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Schools in Sand Lake

Sand Lake’s public schools

Hayward Community School District and Birchwood School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sand Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 9% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Hayward
Students per teacher
10.9
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,446 students on the public path
In brief

Sand Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Sand Lake’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Hayward High places highest (better than 57%); Birchwood High lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Sand Lake, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Hayward High and Birchwood High. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Sand Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hayward Community School District.

Two districts serve Sand Lake

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+
Birchwood School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 217 students, down 22% since 2020–21 · 7.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$22,819WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Hayward Community School District37%
State average 38.1% · 895 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hayward Community School District40%
State average 38.7% · 893 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Birchwood School District32%
State average 38.1% · 125 students tested
Math · PK–12, Birchwood School District27%
State average 38.7% · 125 students tested

Sand Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sand Lake—Hayward PK–12 · Birchwood PK–12
Bass LakeC+Hayward
Stone Lake—Spooner Area PK–12 · Hayward PK–12
Couderay—Winter
Birchwood—Birchwood PK–12 · Spooner Area PK–12
Edgewater—Birchwood

2 of the 5 neighbors share Hayward with Sand Lake for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sand Lake

6 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 Sand Lakein other towns
Hayward Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hayward
403 students11:1Rate it →
Birchwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Birchwood
B
86 students8:1Rate it →
Hayward Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hayward
B−
340 students10:1Rate it →
Birchwood Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Birchwood
C
36 students6:1Rate it →
Hayward High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hayward
B
522 students13:1Rate it →
Birchwood High
High · Grades 9–12 · Birchwood
C−
59 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Sand Lake’s schools

Are Sand Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sand Lake. Hayward Community School District and Birchwood School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sand Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sand Lake in?

Hayward Community School District and Birchwood School District.

Where do Sand Lake kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Hayward High and Birchwood High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.