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What's one thing Craig High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,400
High
DISTRICT 758 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JANESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550702000757
Craig High
401 S Randall Ave, Janesville, WI 53545 · (608) 743-5200 · Rock County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,400 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
103 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
521 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 358 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 366 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 338 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 338 | 24% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Craig High
Craig High's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig High this school | 1,400 | 37.2% | 34.5% |
| Watertown High Watertown | 1,012 | 34.7% | 33.2% |
| Beaver Dam High Beaver Dam | 1,031 | 40.3% | 43.1% |
| Sparta High Sparta | 871 | 40.8% | 33.4% |
| Monroe High Monroe | 686 | 35.7% | 41.9% |
| Reedsburg Area High Reedsburg | 889 | 38.6% | 45.4% |
Matched among Wisconsin high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Craig High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Rock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #323 of 402 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,400 | #34 of 532 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #110 of 325 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #98 of 325 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.2% | #180 of 418 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #53 of 203 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,400
+131 (+10%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,486
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,400 | 103.2 | 13.6:1 | 37% (521) |
| 2023-24 | 1,467 | 107.1 | 13.7:1 | 41% (596) |
| 2022-23 | 1,522 | 112.4 | 13.5:1 | 37% (568) |
| 2020-21 | 1,269 | 104 | 12.2:1 | 38% (476) |
| 2017-18 | 1,688 | 128.2 | 13.2:1 | 31% (526) |
| 2015-16 | 1,632 | 115 | 14.2:1 | 35% (572) |
| 2010-11 | 1,638 | 116 | 14.1:1 | 32% (523) |
| 2000-01 | 1,770 | 110 | 16.1:1 | 19% (342) |
| 1990-91 | 1,486 | 88 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Craig High.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,688 to 1,400); teachers down 20% (128.2 to 103.2).
About Craig High
Craig High is a large high school serving families in Janesville, Wisconsin. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 1,400 students. Against the 475-student average for high schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 195% higher.
Craig High is in Janesville School District, a district with 9,355 students across 22 schools.
Craig High is 73% White by enrollment. Other students are 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Rock County residents are about 82% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Craig High operates with 103.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.6:1. On average, high schools in Wisconsin have 14.6:1, compared with 13.6:1 here. Craig High reports 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Rock County averages 47%, higher than here.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 34.5%, is 20.3 points below the 54.8% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools.
Craig High is located in Rock County, where the median household income is $75,673, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Besides Craig High, Rock County has 64 other public schools.
Roosevelt Elementary is located about 0.4 miles from Craig High. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 34.5% is below the 53.5% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Craig High inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Federal data show a 10% enrollment increase, from 1,269 in 2020-21 to 1,400 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.2:1 to 13.6:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Craig High. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Rock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,350
Census ACS
Median income
$75,673
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
25,542 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Janesville School District
- Parker HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Marshall MiddleMiddle · 747 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 587 students
- Franklin MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 412 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 410 students
Other schools in Janesville
- Parker HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Marshall MiddleMiddle · 747 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 587 students
- Franklin MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 412 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 410 students
Other Craig High schools
One other US public school is named Craig High. Craig High is the largest of the 2.
- Craig High SchoolCraig, AK · 67 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Elementary0.4 mi · 412
- Adams Elementary0.9 mi · 267
- Monroe Elementary0.9 mi · 376
- Preschool 4 Janesville1.0 mi · 345
- Marshall Middle1.1 mi · 747
- Rock River Charter School1.2 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Craig HighHow large is Craig High?
Craig High enrolls approximately 1,400 students in grades 09-12.
Is Craig High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Craig High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Craig High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Craig High is approximately 13.6:1 (103 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Craig High?
Craig High reports a student body of 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Craig High?
Craig High is overseen by Janesville School District in Rock County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.