Middle school (grades 6-8) · Orfordville, WI

Parkview Junior High

Federal NCES profile for Parkview Junior High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 551113001477
0/100100/10029/100
👥 S:T ratio
38
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
46
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Parkview Junior High earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 76% of Wisconsin schools.

#3 of 3
public schools in Orfordville · Resource Index
29
Resource Index · Lower
15.5:1
large classes for Wisconsin
32.5%
free-lunch eligible

Parkview Junior High has class sizes larger than 76% of Wisconsin schools. Computed live against every Wisconsin school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Parkview Junior High ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Orfordville, WI.

Enrollment

171

Wisconsin · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

11.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.5:1

vs 14.4:1 Wisconsin avg

+8% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

32.5%

vs 38.5% Wisconsin avg

-16% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Parkview Junior High compares with Wisconsin and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Parkview Junior High

Parkview Junior High is a mid-sized middle school in Orfordville, Wisconsin, enrolling 171 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 15.5:1 puts it in the larger third of Wisconsin schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 32.5% lands close to the Wisconsin typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 171 puts it in the smaller third of Wisconsin schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,202 scored Wisconsin schools.

Among 285 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Wisconsin schools statewide, it ranks #254, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment) (diversity index 15/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 684 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.6% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Parkview School District also operates Parkview Elementary (428 students) and Parkview High (187 students) alongside Parkview Junior High.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Parkview Junior High compares

Parkview Junior High on the metrics families compare, against Wisconsin and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Wisconsin Wisconsin avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.5:1 ▲ 8% 14.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 32.5% ▼ 16% 38.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 171 top 74% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.5:1
Leaner classes than 42% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
171
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
32.5%
free-lunch eligible - 16% below the Wisconsin average of 38.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
15.5:1
students per teacher - 8% above state mean
Top 76% in Wisconsin - lower ratio than 24% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
21.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$14,652
per pupil, district-wide - below Wisconsin avg of $14,919
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
10
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 91.8%
Two or More 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino 3.5%
African American 0.6%

Largest group: White at 91.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 15.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 15.4, Parkview Junior High is less mixed than the Wisconsin school average of 35.7.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Parkview School District, which includes Parkview Junior High.

$14,652
Per student
-2%
vs Wisconsin
Avg $14,919
-12%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 42.1%
State 48.0%
Federal 9.9%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Parkview Junior High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Parkview Elementary Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Parkview High Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Parkview Academy of Virtual Education Smaller Lower economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Parkview Junior High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Parkview School District · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Wisconsin, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Parkview Junior High

How many students attend Parkview Junior High?

Parkview Junior High has 171 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Orfordville, WI.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkview Junior High?

The student-teacher ratio at Parkview Junior High is 15.5:1, which is 8% higher than the Wisconsin average of 14.4:1 and 1% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Parkview Junior High?

32.5% of students at Parkview Junior High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Wisconsin average of 38.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Parkview Junior High?

The largest demographic group at Parkview Junior High is White at 91.8% of enrollment, in Orfordville, WI.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Parkview Junior High?

Parkview Junior High has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Parkview Junior High rank among public schools in Orfordville?

By Resource Investment Index, Parkview Junior High ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Orfordville, WI. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Orfordville on the city page.

Is Parkview Junior High a good school?

Parkview Junior High earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 76% of Wisconsin schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Parkview School District?

Besides Parkview Junior High, Parkview School District also operates Parkview Elementary (428 students), Parkview High (187 students), and Parkview Academy of Virtual Education (51 students). See the Parkview School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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