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Hayward Middle

Public Grades 6-8
183rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools
Better than 71% of Wisconsin middle schools
Summary

Hayward Middle School is a public middle school in Hayward, Wisconsin, serving 344 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Hayward Community School District, which is ranked 241 out of 426 school districts in the state.

Academically, Hayward Middle School has shown a mixed performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 183 to 384 out of 628-641 Wisconsin middle schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school outperformed the district and state averages in several subject areas, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science. However, the school's performance in 8th-grade Mathematics was slightly lower than the district and state. Compared to the nearby NorthStar Community Charter School, Hayward Middle had mixed results, with NorthStar outperforming Hayward Middle in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Hayward Middle School has also experienced varying performance across different student subgroups. Male students generally outperformed female students, and Native American students at the school performed exceptionally well, ranking 3rd to 5th out of 14-15 Wisconsin middle schools with Native American students. However, the school's performance for Hispanic students was the lowest, ranking 225th out of 225 Wisconsin middle schools. The school has relatively low dropout rates but struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 23.3% in recent years. Despite these challenges, Hayward Middle School has a relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, which may contribute to its academic strengths in certain areas.

340
Students ?
10.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,890
Per pupil spending ?
50%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 10408 N Greenwood Ln
       Hayward, WI  54843-6101

(715) 634-2619

District: Hayward Community School District


Students who attend Hayward Middle usually attend:

High:    Hayward High

Feeder schools for Hayward Middle:

Elementary:    Hayward Intermediate
    Hayward Primary
Racial breakdown:

White:
64.1%
American Indian:
20.0%
Two or more races:
9.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (64% vs 54% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015
✓Above the Wisconsin median (71st percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school64%
District avg61%
Wisconsin avg54%
183rd of 628
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Top 29%▲ up 32 pts since 2015
From bottom 39% (2015) to top 29% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
241st of 426Hayward Community School District among Wisconsin districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202569.8183 of 62870.9%★★★★☆
202467.4196 of 64169.4%★★★☆☆
202359.0244 of 64061.9%★★★☆☆
202242.5384 of 61737.8%★★☆☆☆
202150.3311 of 61349.3%★★☆☆☆
201959.4236 of 59460.3%★★★☆☆
201866.9162 of 57972.0%★★★★☆
201743.1378 of 61238.2%★★☆☆☆
201646.5350 of 60942.5%★★☆☆☆
201548.6375 of 61238.7%★★☆☆☆
201436.2453 of 58522.6%★☆☆☆☆
201352.6320 of 56943.8%★★☆☆☆
201259.4281 of 55949.7%★★☆☆☆
201163.9201 of 54963.4%★★★☆☆
201053.8318 of 53941.0%★★☆☆☆
200959.1265 of 52149.1%★★☆☆☆
200857.2284 of 51945.3%★★☆☆☆
200753.7241 of 36634.2%★★☆☆☆
200658.4218 of 38242.9%★★☆☆☆
200543.3249 of 33225.0%★☆☆☆☆
200460.4163 of 32449.7%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202566.2194 of 57366.1%★★★☆☆
202467.3182 of 58068.6%★★★☆☆
202350.9293 of 57949.4%★★☆☆☆
202246.6328 of 57643.1%★★☆☆☆
202152.6289 of 57449.7%★★★☆☆
201947.3331 of 55740.6%★★☆☆☆
201864.8181 of 55167.2%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20217.1225 of 2250.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202572.293 of 50981.7%★★★★☆
202463.3156 of 52070.0%★★★★☆
202351.2238 of 52554.7%★★★☆☆
202235.4361 of 52230.8%★★☆☆☆
202145.5264 of 49947.1%★★☆☆☆
201953.1201 of 48758.7%★★★☆☆
201868.288 of 48982.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202569.8163 of 57771.8%★★★★☆
202467.4183 of 58568.7%★★★☆☆
202366.8169 of 59171.4%★★★★☆
202240.3362 of 57737.3%★★☆☆☆
202149.9293 of 57248.8%★★☆☆☆
201970.2128 of 55777.0%★★★★☆
201866.6154 of 55172.1%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202551.454 of 12657.1%★★★☆☆
202425.6115 of 13112.2%★☆☆☆☆
202327.8107 of 13218.9%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202574.83 of 1478.6%★★★★☆
202461.85 of 1566.7%★★★★☆
202363.23 of 1580.0%★★★★☆
202243.19 of 1435.7%★★★☆☆
202162.05 of 1770.6%★★★★☆
201968.64 of 1978.9%★★★★☆
201884.83 of 1782.4%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202555.0158 of 41461.8%★★★☆☆
202443.4220 of 42548.2%★★☆☆☆
202354.8148 of 43966.3%★★★☆☆
202231.7302 of 42128.3%★☆☆☆☆
202143.9234 of 43746.5%★★☆☆☆
201950.9177 of 41457.2%★★★☆☆
201855.3139 of 41766.7%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202565.5126 of 39968.4%★★★☆☆
202467.9110 of 40773.0%★★★★☆
202358.9154 of 41262.6%★★★☆☆
202240.6252 of 39736.5%★★☆☆☆
202152.8173 of 39356.0%★★★☆☆
201961.2131 of 38265.7%★★★☆☆
201867.396 of 37574.4%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+11 vs school
Native American (2025)79th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school
White (2025)68th percentile~ school
Female (2025)66th percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-9 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile-14 vs school
Hispanic (2021)<1st percentile-49 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
Social Studies82%+20 vs state
Science64%+14 vs state
Mathematics62%+8 vs state
English Language Arts60%+6 vs state

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Hayward Middle ranks 183rd of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Hayward Middle.

Students who attend Hayward Middle usually go on to attend Hayward High

Students at Hayward Middle are 64% White, 20% American Indian, 10% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% African American.


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