Best Public Schools in Hayfield, MN

Summary:

The city of Hayfield, Minnesota is home to two public schools: Hayfield Secondary and Hayfield Elementary, both part of the Hayfield Public School District. While Hayfield Elementary consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic assessments, Hayfield Secondary has seen a decline in its state-wide ranking in recent years.

Hayfield Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance, with students significantly outpacing their peers in Math, Reading, and Science proficiency on the MCA-III assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, 52.71% of Hayfield Elementary students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the district's 34.8% and the state's 45.47%. In Reading, Hayfield Elementary had a 47.29% proficiency rate, higher than the district's 43.37% and the state's 49.85%. The school's 5th-grade Reading proficiency rate was an impressive 79.41%.

In contrast, Hayfield Secondary has experienced a decline in its state-wide ranking, dropping from 228 out of 476 Minnesota high schools in 2022-2023 to 250 out of 480 in 2023-2024, with a decrease in its SchoolDigger star rating from 3 to 2. This suggests potential areas for improvement at the high school level, which may be related to changes in student demographics, instructional quality, or resource allocation within the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCA-III Math (2024)								MCA-III Reading (2024)								MCA-III Science (2024)				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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	MCA-III Science 5th Grade	MCA-III Science 8th Grade	MCA-III Science End of Course	MCA-III Science All Grades	Total
Hayfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9 6th Ave SE	Hayfield	55940	Dodge County	Hayfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 671-1557	282	27	10.5	50.0%	257 (91.1%)	3 (1.1%)	18 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	51.6	476^th of 881 public elementary schools	46.0%		59.3	376^th of 845 public elementary schools	55.5%	100	55.6	58.5	41.2					52.7	31.5	41.5	79.4					47.3	44.1			44.1	$3,193
Hayfield Secondary	Public	6-12	9 6th Ave SE	Hayfield	55940	Dodge County	Hayfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 671-1555	363	20	17.8	35.8%	321 (88.4%)	5 (1.4%)	25 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	50.9	250^th of 480 public high schools	47.9%		54.3	228^th of 476 public high schools	52.1%	22				28.6	24.4	22.0	12.8	22.6				48.3	34.8	26.0	53.1	40.9		20.4	40.8	30.6	$10,914

Cities Near Hayfield

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dodge Center	9.7 mi	4	249^th
Blooming Prairie	10.39 mi	3	114^th
Kasson	11.58 mi	7	20^th
Byron	13.74 mi	4	115^th
Austin	15.37 mi	18	427^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.