Summary:
Black Hawk School District in South Wayne, Wisconsin, includes just one public high school, Black Hawk High, which serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 96 students. The district ranks 227 out of 432 in Wisconsin (47th percentile, 2 stars), while Black Hawk High’s current rank is 333 out of 533 (38th percentile, 2 stars). The school’s most notable pattern is a sharp recent improvement: from 386 of 431 (10th percentile, 1 star) in 2023–2024, to 393 of 431 (9th percentile, 0 stars) in 2024–2025, to 333 of 533 (38th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026—a rise of about 29 percentile points and a move from 0 to 2 stars.
Compared with the state, chronic absenteeism is a relative strength: 10.4% at Black Hawk High vs. 17.3% statewide (about 40% lower), though it is above the district’s 8.6%. Graduation and dropout indicators are concerns: the graduation rate is 85.1% vs. Wisconsin’s 92.0% (6.9 points lower), and the dropout rate is 4.0% vs. 3.3% for the district and 1.1% for the state—about 3.6 times the state rate. Test proficiency is below state in every reported area.
In 2025–2026, Mathematics is closest to state at 38.46% (state 42.93%, gap −4.47 points), while Social Studies has the largest gap at 37.5% (state 48.25%, −10.75 points). Science is 34.62% (state 43.2%, −8.58 points), and ELA is 42.31% (state 48.47%, −6.16 points). Year over year, Science improved from 19.23% to 34.62% (+15.39 points), Social Studies from 25% to 37.5% (+12.5 points), and Mathematics from 34.62% to 38.46% (+3.84 points), yet all remain below state. With only 96 students, the tested cohort is small—several ACT values suggest about 26 students, where each student represents nearly 4 percentage points—so percentages can swing sharply. Resource inputs look favorable ($17,369 per student; 9.5 student-teacher ratio), but outcomes are mixed: better-than-state absenteeism, below-state proficiency and graduation. Parents should weigh the recent ranking gain against these ongoing challenges.
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