Quantcast

Southern Wisconsin Times

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

There were 1,783 Black students enrolled in Rock County schools in 2022-23 school year

Webp wisconsin department of public instruction jill underly 2023

WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

WI Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

There were 1,783 Black students enrolled in Rock County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.6% less than the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report.

Data showed that Rock County welcomed 25,150 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 7.1% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 64 schools in Rock County, Memorial High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 280 students.

According to the Nation’s Report Card 2022 results, Black fourth-graders in Wisconsin scored an average of 40 points lower than their white colleagues in both Math and Reading.

Data also showed that Black students were three times as likely to fail the Reading test than white pupils in the state. The gap is even larger in Mathematics, with Black students failing five times more than white students.

Ethnicities in Rock County in 2022-23 School Year
White [67.5%]Hispanic [16.8%]Black [7.1%]Multiracial [7%]Ethnicities <5% [1.6%]
Enrollment in Rock County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of Black students enrollmentTotal Enrollment
ARISE Virtual Academy6.1%147
Adams Elementary School5.8%295
Aldrich Intermediate School20.3%408
Beloit Early Learning12.2%49
Beloit Learning Academy34.4%195
Beloit Virtual School10%60
Clinton Elementary School2.4%532
Clinton High School2.5%355
Clinton Middle School1.9%160
Converse Elementary School17.7%317
Craig High School3.8%1,522
Cunningham Intermediate School22.7%427
East Elementary School0.7%427
Edgerton Community Elementary School1.3%844
Edgerton High School0.7%543
Edgerton Middle School1.2%424
Edison Middle School3.3%611
Evansville High School2.4%509
Fran Fruzen Intermediate School22.3%461
Franklin Middle School12.1%539
Garden Prairie Intermediate School0.8%482
Gaston Elementary School14.9%261
Hackett Elementary School22.7%287
Harmony Elementary School1%308
Harrison Elementary School2.7%258
J. C. McKenna Middle School3%373
Jackson Elementary School1.9%325
Jefferson Elementary School4.4%294
Kennedy Elementary School6.2%372
Levi Leonard Elementary School1.1%353
Lincoln Elementary School5.1%313
Madison Elementary School7.3%329
Marshall Middle School3.7%733
McNeel Intermediate School21.9%462
Memorial High School19.8%1,417
Merrill Elementary School50%180
Milton High School1%1,053
Milton Middle School0.8%511
Monroe Elementary School4.8%354
Northside Intermediate School0.4%715
Parker High School5.6%1,250
Parkview Elementary School0.2%450
Parkview High School0.4%234
Parkview Junior High School1.3%151
Powers Elementary School0.6%315
Preschool 4 Janesville6.7%391
Robinson Elementary School19.3%300
Rock River Charter School11.7%249
Rock University High School5.5%91
Roosevelt Elementary School6.2%354
Theodore Robinson Intermediate School0.6%358
Todd Elementary School14.7%341
Turner High School3.1%459
Turner Middle School2.5%368
Van Buren Elementary School2.2%401
Washington Elementary School3.8%400
West Elementary School1.3%320
Wilson Elementary School22.4%272
Yahara Elementary School1.7%118
Youth Services Center63.6%11

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Aldrich Middle SchoolCunningham Intermediate SchoolGaston Elementary SchoolEdison Middle SchoolWest Elementary SchoolFran Fruzen Intermediate SchoolWisconsin Department of Public InstructionRobinson Elementary SchoolClinton Middle SchoolWashington Elementary SchoolClinton High SchoolEast Elementary SchoolEdgerton Community Elementary SchoolJunior College McKenna Middle SchoolMadison Elementary SchoolTheodore Robinson Intermediate SchoolHackett Elementary SchoolJackson Elementary SchoolEdgerton Middle SchoolPreschool 4 JanesvilleCraig High SchoolYouth Services CenterARISE Virtual AcademyMerrill Elementary SchoolClinton Elementary SchoolEvansville High SchoolTurner High SchoolMilton Middle SchoolHarrison Elementary SchoolLincoln Elementary SchoolKennedy Elementary SchoolMarshall Middle SchoolBeloit Virtual SchoolBeloit Early Learning At Royce CenterParker High SchoolRoosevelt Elementary SchoolMonroe Elementary SchoolParkview Junior High SchoolConverse Elementary SchoolAdams Elementary SchoolHarmony Elementary SchoolTurner Middle SchoolNorthside IntermediateMilton High SchoolJefferson Elementary SchoolMcNeel Middle SchoolGarden Prairie Intermediate SchoolPowers Elementary SchoolRock University High SchoolWilson Elementary SchoolLevi Leonard Elementary SchoolVan Buren Elementary SchoolYahara Elementary SchoolParkview High SchoolParkview Elementary SchoolMemorial High SchoolEdgerton High SchoolFranklin Middle SchoolTodd Elementary SchoolRock River Charter SchoolBeloit Learning Academy

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS