Enrollment
340
Middle
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYWARD COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550627000691
Hayward Middle
10408 N Greenwood Ln, Hayward, WI 54843 · (715) 634-2619 · Sawyer County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
170 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Hayward Middle→Hayward High
Based on grade levels within Hayward Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
59.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% 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 14 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
340
-53 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.9:1
% White
64%
was 68%
% Hispanic
5%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Hayward Middle
Hayward Middle, a reasonably sized intermediate school in Hayward, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Hayward Community School District, enrolls 340 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
Hayward Middle is one of 6 schools operated by Hayward Community School District, a district that educates 1,885 students overall.
Demographically, Hayward Middle logs that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 20% Native American, 10% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 50% of students at Hayward Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hayward Middle sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 47.0%; actual is 61.3%, +14.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Across the wider county, Sawyer County reports that median household earnings sit near $60,801, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sawyer County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,501 students), Hayward Middle is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Hayward High, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hayward Middle comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 42.2%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 393 students in 2018 compared to 340 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 68% to 64% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.
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Sawyer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,476
Census ACS
Median income
$60,801
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hayward Community School District
- Hayward HighHigh · 522 students
- Hayward PrimaryElementary · 403 students
- Hayward IntermediateElementary · 327 students
- Hayward Ctr for Individualized LearningCombined · 250 students
- Northern Waters Environmental SchoolHigh · 43 students
Other schools in Hayward
- Hayward HighHigh · 522 students
- Hayward PrimaryElementary · 403 students
- Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa SchoolCombined · 389 students
- Hayward IntermediateElementary · 327 students
- Hayward Ctr for Individualized LearningCombined · 250 students
- Northern Waters Environmental SchoolHigh · 43 students
Nearby schools
- Hayward High0.3 mi · 522
- Northern Waters Environmental School0.5 mi · 43
- Hayward Intermediate0.7 mi · 327
- Hayward Primary0.8 mi · 403
- Hayward Ctr for Individualized Learning1.7 mi · 250
- Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa School8.3 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About Hayward MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Hayward Middle?
Hayward Middle enrolls approximately 340 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hayward Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hayward Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hayward Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hayward Middle is approximately 10.3:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hayward Middle?
At Hayward Middle, the student body is approximately 64% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Hayward Middle?
Hayward Middle is overseen by Hayward Community School District in Sawyer County.
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