Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

Summary:

Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School is a public middle school in Lexington, Kentucky, serving 1,081 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Fayette County School District.

Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School is an exceptional educational institution, consistently ranking among the top middle schools in Kentucky with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 5 years. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy across diverse student subgroups, with the school ranking among the top 10 Kentucky middle schools for female students, male students, and students from various racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School significantly outperforms the Fayette County and Kentucky state averages in standardized test scores, with particularly strong results in writing and social studies. When compared to other middle schools in the Fayette County district, such as Beaumont Middle School, Jessie M. Clark Middle School, and Morton Middle School, Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School consistently outperforms its peers in terms of test scores and overall academic achievement.

While Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School has demonstrated exceptional performance across most student subgroups, the school has struggled with the performance of special education and disabled students, an area that could benefit from targeted support and improvement. Overall, Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School is an outstanding educational institution that delivers exceptional academic results, particularly in its ability to support the success of diverse student populations.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 260 Richardson Place
       Lexington, KY  40509


(859) 381-4920

District: Fayette County

SchoolDigger Rank:
6th of 324 Kentucky Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,645 Help


Students who attend Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School usually attend:

High:    Henry Clay High School

Feeder schools for Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School:

Elementary:    Athens-Chilesburg Elementary
    Brenda Cowan Elementary
    Squires Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  1,070

Racial breakdown:

White:
57.9%
African American:
15.9%
Asian:
10.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  35.2% Help


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Compare Details Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School ranks better than 98.1% of middle schools in Kentucky. It also ranks 2nd among 12 ranked middle schools in the Fayette County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.64. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Fayette County School District. Racial makeup is: White (57.9%), African American (15.9%), Asian (10.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 35.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School is 14.7. 10 middle schools in the Fayette County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School is $17,645. 9 middle schools in the Fayette County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School 6th of 324 Kentucky public middle schools. (See Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Fayette County:

SchoolDigger ranks Fayette County 77th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 74.39 56th 284 80.3%
2008 66.87 87th 287 69.7%
2009 77.81 45th 289 84.4%
2010 71.05 76th 299 74.6%
2011 76.43 57th 304 81.3%
2012 82.84 28th 319 91.2%
2013 74.26 52nd 335 84.5%
2014 71.77 61st 335 81.8%
2015 73.71 53rd 337 84.3%
2016 68.83 78th 331 76.4%
2017 66.79 89th 330 73.0%
2018 84.04 22nd 322 93.2%
2019 86.70 14th 335 95.8%
2021 88.50 14th 282 95.0%
2022 92.81 11th 320 96.6%
2023 90.88 19th 327 94.2%
2024 93.64 6th 324 98.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.56 11th 85 87.1%
2019 81.70 9th 87 89.7%
2022 70.16 13th 98 86.7%
2023 80.70 9th 95 90.5%
2024 89.17 4th 99 96.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.94 1st 35 97.1%
2019 85.02 2nd 38 94.7%
2023 65.18 2nd 5 60.0%
2024 71.15 2nd 9 77.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 87.96 14th 294 95.2%
2023 39.37 65th 124 47.6%
2024 62.01 27th 130 79.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.76 67th 285 76.5%
2019 66.54 67th 303 77.9%
2021 79.09 12th 224 94.6%
2022 82.90 22nd 310 92.9%
2023 80.45 28th 309 90.9%
2024 81.08 27th 311 91.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.57 25th 290 91.4%
2019 84.19 21st 299 93.0%
2021 88.50 11th 233 95.3%
2022 88.80 18th 299 94.0%
2023 90.85 13th 295 95.6%
2024 91.88 8th 300 97.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.39 141st 219 35.6%
2019 31.68 169th 226 25.2%
2022 39.62 55th 111 50.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 71.52 6th 62 90.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.73 18th 293 93.9%
2019 86.66 14th 303 95.4%
2021 88.08 11th 222 95.0%
2022 93.12 8th 304 97.4%
2023 88.72 17th 307 94.5%
2024 93.56 5th 304 98.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.92 12th 35 65.7%
2019 69.79 8th 23 65.2%
2021 65.13 2nd 3 33.3%
2022 75.94 4th 23 82.6%
2023 74.85 5th 24 79.2%
2024 75.15 6th 25 76.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.08 7th 96 92.7%
2019 82.57 9th 96 90.6%
2021 76.63 3rd 17 82.4%
2022 82.01 9th 84 89.3%
2023 81.84 9th 79 88.6%
2024 84.27 7th 80 91.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.84 9th 116 92.2%
2021 55.20 7th 20 65.0%
2022 83.65 10th 120 91.7%
2023 76.51 18th 119 84.9%
2024 85.97 6th 123 95.1%
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Rank History for White students at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.56 14th 253 94.5%
2019 91.42 11th 266 95.9%
2021 93.27 7th 213 96.7%
2022 97.27 4th 314 98.7%
2023 95.66 7th 320 97.8%
2024 97.02 3rd 316 99.1%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 541 277 20 26 0 n/a n/a 0 864
2006 541 239 22 30 0 n/a n/a 0 832
2007 482 213 25 31 1 n/a n/a 35 787
2008 450 197 27 29 1 n/a n/a 33 737
2009 496 179 33 35 1 n/a n/a 43 787
2010 521 208 28 36 1 n/a n/a 42 836
2011 542 196 45 41 4 0 32 0 860
2012 595 188 50 35 6 1 29 0 904
2013 619 220 50 45 7 1 46 0 988
2014 673 234 53 58 5 1 52 0 1076
2015 681 232 52 65 7 0 58 0 1095
2016 692 253 56 90 5 0 58 0 1154
2017 717 240 77 92 7 0 72 0 1205
2018 673 188 86 66 3 1 74 0 1091
2019 684 194 101 61 1 0 77 0 1118
2020 714 227 98 87 0 2 70 0 1198
2021 681 213 87 92 1 0 68 0 1142
2022 612 192 93 105 2 1 67 0 1072
2023 627 172 107 101 2 1 71 0 1081
2024 619 170 113 90 2 1 75 0 1070

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 864 50.0 17.3 n/a
2006 832 58.9 14.1 43.6
2007 787 57.0 13.8 38.3
2008 737 49.8 14.8 40.1
2009 787 54.9 14.3 39.1
2010 836 48.5 17.2 41.1
2011 860 59.9 14.3 39.7
2012 904 66.5 13.5 32.7
2013 988 66.2 14.9 38
2014 1076 70.3 15.3 38.4
2015 1095 70.0 15.6 38.1
2016 1154 73.0 15.8 39.8
2017 1205 77.5 15.5 38.5
2018 1091 72.5 15.0 37.4
2019 1118 70.3 15.9 35.8
2020 1198 71.9 16.6 39.4
2021 1142 77.2 14.7 43.1
2022 1072 78.9 13.5 32.7
2023 1081 74.2 14.5 36.6
2024 1070 72.4 14.7 35.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 864 50.0 17.3 n/a
2006 832 58.9 14.1 43.6
2007 787 57.0 13.8 38.3
2008 737 49.8 14.8 40.1
2009 787 54.9 14.3 39.1
2010 836 48.5 17.2 41.1
2011 860 59.9 14.3 39.7
2012 904 66.5 13.5 32.7
2013 988 66.2 14.9 38
2014 1076 70.3 15.3 38.4
2015 1095 70.0 15.6 38.1
2016 1154 73.0 15.8 39.8
2017 1205 77.5 15.5 38.5
2018 1091 72.5 15.0 37.4
2019 1118 70.3 15.9 35.8
2020 1198 71.9 16.6 39.4
2021 1142 77.2 14.7 43.1
2022 1072 78.9 13.5 32.7
2023 1081 74.2 14.5 36.6
2024 1070 72.4 14.7 35.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $201 (1.5%) $119 (0.9%) $319 (2.3%) $10,004 (73.7%) $1,729 (12.7%) $11,734 (86.4%) $13,580
2019 $183 (1.4%) $112 (0.8%) $293 (2.2%) $9,874 (74.7%) $1,600 (12.1%) $11,473 (86.8%) $13,216
2020 $214 (1.5%) $113 (0.8%) $327 (2.3%) $10,210 (71.2%) $1,653 (11.5%) $11,862 (82.7%) $14,342
2021 $409 (2.9%) $409 (2.9%) $818 (5.7%) $11,114 (78.0%) $1,443 (10.1%) $12,416 (87.1%) $14,247
2022 $912 (5.2%) $453 (2.6%) $1,365 (7.7%) $12,070 (68.4%) $2,258 (12.8%) $14,327 (81.2%) $17,645

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
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Ranks 14th of 335 Middle schoolsRanks 19th of 327 Middle schools
 1.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11181081
 3.3%
African American194172
 11.3%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian101107
 5.9%
Hispanic61101
 65.6%
Pacific Islander01
White684627
 8.3%
Two or More Races7771
 7.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients35.8%36.6%
 0.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School

Students who attend Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School usually go on to attend Henry Clay High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,070 students attended Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School.

Yes! Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 6th of 324 Kentucky middle schools.

Students at Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School are 58% White, 16% African American, 11% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.


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