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Parker High

Public Grades 9-12

327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 24% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Parker High is a public high school located in Janesville, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,291 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.

Parker High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin high schools, with a ranking between 320-385 out of 400-431 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is below the state and district averages, particularly in mathematics, where only 33.89% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 42.73% and the district average of 31.98%. Parker High also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 17.7% to 28.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the Janesville School District, such as Rock University High and Craig High, significantly outperform Parker High in academic metrics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 84% of 10th-grade students at Rock University High were proficient or better in Social Studies, compared to only 32.65% at Parker High. The school's leadership and the Janesville School District should prioritize targeted interventions and support to improve academic achievement, attendance, and equity for all students at Parker High.

1,272

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,641

Per pupil spending ?

46.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3125 Mineral Point Ave
Janesville, WI 53548-3240

(608) 743-5600

District: Janesville School District

Feeder schools for Parker High:

Elementary:	Lincoln Elementary
	Madison Elementary
	Van Buren Elementary
	Washington Elementary
Middle:	Franklin Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.3%

Hispanic:

15.7%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2022 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (38% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg37%

Wisconsin avg46%

327^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	32.1	327 of 431	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	372 of 431	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	385 of 415	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	373 of 391	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	331 of 390	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	371 of 400	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	346 of 410	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.6	339 of 410	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.6	320 of 408	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.2	332 of 466	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.9	341 of 462	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	54.1	254 of 457	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.9	296 of 452	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.1	300 of 445	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.9	239 of 450	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.1	338 of 438	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.5	364 of 437	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.4	209 of 281	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.4	238 of 292	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.5	218 of 287	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.0	237 of 275	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	22.5	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	288 of 358	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	317 of 353	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	310 of 329	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	319 of 343	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	311 of 332	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	327 of 343	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	275 of 355	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	83 of 126	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	88 of 119	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	56 of 97	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	55 of 86	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.0	67 of 76	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	268 of 335	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	273 of 326	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	250 of 271	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	201 of 250	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	187 of 226	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	234 of 255	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	279 of 380	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	313 of 365	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	338 of 359	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	310 of 347	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	258 of 334	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	321 of 354	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	335 of 373	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	53 of 81	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.1	66 of 71	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	50 of 56	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	90 of 93	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	55 of 95	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	230 of 285	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	262 of 300	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	259 of 271	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	261 of 269	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	209 of 266	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	249 of 266	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	226 of 261	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2019)17th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%~ state avg

Science40%-4 vs state

Mathematics34%-9 vs state

Social Studies33%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Parker High

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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
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 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
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 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
Parkview High	Public	9-12	408 W Beloit St	Orfordville	53576	Rock County	Parkview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 879-2994	187	16	11.6	34.2%	172 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	70.2	96^th of 431 public high schools	77.7%		42.2	267^th of 431 public high schools	38.1%	171	51.0	51.0	54.9	66.7	$8,904	$1,036	$7,867
Parkview Academy of Virtual Education	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	408 W Beloit St	Orfordville	53576	Rock County	Parkview School District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(608) 879-2994	51	1	66.2	45.1%	44 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.8%)								(n/a)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Parker High

What schools feed into Parker High?

Parker High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Madison Elementary
Elementary : Van Buren Elementary
Elementary : Washington Elementary
Middle : Franklin Middle

What is the racial makeup of Parker High?

Students at Parker High are 68% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Parker High a good school?

Parker High ranks in the bottom 24.1% of Wisconsin high schools.

What district is Parker High in?

Janesville School District

How many students attend Parker High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,272 students attended Parker High.

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