Enrollment
163
Elementary
DISTRICT 112 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLACK HAWK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550573000608
Black Hawk Elementary
202 E Center St, South Wayne, WI 53587 · (608) 439-5444 · Lafayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
76 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 47% larger than its 5th grade class (19).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Black Hawk School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -7.7pp since 2023
Math
66.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 66.7% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Black Hawk Elementary
Black Hawk Elementary's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk Elementary this school | 163 | 46.6% | 67.3% |
| Ithaca Elementary Richland Center | 145 | 49.0% | 43.6% |
| Luck Elementary Luck | 174 | 44.3% | 44.9% |
| Royall Elementary Elroy | 155 | 50.3% | 60.8% |
| Florence Elementary Florence | 197 | 46.7% | 46.4% |
| River Ridge Elementary Patch Grove | 190 | 46.8% | 64.8% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Black Hawk Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Lafayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #247 of 982 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #262 of 992 ▲ 29 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #329 of 992 ▼ 132 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 163 | #972 of 1,157 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #472 of 1,064 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #228 of 664 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
163
-16 (-9%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 174
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 163 | 16.3 | 10.0:1 | 47% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 16.5 | 10.3:1 | 52% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 165 | 18.8 | 8.8:1 | 52% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 16 | 11.2:1 | 44% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 202 | 15 | 13.4:1 | 43% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 208 | 13 | 16.0:1 | 52% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 126 | 10 | 12.6:1 | 45% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 190 | 16 | 11.9:1 | 23% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 174 | 8 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Black Hawk Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (202 to 163); teachers up 8% (15 to 16.3).
About Black Hawk Elementary
Black Hawk Elementary is a small elementary school serving families in South Wayne, Wisconsin. The school's 163 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 50% lower than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, which is about 323.
Black Hawk Elementary is in Black Hawk School District, a district with 335 students across 3 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Black Hawk Elementary is 96% White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. Black Hawk Elementary's diversity index is 7%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 16.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.0:1. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin have 14.7:1, compared with 10.0:1 here. Around 47% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Black Hawk Elementary beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 18.3 points (67.3% versus 49.0%), a top-10% result in Wisconsin on BeatsExpectations.
Black Hawk Elementary is located in Lafayette County, where the median household income is $76,462, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Besides Black Hawk Elementary, Lafayette County has 16 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Black Hawk Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Black Hawk Elementary ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 67.3% against a local average of 55.9%.
Black Hawk Elementary falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 16 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 11.2 to 10.0 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lafayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,942
Census ACS
Median income
$76,462
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
2,658 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Black Hawk School District
- Black Hawk HighHigh · 96 students
- Black Hawk MiddleMiddle · 76 students
Other schools in South Wayne
- Black Hawk HighHigh · 96 students
- Black Hawk MiddleMiddle · 76 students
Other Black Hawk Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Black Hawk Elementary. Black Hawk Elementary is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Black Hawk Elementary SchoolGlendale Hts, IL · 576 students
- BLACK HAWK ELEM.KAHOKA, MO · 342 students
- Black Hawk Elementary SchoolBurlington, IA · 305 students
- Black Hawk Elementary - 03Black Hawk, SD · 305 students
- Black Hawk Elementary SchoolSpringfield, IL · 234 students
Nearby schools
- Black Hawk Middle0.0 mi · 76
- Black Hawk High0.0 mi · 96
- Warren Jr/Sr High School7.8 mi · 191
- Warren Elementary School7.8 mi · 172
- Argyle Middle9.5 mi · 62
- Argyle High9.5 mi · 85
Frequently asked questions
About Black Hawk ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Black Hawk Elementary?
Black Hawk Elementary enrolls approximately 163 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Black Hawk Elementary serve?
Black Hawk Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Black Hawk Elementary have?
Black Hawk Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
How diverse is Black Hawk Elementary?
Black Hawk Elementary reports a student body of 96% White, 4% Hispanic.
Who oversees Black Hawk Elementary?
Black Hawk Elementary is overseen by Black Hawk School District in Lafayette County.
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