Enrollment
76
Middle
DISTRICT 112 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLACK HAWK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550573000606
Black Hawk Middle
202 E Center St, South Wayne, WI 53587 · (608) 439-5371 · Lafayette County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL76 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
31 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 29 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 32% |
Student demographics
12%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
Black Hawk Middle→Black Hawk High
Feeds from
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
48.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +20.9pp since 2023
Math
65.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.6% | 65.3% |
| 2023-24 | 27.7% | 58.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 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 Middle
Black Hawk Middle's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk Middle this school | 76 | 40.8% | 52.4% |
| Ithaca Middle Richland Center | 69 | 43.5% | 45.0% |
| Loyal Middle School Loyal | 108 | 42.6% | 50.7% |
| Three Lakes Junior High Three Lakes | 73 | 42.5% | 66.9% |
| Wausaukee Middle Wausaukee | 94 | 45.7% | 41.6% |
| Prairie Farm Middle Prairie Farm | 73 | 35.6% | 60.6% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 76 | #351 of 389 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
76
-18 (-19%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 86
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 76 | 6.3 | 12.0:1 | 41% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 72 | 6.3 | 11.5:1 | 43% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 85 | 6.5 | 13.1:1 | 51% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 94 | 7 | 13.4:1 | 48% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 73 | 5.7 | 12.7:1 | 44% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 67 | 6 | 11.2:1 | 46% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 133 | 10 | 13.3:1 | 44% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 202 | 16 | 12.6:1 | 23% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 86 | 8 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Black Hawk Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (73 to 76); teachers up 10% (5.7 to 6.3).
About Black Hawk Middle
Black Hawk Middle is a very small middle school that serves part of South Wayne, Wisconsin. It has an enrollment of 76 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Wisconsin enroll around 381, and this school is 80% below that mark.
Black Hawk Middle reports to Black Hawk School District, which has 3 schools and 335 students.
Black Hawk Middle is 93% White by enrollment. Next come 5% Hispanic. That is in line with Lafayette County, where about 91% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
Staffing at Black Hawk Middle comes to 6.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.0:1. Middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1, 0.8 more students per teacher than here. Black Hawk Middle counts 41% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Lafayette County is close, at 42%.
Black Hawk Middle earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 34% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Black Hawk Middle's results are within a point of predicted: 52.4% against 52.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lafayette County show that median household income comes to about $76,462, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Lafayette County counts 17 public schools with about 2,658 students.
The closest school to Black Hawk Middle is Black Hawk High, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Black Hawk Middle at 7th of 9.
The NCES locale for Black Hawk Middle is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment fell by 19% across 4 years, from 94 in 2020-21 to 76 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.0:1, from 13.4:1.
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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 ElementaryElementary · 163 students
- Black Hawk HighHigh · 96 students
Other schools in South Wayne
- Black Hawk ElementaryElementary · 163 students
- Black Hawk HighHigh · 96 students
Other Black Hawk Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Black Hawk Middle. Black Hawk Middle is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Black Hawk MiddleMadison, WI · 300 students
- BLACK HAWK MIDDLEEAGAN, MN · 889 students
- BLACK HAWK MIDDLEWARRENTON, MO · 696 students
Nearby schools
- Black Hawk High0.0 mi · 96
- Black Hawk Elementary0.0 mi · 163
- Warren Jr/Sr High School7.8 mi · 191
- Warren Elementary School7.8 mi · 172
- Argyle High9.5 mi · 85
- Argyle Elementary9.5 mi · 150
Frequently asked questions
About Black Hawk MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Black Hawk Middle?
Black Hawk Middle enrolls approximately 76 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Black Hawk Middle serve?
Black Hawk Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Black Hawk Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Black Hawk Middle is approximately 12.0:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Black Hawk Middle?
At Black Hawk Middle, the student body is approximately 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black.
What district is Black Hawk Middle in?
Black Hawk Middle is part of Black Hawk School District.
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