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Somers Elementary

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Somers Elementary ranks 615 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

615^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Somers Elementary is a public elementary school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, serving 443 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Kenosha School District, which is ranked 342 out of 426 districts in the state.

Somers Elementary has consistently outperformed the district and state averages in academic performance, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 51.69% of 5th-grade students at Somers Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 45.2% for the district and 51.26% for the state. In math, 59.72% of 3rd-graders at Somers Elementary were proficient or better, compared to 45.59% for the district and 55% for the state. The school has also performed particularly well for its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking in the top quartile of Wisconsin elementary schools in these subgroups.

However, Somers Elementary faces some challenges, including higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, ranging from 17.5% to 29.5% over the past few years. Additionally, the school's performance for its White and Special Education student populations has been relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools in these subgroups. While Somers Elementary outperforms nearby schools like Stocker Elementary, Strange Elementary, and Grant Elementary, it lags behind some higher-performing schools in the Kenosha School District, such as Bose Elementary and Harvey Elementary.

560

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,493

Per pupil spending ?

54.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1245 72nd Ave
Kenosha, WI 53144-7211

(262) 359-3200

District: Kenosha School District

Students who attend Somers Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bullen Middle
High:	Bradford High

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.3%

Hispanic:

22.0%

African American:

20.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 11 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg46%

Wisconsin avg54%

615^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Kenosha School District

342^nd of 426Kenosha School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	615 of 1044	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	668 of 1061	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	665 of 1067	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	527 of 1067	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	586 of 1050	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	406 of 1037	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	424 of 1025	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.8	429 of 1071	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.2	291 of 1075	72.9%	★★★★☆
2015	70.9	274 of 1076	74.5%	★★★★☆
2014	76.2	174 of 1061	83.6%	★★★★☆
2013	74.2	193 of 1053	81.7%	★★★★☆
2012	68.0	324 of 1045	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.2	124 of 1046	88.1%	★★★★☆
2010	79.9	103 of 1045	90.1%	★★★★★
2009	79.7	103 of 1030	90.0%	★★★★★
2008	65.2	385 of 1021	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.7	270 of 689	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.2	190 of 712	73.3%	★★★★☆
2005	59.9	321 of 632	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	74.3	143 of 633	77.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	72 of 144	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.0	21 of 137	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	27 of 138	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	26 of 133	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	46.6	58 of 141	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.4	10 of 161	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	78.0	23 of 165	86.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	130 of 255	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	123 of 269	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	76 of 249	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	161 of 275	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	80.3	33 of 287	88.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	620 of 1001	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	644 of 1011	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	559 of 1010	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.1	457 of 1017	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	543 of 1004	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.9	289 of 1002	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	429 of 997	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	63 of 322	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	60 of 331	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	54 of 290	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	64 of 266	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	50 of 271	81.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	668 of 870	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	687 of 866	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	681 of 871	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	597 of 859	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	652 of 847	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.8	267 of 874	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	242 of 854	71.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	553 of 1000	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	624 of 1012	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	660 of 1011	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	519 of 1017	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	557 of 1003	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	500 of 1002	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	396 of 997	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	642 of 802	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	552 of 790	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.3	712 of 770	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	45.2	380 of 748	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	583 of 746	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	383 of 742	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	483 of 721	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	338 of 718	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	466 of 727	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	503 of 715	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.6	391 of 704	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	375 of 699	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	318 of 718	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	257 of 686	62.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+39 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%~ state avg

Social Studies54%-9 vs state

English Language Arts49%-3 vs state

Science40%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)					Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)					Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Somers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 72nd Ave	Kenosha	53144	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-3200	560	39	14.4	54.1%	276 (49.3%)	113 (20.2%)	123 (22.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.0%)	48.2	615^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.1%		46.1	668^th of 1061 public elementary schools	37.0%	53	47.2	47.1	51.7			59.7	54.4	52.8			54.4	39.7	$13,493	$930	$12,563
Bose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 15th St	Kenosha	53140	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-4044	304	24	12.4	69.1%	122 (40.1%)	72 (23.7%)	83 (27.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.2%)	35.1	769^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.3%		29.4	818^th of 1061 public elementary schools	22.9%	49	32.7	54.3	36.4			38.2	51.4	43.2			54.3	45.7	$15,835	$1,069	$14,766
Harvey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2012 19th Ave	Kenosha	53140	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-4040	322	25	12.9	55.0%	175 (54.3%)	11 (3.4%)	91 (28.3%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (11.8%)	42.9	683^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	34.6%		52.5	599^th of 1061 public elementary schools	43.5%	84	43.5	45.0	45.7			54.4	62.5	48.6			52.5	35.0	$14,734	$995	$13,740
Strange Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5414 49th Ave	Kenosha	53144	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6024	522	40	13.1	82.0%	126 (24.1%)	141 (27.0%)	192 (36.8%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.7%)	13	926^th of 1044 public elementary schools	11.3%		22.2	871^st of 1061 public elementary schools	17.9%	55	28.4	27.9	33.3			21.3	22.1	22.7			35.3	23.5	$15,165	$1,215	$13,950
Schulte School	Public	PK, KG-7	8515 Westminster Dr	Sturtevant	53177	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 664-6300	479	29	16.2	57.0%	193 (40.3%)	90 (18.8%)	123 (25.7%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.5%)	29.6	812^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.2%		43.8	692^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	34.8%	120	50.9	48.1	29.4	24.5	52.6	50.9	37.7	21.2	26.4	42.1	60.4	37.7	$15,414	$963	$14,452
Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1716 35th St	Kenosha	53140	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6346	289	22	12.8	73.7%	82 (28.4%)	66 (22.8%)	114 (39.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.3%)	13.1	924^th of 1044 public elementary schools	11.5%		22.5	867^th of 1061 public elementary schools	18.3%	57	7.9	10.5	36.0			18.9	18.4	40.0			31.6	18.4	$14,090	$899	$13,190
Kenosha School of Language (KSOL)	Public	PK, KG-5	6315 67th Street	Kenosha	53142	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-2006	330	22	15.0	68.2%	25 (7.6%)	10 (3.0%)	293 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	23.7	847^th of 1044 public elementary schools	18.9%		20.5	884^th of 1061 public elementary schools	16.7%	37	18.2	40.0	31.7			35.6	44.4	42.2			48.9	22.2	$11,712	$1,306	$10,405
Forest Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6810 45th Ave	Kenosha	53142	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6319	391	29	13.5	54.5%	184 (47.1%)	28 (7.2%)	131 (33.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.7%)	29.5	814^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.0%		26.4	840^th of 1061 public elementary schools	20.8%	26	45.6	40.0	28.2			41.4	55.0	35.2			47.5	32.5	$14,495	$1,072	$13,423
Nash Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 99th Ave	Kenosha	53142	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 359-3500	576	37	15.5	31.1%	328 (56.9%)	52 (9.0%)	121 (21.0%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (8.5%)	64.5	393^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	62.4%		75.7	225^th of 1061 public elementary schools	78.8%	168	59.6	57.6	54.1			57.3	69.6	64.0			69.6	52.2	$12,841	$661	$12,180
Frank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1816 57th St	Kenosha	53140	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6324	457	40	11.3	85.3%	51 (11.2%)	150 (32.8%)	216 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.3%)	16.6	898^th of 1044 public elementary schools	14.0%		18.5	894^th of 1061 public elementary schools	15.7%	4	14.3	26.2	28.6			12.5	40.0	44.7			32.3	16.9	$14,256	$1,315	$12,941

Frequently Asked Questions about Somers Elementary

What district is Somers Elementary in?

Kenosha School District

What schools do graduates of Somers Elementary attend?

Students who attend Somers Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bullen Middle
High : Bradford High

How many students attend Somers Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Somers Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Somers Elementary?

Students at Somers Elementary are 49% White, 22% Hispanic, 20% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Is Somers Elementary a good school?

Somers Elementary ranks 615^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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