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Craig High

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Craig High ranks 298 th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 31% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Craig High is a public high school located in Janesville, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,467 students. It is part of the Janesville School District, which is ranked 255 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Craig High's performance has been inconsistent compared to other high schools in the state, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 185 and 375 over the past 10 years and its SchoolDigger rating ranging from 1 to 3 stars. The school's performance for different student subgroups is also mixed, with Craig High's ranking for Hispanic and Multi-racial students being particularly low, indicating significant achievement gaps. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rates have been relatively high, ranging from 17.7% to 27.3% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Rock University High, a public charter school, consistently outperforms Craig High and the Janesville School District on test scores and statewide rankings. In contrast, Parker High and Rock River Charter School perform similarly or worse than Craig High on many metrics.

1,400

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,952

Per pupil spending ?

37.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 S Randall Ave
Janesville, WI 53545-4398

(608) 743-5200

District: Janesville School District

Feeder schools for Craig High:

Elementary:	Harrison Elementary
	Jackson Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	Kennedy Elementary
	More...
	Monroe Elementary
	Roosevelt Elementary
Middle:	Marshall Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.6%

Hispanic:

15.8%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 17% Wisconsin)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg37%

Wisconsin avg46%

298^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Janesville School District

255^th of 426Janesville School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	298 of 431	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	375 of 431	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	301 of 415	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	228 of 391	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	258 of 390	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	224 of 400	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	226 of 410	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.8	185 of 410	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.5	256 of 408	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.3	292 of 466	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.2	167 of 462	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.0	129 of 457	71.8%	★★★★☆
2012	66.9	152 of 452	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.5	110 of 445	75.3%	★★★★☆
2010	67.2	154 of 450	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.8	263 of 438	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.2	244 of 437	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	70.9	83 of 281	70.5%	★★★★☆
2006	58.1	174 of 292	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.5	161 of 287	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.1	150 of 275	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	46.1	24 of 50	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	24 of 48	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	252 of 358	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.6	314 of 353	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	307 of 329	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	267 of 343	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	228 of 332	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	215 of 343	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	228 of 355	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	99 of 126	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	110 of 119	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	66 of 86	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	48 of 68	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	72 of 86	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	215 of 335	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.9	293 of 326	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	232 of 271	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	223 of 250	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	145 of 226	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	177 of 251	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	187 of 255	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	270 of 380	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	323 of 365	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	215 of 359	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	172 of 347	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	233 of 334	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	194 of 354	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	209 of 373	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	75 of 81	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	51 of 56	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.9	18 of 35	48.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	71 of 93	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	40 of 55	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	201 of 285	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.8	267 of 300	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	188 of 271	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	150 of 269	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	156 of 266	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	140 of 266	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	143 of 261	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Asian (2023)52nd percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

White (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%~ state avg

Science44%~ state avg

Social Studies38%-10 vs state

Mathematics37%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Craig High	Public	9-12	401 S Randall Ave	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-5200	1,400	103	13.5	37.2%	1,017 (72.6%)	49 (3.5%)	221 (15.8%)	29 (2.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (5.6%)	38.1	298^th of 431 public high schools	30.9%		21	375^th of 431 public high schools	13.0%	77	47.0	37.1	43.6	37.5	$12,952	$839	$12,113
Rock River Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	31 W Milwaukee St	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 752-8273	267	16	16.6	76.4%	170 (63.7%)	33 (12.4%)	27 (10.1%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.9%)								(n/a)				16.0	$10,906	$1,456	$9,450
Parker High	Public	9-12	3125 Mineral Point Ave	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-5600	1,272	99	12.8	46.9%	869 (68.3%)	79 (6.2%)	200 (15.7%)	28 (2.2%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (7.1%)	32.1	327^th of 431 public high schools	24.1%		21.3	372^nd of 431 public high schools	13.7%	45	47.7	33.9	39.5	32.7	$14,641	$923	$13,718
Rock University High	Public, Charter	9-12	6004 S County Road G	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 743-7425	93	6	15.6	37.6%	71 (76.3%)	2 (2.2%)	16 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	98.4	2^nd of 431 public high schools	99.5%		88.7	27^th of 431 public high schools	93.7%	25		76.5	82.4	84.0	$12,279	$323	$11,956
Milton High	Public	9-12	114 W High St	Milton	53563	Rock County	Milton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 868-9300	1,057	62	17.0	20.2%	920 (87.0%)	13 (1.2%)	59 (5.6%)	19 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.8%)	54.3	202^nd of 431 public high schools	53.1%		52.3	205^th of 431 public high schools	52.4%	3	47.8	45.1	45.6	55.2	$12,116	$183	$11,933
Turner High	Public	9-12	1231 E Inman Pkwy	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit Turner School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 364-6370	459	30	15.2	36.6%	335 (73.0%)	15 (3.3%)	58 (12.6%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.4%)	44.2	259^th of 431 public high schools	39.9%		35.7	304^th of 431 public high schools	29.5%	45	54.7	33.0	46.2	40.3	$11,880	$586	$11,293
Clinton Senior High	Public	9-12	112 Milwaukee Rd	Clinton	53525	Rock County	Clinton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 676-2223	312	25	12.6	32.7%	250 (80.1%)	5 (1.6%)	50 (16.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	51.2	215^th of 431 public high schools	50.1%		36.9	297^th of 431 public high schools	31.1%	82	59.7	44.8	44.8	35.4	$13,776	$316	$13,460
Edgerton High	Public	9-12	200 Elm High Dr	Edgerton	53534	Rock County	Edgerton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 561-6020	593	36	16.5	30.5%	495 (83.5%)	7 (1.2%)	61 (10.3%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	54.8	201^st of 431 public high schools	53.4%		71.4	92^nd of 431 public high schools	78.7%	109	43.8	42.0	46.4	63.8	$13,450	$249	$13,202
Memorial High	Public	9-12	1225 4th St	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 361-3005	1,305	89	14.6	61.9%	407 (31.2%)	272 (20.8%)	513 (39.3%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (7.9%)	3	420^th of 431 public high schools	2.6%		3.5	422^nd of 431 public high schools	2.1%	2	16.3	12.2	14.1	19.3	$13,121	$1,070	$12,051
Beloit Learning Academy	Public	6-12	910 Townline Ave	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-2200	153	11	14.5	78.4%	29 (19.0%)	56 (36.6%)	51 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.8%)								(n/a)					$14,144	$1,735	$12,409

Frequently Asked Questions about Craig High

What schools feed into Craig High?

Craig High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Harrison Elementary
Elementary : Jackson Elementary
Elementary : Jefferson Elementary
Elementary : Kennedy Elementary
Elementary : Monroe Elementary
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary
Middle : Marshall Middle

What district is Craig High in?

Janesville School District

Is Craig High a good school?

Craig High ranks 298^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Craig High?

Students at Craig High are 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Craig High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,400 students attended Craig High.

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