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Schools in Stone Lake

Stone Lake’s public schools

Spooner Area School District and Hayward Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Stone 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 100% 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
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 9% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Hayward
Students per teacher
12.2
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,265 students on the public path
In brief

Stone Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Stone 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%); Spooner Middle lowest (39%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Stone 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 Spooner 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 Stone Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
5–82 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 Spooner Area School District.

Two districts serve Stone Lake

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

Spooner Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,000 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,122WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
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

Reading · PK–12, Spooner Area School District38%
State average 38.1% · 495 students tested
Math · PK–12, Spooner Area School District33%
State average 38.7% · 495 students tested
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

Stone Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Stone Lake—Spooner Area PK–12 · Hayward PK–12
Sand Lake—Hayward PK–12 · Birchwood PK–12
Bass Lake—Spooner Area PK–12 · Hayward PK–12
Birchwood—Birchwood PK–12 · Spooner Area PK–12
Crystal—Spooner Area

3 of the 4 neighbors share Spooner Area with Stone Lake for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Stone 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 Stone Lakein other towns
Hayward Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hayward
403 students11:1Rate it →
Spooner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Spooner
B−
363 students13:1Rate it →
Spooner Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Spooner
C+
276 students11:1Rate 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 →
Spooner High
High · Grades 9–12 · Spooner
C+
361 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Stone Lake’s schools

Are Stone Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Stone Lake. Spooner Area School District and Hayward Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Stone 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 Stone Lake in?

Spooner Area School District and Hayward Community School District.

Where do Stone Lake kids go to high school?

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