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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