
Hayes K8 is one of 49 schools in Birmingham City, based in Birmingham, Alabama. The district serves 20,954 students district-wide and employs 1,115 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 658 students, Hayes K8 is larger than the district average of about 428 students per school.