Summary:
Black Hawk Middle is the only middle school in the Black Hawk School District, serving grades 6–8 to 76 students in South Wayne, Wisconsin. Because it is the district's sole middle school, the district's middle-grade results are identical to the school's. It operates with a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1 and per-student spending of $16,003, and 40.79% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Math and attendance stand out as strengths. In 2024–2025, every middle-grade math score was above the state average; in 2025–2026, 7th grade math reached 82.14% versus 55.67% statewide, and 8th grade math was 65% versus 53.67%. The cohort that was in 6th grade in 2024–2025 stayed strong as 7th graders, holding ELA nearly steady at 65.52% to 64.29% and raising math from 72.41% to 82.14%. Chronic absenteeism is 6.5%, well below the district's 8.6% and less than half Wisconsin's 17.3%.
ELA is the clear area of concern: in 2025–2026, 6th grade ELA was 33.33% versus 54.95% statewide and 8th grade ELA was 35% versus 54.38%; in 2024–2025, 7th grade ELA was 28.57% versus 53.59%. The newest 6th grade class posted 33.33% in ELA and 42.86% in math, both below state, suggesting early intervention may help. Rankings have shifted—343 of 643 (47th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, 280 of 628 (55th percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–2025, and 409 of 641 (36th percentile) in 2023–2024. The dropout rate is 2.0%, above the state's 1.1% but below the district's 3.3%. With only 76 students, small cohort sizes mean year-to-year changes should be read with caution.
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