📍 260 Richardson Place, Lexington, Fayette County, 40509
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lexington, Fayette County. The school has 1,081 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fayette County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 74.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School enrolls 1,081 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 74.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 16% Black or African American and 9.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 627 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 172 | 16% |
| Asian | 107 | 9.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 101 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 71 | 6.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
396 of the school's 1,081 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 345 qualify for free lunch and 51 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-60, state senate district 34, state house district 88.
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School is one of 80 schools in Fayette County, based in Lexington, Kentucky. The district serves 42,138 students district-wide and employs 3,086 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,081 students, Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School is larger than the district average of about 527 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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