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Schools in Porter

Porter’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 12% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Edgerton
Students per teacher
14.7
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,985 students on the public path
In brief

Porter’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Porter’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Yahara Elementary places highest (better than 69%); Edgerton High lowest (22%). 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 Porter, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Yahara ElementaryEdgerton School DistrictB+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B

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

Two districts serve Porter

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

Edgerton School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,935 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,463WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
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+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Edgerton School District41%
State average 38.1% · 898 students tested
Math · PK–12, Edgerton School District41%
State average 38.7% · 897 students tested
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

Porter vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Porter—Edgerton PK–12 · Evansville PK–12
FultonB+Edgerton PK–12 · Milton PK–12
DunkirkBStoughton Area
UnionB+Evansville
CenterB+Evansville PK–12 · Parkview PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Evansville with Porter for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Porter

5 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 Porterby address
Yahara Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Edgerton
B+
120 students17:1Rate it →
Also serving Porterin other towns
Edgerton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Edgerton
B
413 students14:1Rate it →
J C McKenna Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Evansville
B−
362 students14:1Rate it →
Edgerton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Edgerton
C−
593 students17:1Rate it →
Evansville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Evansville
B
497 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Porter’s schools

Are Porter’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Porter. Edgerton School District and Evansville Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Porter. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 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 Porter in?

Edgerton School District and Evansville Community School District.

Where do Porter kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Edgerton High and Evansville High.

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What Porter families are saying about school.

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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.