Summary:
The Hayward Community School District in Wisconsin has one middle school, Hayward Middle, which serves grades 6-8. The school has consistently ranked in the top half of Wisconsin middle schools, with a ranking of 183 out of 628 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Hayward Middle's performance on the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's standardized test, is generally above the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels.
The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.6 to 1 and spends a relatively high amount per student ($14,890 in 2020-2021) compared to other schools. However, the school faces some challenges, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%, which is higher than the state's average. Additionally, over 54% of Hayward Middle's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic need among the student population.
Overall, Hayward Middle appears to be a relatively strong-performing middle school within the Hayward Community School District, with a focus on academic achievement and a commitment to supporting its students, despite facing some economic and attendance-related challenges.
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