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Schools in Center · Evansville Community School District, Parkview School District

Center’s public schools outscore 66% of Wisconsin districts

Math proficiency in Center’s districts is 45%, above the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Center, 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 100% 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
40%
▲ 2 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
▲ 6 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 4–10 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 6% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Evansville
Students per teacher
14.1
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
2,069 students on the public path
In brief

Center’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 790 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Center’s, its schools beat 60%, lower than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 40% and math 45% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Evansville spends $15,493 per student and Parkview $13,851, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Center’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 66% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 66%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (790)Better than 60%
Towns in Rock County (20)Better than 70%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,214 test results and a graduating class of 131 could put Center anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Center’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,215 in math, 1,213 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

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

Center runs its own schools through grade 12 (Evansville Community School District). From grade PK, students attend the Parkview School District, shared with Avon, Footville, Newark, Orfordville, Plymouth, Rock and Spring Valley. Its elementary school is in Orfordville. Parts of Center (2% of its land) are served by Edgerton instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Center

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

Evansville Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,622 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,493WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Parkview School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 837 students, down 2% since 2022–23 · 13.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,851WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Evansville Community School District42%
State average 38.1% · 832 students tested
Math · PK–12, Evansville Community School District43%
State average 38.7% · 834 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Parkview School District36%
State average 38.1% · 381 students tested
Math · PK–12, Parkview School District48%
State average 38.7% · 381 students tested

Center vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CenterB+Evansville PK–12 · Parkview PK–12
PlymouthBParkview
JanesvilleB−Janesville PK–12 · Milton PK–12
Footville—Parkview
Porter—Edgerton PK–12 · Evansville PK–12
Magnolia—Evansville

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

Every school in Center

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 Centerin other towns
Parkview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orfordville
B+
428 students14:1Rate it →
Levi Leonard Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Evansville
424 students14:1Rate it →
J C McKenna Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Evansville
B−
362 students14:1Rate it →
Parkview Junior High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orfordville
B+
171 students15:1Rate it →
Evansville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Evansville
B
497 students15:1Rate it →
Parkview High
High · Grades 9–12 · Orfordville
B+
187 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Center’s schools

Are Center’s schools good?

By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Center children attend outscore 66% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 60%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Center in?

Two districts: Evansville Community School District runs grades PK–12, and Parkview School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Avon, Footville, Newark, Orfordville, Plymouth, Rock and Spring Valley.

Where do Center kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Evansville High and Parkview High.

What is Center’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Evansville Community School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Center spend per student?

$15,493 in Evansville Community School District and $13,851 in Parkview 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.