Schools in Zip Code 54843

ZIP code 54843 covers Hayward, Wisconsin, and is home to seven schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, with a combined reported enrollment of 2,274 students. The group includes two elementary schools, one middle school, two high schools, and two alternative schools. Six of the seven belong to the Hayward Community School District, which is ranked 249 of 432 districts statewide (42nd percentile, 2 stars); the seventh, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa School, is its own district and has no district rank in this data.

Middle-grade academics are the strongest part of this area. Hayward Middle (340 students) is the clearest standout, ranking 205 of 643 statewide in 2025-2026 (68th percentile, 3 stars) and averaging about 63.1% proficiency across reported tests versus roughly 55.0% statewide; its 6th grade math score was 78.57% against a state 53.60%. Hayward Intermediate (327 students) also outperforms the state, averaging about 61.3%, though its latest rank slipped to 57th percentile. The largest school, Hayward High (522 students), performs close to state averages with math a relative strength, but chronic absenteeism is 30.2%, well above the district's 18.3% and the state's 17.3%.

The alternative schools look very different. Hayward Center for Individualized Learning reports 0.0% chronic absenteeism and a 100.0% graduation rate, but the highest student-teacher ratio at 35.2 and mixed math results. Northern Waters Environmental School is tiny at 43 students yet reports 100.0% graduation and 0.0% dropout, with generally low test scores. Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa School (389 students) has a 99.23% free/reduced lunch rate and the smallest classes (ratio 5.6), but no outcome data reported here. Hayward Primary (403 students) reports 14.0% absenteeism and no test scores. Missing data means not reported, not poor performance.