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Best Elementary Schools
in Racine Unified School District

This page covers 17 elementary schools in Racine Unified School District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
West Ridge Elementary
Grades PK–05390 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.7:1) · above-average investment ($19,548/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
9.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
83%
High economic need
2
rank
Gifford School
Grades PK–081,411 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,548/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
15.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
30%
Low economic need
3
rank
Jerstad-Agerholm School
Grades PK–08899 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.7:1) · above-average investment ($19,548/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
9.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
79%
High economic need
4
rank
RUSD Montessori
Grades PK–05325 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,548/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
34%
Low economic need
5
rank
O Brown Elementary
Grades PK–05463 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,548/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
44%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Red Apple Elementary
Grades KG–05283 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.6:1) · above-average investment ($19,548/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
11.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
62%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Roosevelt Elementary
Grades PK–05215 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.5:1) · above-average investment ($19,548/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
9.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
84%
High economic need
8
rank
Schulte Elementary
Grades PK–05313 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,548/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
13.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
55%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Jones Elementary
Grades PK–05149 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.7:1) · above-average investment ($19,548/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
8.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
82%
High economic need
10
rank
Gilmore Fine Arts School
Grades KG–08695 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.0:1) · above-average investment ($19,548/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
13.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
54%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7 more elementary schools in Racine Unified School District not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
17
Elementary Schools
26
Total Schools
56
#1 Score
53
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.