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Schools in South Wayne

South Wayne’s public schools

Black Hawk School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Wayne. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▼ 3% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.3
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
335 students on the public path
In brief

South Wayne’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of South Wayne’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Black Hawk Elementary places highest (better than 57%); Black Hawk High lowest (38%). 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 South Wayne, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Black Hawk ElementaryBlack Hawk School DistrictB
6–8Black Hawk MiddleBlack Hawk School DistrictB−
9–12Black Hawk HighBlack Hawk School DistrictC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Black Hawk School District.

The district

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

Black Hawk School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 335 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,969WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 38.1% · 196 students tested
Math37%
State average 38.7% · 196 students tested

South Wayne vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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South Wayne—Black Hawk

Every school in South Wayne

3 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).

District schools in South Wayneby address
Black Hawk Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
163 students10:1Rate it →
Black Hawk Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
76 students12:1Rate it →
Black Hawk High
High · Grades 9–12
C+
96 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about South Wayne’s schools

Are South Wayne’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Wayne. Black Hawk School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Wayne. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is South Wayne in?

Black Hawk School District.

Where do South Wayne kids go to high school?

Black Hawk 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.