Black Hawk Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Madison, Wisconsin

Black Hawk Middle in Madison, Wisconsin enrolled 300 students in 2024-25 with 34.4 full-time teachers, 8.7 students per teacher against the Wisconsin middle-school median of 12.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 12% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

357 students in 2022-23, 376 students in 2023-24, 300 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.1 to 34.4.

Students enrolled at Black Hawk Middle by school year2022-23: 357, 2023-24: 376, 2024-25: 30001002003004002022-233572023-243762024-25300
Students enrolled at Black Hawk Middle by school year2022-23: 357, 2023-24: 376, 2024-25: 30001002003004002022-233572023-243762024-25300
Students enrolled at Black Hawk Middle by school year2022-23: 357, 2023-24: 376, 2024-25: 30001002003004002022-233572023-243762024-25300
Students enrolled at Black Hawk Middle by school year2022-23: 357, 2023-24: 376, 2024-25: 30001002003004002022-233572023-243762024-25300
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335734.110.5
2023-2437624.515.3
2024-2530034.48.7

8.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 of every 100 Wisconsin middle schools

Among the 382 Wisconsin middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; Black Hawk Middle 8.7; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherBlack Hawk Middle 8.7state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; Black Hawk Middle 8.7; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherBlack Hawk Middle 8.7state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; Black Hawk Middle 8.7; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherBlack Hawk Middle 8.7state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; Black Hawk Middle 8.7; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherBlack Hawk Middle 8.7state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 387 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Black Hawk Middle enrolled 387 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 77 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 387 of the 387 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions77
  • Chronically absent53.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

31.2% of students were Black, 24.5% Hispanic, 21.8% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black31.2%
  2. Hispanic24.5%
  3. White21.8%
  4. Asian12.4%
  5. Two or more races10.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Black Hawk Middle scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWisconsin
Reading and language arts, 2021-2215‑19%38%38%
Math, 2022-2312%36% (2021-22)40.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Madison

13 public middle schools in Madison report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hamilton Middle79014.518.0%
Sennett Middle57012.246.8%
Cherokee Heights Middle52611.343.7%
Toki Middle4879.941.3%
Jefferson Middle46211.448.1%
O'Keeffe Middle43411.739.9%
Whitehorse Middle41512.754.5%
Sherman Middle40011.060.0%

All public schools in Madison →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Black Hawk Middle

  1. Sherman MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.0 miles away: 400 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  2. O'Keeffe MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 4.2 miles away: 434 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
  3. Compare Black Hawk Middle with Sherman MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Madison Metropolitan School District spends per student$17,411 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,411
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinBlack Hawk Middle is the number 203 by size of 384 Wisconsin middle schools open in 2024-25.#203 of 384
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher8.7 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.8 for middle schools.8.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Black Hawk Middle

  1. How many students attend Black Hawk Middle?
    300 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 357 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Madison, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Black Hawk Middle?
    8.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Black Hawk Middle a Title I school?
    Black Hawk Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Black Hawk Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Black Hawk Middle scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Black Hawk Middle in?
    Madison Metropolitan School District, NCES district ID 5508520. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550852000959 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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