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Schools in Yorkville · Union Grove Union High School District, Yorkville Joint No. 2 School District

Yorkville’s public schools outscore 82% of Wisconsin districts

47% of students in Yorkville’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Yorkville, 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.

#74of 362 Wisconsin townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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
45%
▲ 7 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
▲ 9 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
99–100%
▲ 8–10 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 16% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Union Grove Union High
Students per teacher
15.6
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,497 students on the public path
In brief

Yorkville’s schools, in brief

Yorkville runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Yorkville Elementary (PK–8) is Yorkville’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Union Grove Union High School District with Dover, Raymond and Union Grove: Union Grove High in Union Grove. The high school’s own results earn a C+. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 47% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 99–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Union Grove Union High spends $13,754 per student and Yorkville Joint No. 2 $13,910, 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 Yorkville’s grade

B+ Test scoresA+ Graduation

A−: better than 82% of Wisconsin school districts, #74 of 362 Wisconsin towns. 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 82%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (534)Better than 80%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 558 test results and a graduating class of 286 could put Yorkville anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Yorkville’s students in the tested grades sat them (558 in math, 558 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Yorkville ElementaryYorkville Joint No. 2 School DistrictA
9–12Union Grove Highin Union GroveC+

Yorkville runs its own schools through grade 8 (Yorkville Joint No. 2 School District). From grade 9, students attend the Union Grove Union High School District, shared with Dover, Raymond and Union Grove. Its high school is in Union Grove. Parts of Yorkville (16% of its land) are served by Union Grove Joint No. 1 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Yorkville

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

Union Grove Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,032 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 16.2 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,754WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Yorkville Joint No. 2 School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 465 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,910WI $16,459 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Union Grove Union High School District40%
State average 38.1% · 260 students tested
Math · 9–12, Union Grove Union High School District36%
State average 38.7% · 260 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Yorkville Joint No. 2 School District49%
State average 38.1% · 298 students tested
Math · PK–8, Yorkville Joint No. 2 School District57%
State average 38.7% · 298 students tested

Yorkville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
YorkvilleA−Yorkville Joint No. 2 PK–8 · Union Grove Union High 9–12
Union GroveB+Union Grove Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Union Grove Union High 9–12
Mount PleasantDRacine
DoverBBurlington Area PK–12 · Dover No. 1 PK–8 · Union Grove Union High 9–12
ParisA−Paris Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Westosha Central High 9–12
RaymondA−Raymond No. 14 PK–8 · Union Grove Union High 9–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Union Grove Union High with Yorkville for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Yorkville

2 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 Yorkvilleby address
Yorkville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Union Grove
A
465 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Yorkvillein other towns
Union Grove High
High · Grades 9–12 · Union Grove
C+
1,032 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Yorkville’s schools

Are Yorkville’s schools good?

By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Yorkville children attend outscore 82% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #74 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Yorkville in?

Two districts: Yorkville Joint No. 2 School District runs grades PK–8, and Union Grove Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Dover, Raymond and Union Grove.

Where do Yorkville kids go to high school?

Union Grove High in Union Grove, with 1,032 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Yorkville’s graduation rate?

99–100% of the class of 2023 in Union Grove Union High School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Yorkville spend per student?

$13,754 in Union Grove Union High School District and $13,910 in Yorkville Joint No. 2 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.