Hayward Intermediate

As a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Hayward, Wisconsin, Hayward Intermediate teaches 327 students from grades 3 through 5, one of the schools within Hayward Community School District.

Hayward Community School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,885 students. Hayward Intermediate is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Hayward Intermediate reports that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 18% Native American, 13% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Sawyer County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Hayward Intermediate has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hayward Intermediate sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 46.9%; actual is 64.7%, +17.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Sawyer County shows median household income runs about $60,801, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Sawyer County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,501 students), Hayward Intermediate is one campus in the mix.

Hayward Primary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Hayward Intermediate. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hayward Intermediate ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 51.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 26%: 440 students in 2018 compared to 327 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 3% to 8% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

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