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Schools in Lenroot · Hayward Community School District

Lenroot’s public schools score below 65% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Lenroot, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 1 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
▲ 1 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–6 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 9% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,592 students on the public path
In brief

Lenroot’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 970 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lenroot’s, its schools beat 44%, higher than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 37% and math 40% in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,052 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Hayward Intermediate, then Hayward Middle, then Hayward High. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lenroot’s grade

B− Test scoresD Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores are above the Wisconsin average; graduation is below it.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (970)Better than 44%
Towns in Sawyer County (16)Better than 56%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 894 test results and a graduating class of 137 could put Lenroot anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Lenroot’s students in the tested grades sat them (893 in math, 895 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lenroot, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Hayward Primaryin HaywardNo scores
3–5Hayward Intermediatein HaywardB+
6–8Hayward Middlein HaywardB−
9–12Hayward Highin HaywardB

Lenroot’s public schools are run by Hayward Community School District, which also serves Bass Lake, Bass Lake, Hayward and Hayward and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hayward Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,885 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,052WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 38.1% · 895 students tested
Math40%
State average 38.7% · 893 students tested

Lenroot vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Lenroot’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LenrootC+Hayward
HaywardC+Hayward
Round LakeC+Hayward
Barnes—Drummond Area
Cable—Drummond Area
Spider Lake—Hayward
Frog Creek—Northwood

3 of the 6 neighbors share Hayward with Lenroot, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lenroot

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Lenrootin other towns
Hayward Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hayward
403 students11:1Rate it →
Hayward Intermediate
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Hayward
B+
327 students13:1Rate it →
Hayward Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hayward
B−
340 students10:1Rate it →
Hayward High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hayward
B
522 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Lenroot’s schools

Are Lenroot’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lenroot children attend score below 65% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lenroot in?

Hayward Community School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,885 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

Where do Lenroot kids go to high school?

Hayward High in Hayward, with 522 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Lenroot’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Hayward Community School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Lenroot spend per student?

$15,052 in Hayward Community School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.