Summary:
The city of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin is home to three elementary schools serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade: Pleasant Prairie Elementary, Whittier Elementary, and Prairie Lane Elementary. While all three schools are part of the Kenosha School District, they exhibit notable differences in academic performance, student demographics, and other key metrics.
Of the three schools, Prairie Lane Elementary stands out as the top performer, ranking 52nd out of 1,067 Wisconsin elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Prairie Lane students significantly outpaced their peers in the Kenosha School District and across Wisconsin on the Forward Exam, with high proficiency rates in subjects like English Language Arts and science. The school also boasts the lowest chronic absenteeism rate and the smallest percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a more advantaged student population.
In contrast, the other two elementary schools, Pleasant Prairie Elementary and Whittier Elementary, performed below the state averages on the Forward Exam. Whittier Elementary stands out as the most racially diverse of the three, with a student body that is 59.21% white, 22.38% Hispanic, and 8.86% Black. All three schools had similar per-student funding levels, indicating that factors beyond just resources may be driving the performance differences observed across the district.
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