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
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 116 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 31% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
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.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.8% | 59.7% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 67.9% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Hayward Middle
Hayward Middle's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayward Middle this school | 340 | 50.0% | 61.3% |
| Shawano Community Middle Shawano | 436 | 56.0% | 46.1% |
| Seymour Middle Seymour | 284 | 42.3% | 55.4% |
| Ashland Middle Ashland | 383 | 58.7% | 38.1% |
| Webster Middle Webster | 184 | 53.3% | 49.6% |
| Marinette Middle Marinette | 534 | 49.6% | 37.4% |
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 Hayward Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #130 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #154 of 327 ▼ 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #145 of 327 ▲ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #187 of 389 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #12 of 265 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #62 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #73 of 323 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #77 of 176 |
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
340
-69 (-17%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 340 | 33.1 | 10.3:1 | 50% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 35.5 | 9.7:1 | 55% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 34.8 | 10.0:1 | 50% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 37 | 11.1:1 | 58% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 30.4 | 12.9:1 | 47% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 31 | 12.1:1 | 59% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 60% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 37 | 14.0:1 | 37% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 546 | 36 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hayward Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (393 to 340); teachers up 9% (30.4 to 33.1).
About Hayward Middle
Hayward Middle is a middle school in Hayward, Wisconsin, reachable at (715) 634-2619. The school serves 340 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
The Hayward Community School District system has 6 schools and 1,885 students.
A majority of students at Hayward Middle, 64%, are White. Other groups include 20% Native American, 10% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Sawyer County residents are about 78% White. By the diversity index, Hayward Middle comes in at 54%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 10.3:1, with 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 50%.
Hayward Middle is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 78% of Wisconsin public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school in Wisconsin with Hayward Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 47.0%. Hayward Middle scores 61.3%.
In the county around the school, Sawyer County, median household income is about $60,801, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hayward Middle is among the 12 public schools in Sawyer County.
Of nearby public schools, Hayward High is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 45.8%, lower than Hayward Middle's 61.3%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Hayward Middle went from 409 students to 340.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other Hayward Middle schools
One other US public school is named Hayward Middle. Hayward Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hayward Middle SchoolSpringfield, OH · 367 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
- WOLI/Akii'gikinoo'amaading Environmental School8.3 mi · 21
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.