Robinson Elementary

Robinson Elementary is a PK–5 school with 477 students at 1801 Cranston Rd in Beloit, Wisconsin, part of the Beloit School District. It serves a high-poverty community — about 69.81% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025 — and the district overall ranks 426 of 432 in Wisconsin. Robinson's own statewide standing is near the bottom: 953 of 1039 schools in 2025–2026, the 8th percentile, with 0 stars. That follows the 6th percentile in 2024–2025 and the 11th percentile in 2023–2024, part of a long decline from the 34th percentile in 2010–2011.

Test results in 2025–2026 fall below state averages in every subject and grade reported. ELA was 19.12% in 3rd grade, 12.16% in 4th, and 12.5% in 5th, against roughly 52–54% statewide. Math ranged from a relative bright spot of 38.24% in 3rd grade — the highest among same-district Beloit elementary peers — down to 3.57% in 5th grade, the lowest among all nearby schools listed. Science came in at 17.33% (state 53.46%) and social studies at 32.43% (state 65.51%). Nearby schools in other districts outperform Robinson by wide margins: Garden Prairie Intermediate School ranks 53rd percentile with 3 stars, while Jackson Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, and Clinton Elementary all sit in the 34th–39th percentile.

Chronic absenteeism is a major barrier at 39.4%, more than double Wisconsin's 17.3% rate, though better than the district's 42.7%. High-performing neighbors are far lower — 5.5% at Garden Prairie Intermediate School, 7.2% at Powers Elementary, and 4.6% at Clinton Elementary. Per-pupil spending was $13,926 in 2024–2025, down from $17,928 in 2022–2023, while the student-teacher ratio rose from 11.7 to 16.1. Notably, Jackson Elementary and Lincoln Elementary have higher poverty rates yet much stronger outcomes, suggesting poverty alone doesn't explain the results. Subgroup results also vary widely, with some student groups ranking near the middle of the state while others land in the bottom decile.