Schools in Zip Code 54814

ZIP code 54814 covers Bayfield, Wisconsin, a small Lake Superior community served by four schools — two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school — all within Bayfield School District, together enrolling 415 students. Bayfield Elementary (PK–5) is the largest with 189 students, followed by Bayfield High (9–12) at 119, Bayfield Middle (6–8) at 96, and La Pointe Elementary (K–6) at just 11. The district ranks 419th of 432 Wisconsin districts, at the 3rd percentile with 0 stars, placing it in the bottom few percent of the state, and every ranked school in this ZIP code sits in the lower percentiles as well.

Each school stands out differently. La Pointe Elementary has the lowest student-teacher ratio (6.8), the highest per-pupil spending ($46,384), the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (27.27%) and the lowest chronic absenteeism (27.3%), but no test scores or rank history are provided for it. Bayfield High posts the strongest completion metrics — a 96.5% graduation rate versus the state's 92.0% and a 0.8% dropout rate versus 1.1% — yet also the highest chronic absenteeism at 58.0%. Bayfield Middle holds the highest rank percentiles (14th, 15th, 21st) and recent math gains, while Bayfield Elementary, the largest and highest-poverty school at 64.02%, ranks lowest at the 7th–9th percentile.

Across all reported results, no Bayfield school matched or exceeded the state proficiency rate in any subject or year provided; state rates sit near 52–55% in ELA and math, 64–65% in social studies and 43–49% in ACT subjects, while the closest local result was Bayfield Middle's 8th-grade science at 44.83% in 2024–2025 against the state's 50.04%. Chronic absenteeism exceeds the state's 17.3% at every school: 58.0% at the high school, 45.7% at the middle school, 38.7% at the elementary school and 27.3% at La Pointe. Spending does not track achievement here — Bayfield Middle spends the least ($27,364 per pupil) yet ranks slightly above Bayfield Elementary ($31,364).