Enrollment
362
Middle
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550444000479
J C McKenna Middle
307 S 1st Street, Evansville, WI 53536 · (608) 882-4780 · Rock County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
65 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 130 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 123 | 34% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
J C McKenna Middle→Evansville High
Based on grade levels within Evansville Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
57.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.7% | 57.1% |
| 2023-24 | 56.4% | 59.0% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
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 J C McKenna Middle
J C McKenna Middle's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J C McKenna Middle this school | 362 | 18.0% | 59.8% |
| Freedom Middle Freedom | 339 | 18.6% | 63.8% |
| Wrightstown Middle Wrightstown | 398 | 19.3% | 71.0% |
| North Shore Middle Hartland | 354 | 15.8% | 85.4% |
| Kiel Middle Kiel | 338 | 18.9% | 70.2% |
| Lodi Middle Lodi | 324 | 17.9% | 66.4% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 J C McKenna Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Rock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #145 of 323 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #175 of 327 ▼ 14 | #5 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #148 of 327 ▼ 5 | #4 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #178 of 389 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #175 of 265 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #179 of 265 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.0% | #277 of 323 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #101 of 176 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
362
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 362 | 26.3 | 13.8:1 | 18% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 28.5 | 12.7:1 | 24% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 28.2 | 13.2:1 | 26% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 24% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 20% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 26% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 27% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 34 | 13.6:1 | 13% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 400 | 29 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J C McKenna Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (405 to 362); teachers down 6% (28 to 26.3).
About J C McKenna Middle
J C McKenna Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Evansville, Wisconsin, one of the schools in Evansville Community School District. Its 362 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
Besides J C McKenna Middle, Evansville Community School District runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 1,622 students.
Federal enrollment data show J C McKenna Middle is 85% White. It is also 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That is close to the 82% White share among all Rock County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 26.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.8:1. On average, middle schools in Wisconsin have 12.8:1, compared with 13.8:1 here. Around 18% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Rock County averages 47%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for J C McKenna Middle is C+. Compared with Wisconsin public middle schools, the school scored higher than 35% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, J C McKenna Middle is 6.9 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 59.8% actual, 66.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Across Rock County, the median household income is $75,673, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Rock County is home to 65 public schools and about 25,542 public school students.
Nearby, Levi Leonard Elementary is about 0.3 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts J C McKenna Middle at 3rd of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, J C McKenna Middle's enrollment declined 7%, to 362.
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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 Evansville Community School District
- Evansville HighHigh · 497 students
- Levi Leonard ElementaryElementary · 424 students
- Theodore Robinson Intermediate SchoolElementary · 339 students
Other schools in Evansville
- Evansville HighHigh · 497 students
- Levi Leonard ElementaryElementary · 424 students
- Theodore Robinson Intermediate SchoolElementary · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Levi Leonard Elementary0.3 mi · 424
- Theodore Robinson Intermediate School0.4 mi · 339
- Evansville High0.6 mi · 497
- Brooklyn Elementary6.6 mi · 363
- Yahara Elementary7.5 mi · 120
- Albany High8.2 mi · 75
Frequently asked questions
About J C McKenna MiddleHow large is J C McKenna Middle?
J C McKenna Middle enrolls approximately 362 students in grades 06-08.
Is J C McKenna Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
J C McKenna Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at J C McKenna Middle?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at J C McKenna Middle.
How diverse is J C McKenna Middle?
J C McKenna Middle reports a student body of 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees J C McKenna Middle?
J C McKenna Middle is overseen by Evansville Community School District in Rock County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.