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Strange Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

926^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Strange Elementary is a public elementary school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, serving 451 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 and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Strange Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Wisconsin elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the Forward Exam, is significantly below the Kenosha School District and Wisconsin state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.38% of 3rd graders at Strange Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.92% in the Kenosha School District and 52.14% statewide. Strange Elementary also faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.7% to 29.5% over the past few years, and a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 70.73% to 79.35% in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Kenosha School District, such as Dimensions of Learning Academy and Roosevelt Elementary, generally outperform Strange Elementary on academic measures, suggesting that the challenges faced by Strange Elementary may be unique to the school and not necessarily reflective of the broader district performance. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and supporting students from low-income families could be key focus areas for the school to improve overall academic achievement.

522

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,165

Per pupil spending ?

82%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5414 49th Ave
Kenosha, WI 53144-3822

(262) 359-6024

District: Kenosha School District

Students who attend Strange Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Mahone Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.8%

African American:

27.0%

White:

24.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (27% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg46%

Wisconsin avg54%

926^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	13.0	926 of 1044	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	871 of 1061	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	815 of 1067	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	891 of 1067	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	918 of 1050	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	869 of 1037	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	876 of 1025	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	933 of 1071	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	947 of 1075	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.1	907 of 1076	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.1	939 of 1061	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.3	930 of 1053	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.4	948 of 1045	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	943 of 1046	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	25.2	896 of 1045	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.8	842 of 1030	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.1	845 of 1021	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.8	496 of 689	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.8	551 of 712	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.3	507 of 632	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.2	440 of 633	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	85 of 144	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	36 of 141	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.5	59 of 161	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.4	94 of 165	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	188 of 255	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	140 of 269	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	92 of 249	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	112 of 248	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.3	163 of 222	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	126 of 275	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	137 of 287	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	867 of 1001	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	834 of 1011	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	785 of 1010	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	879 of 1017	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	844 of 1004	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	859 of 1002	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	852 of 997	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	177 of 322	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	193 of 331	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	160 of 290	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	173 of 296	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	219 of 274	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.7	108 of 266	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	153 of 271	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	804 of 870	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	710 of 866	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	588 of 871	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	659 of 859	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	754 of 847	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	731 of 874	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	773 of 854	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	885 of 1000	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	810 of 1012	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	718 of 1011	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	793 of 1017	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	891 of 1003	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	800 of 1002	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	851 of 997	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	597 of 802	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	630 of 790	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	581 of 770	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	525 of 748	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	484 of 746	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	550 of 742	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	589 of 721	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	678 of 718	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	583 of 727	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	435 of 715	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	468 of 704	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	526 of 699	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	604 of 718	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	484 of 686	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies35%-28 vs state

English Language Arts30%-22 vs state

Science24%-27 vs state

Mathematics22%-32 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 English Language Arts 8th 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 Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3322 Roosevelt Rd	Kenosha	53142	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6097	491	34	14.6	61.5%	224 (45.6%)	56 (11.4%)	149 (30.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.0%)	62.5	422^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	59.6%		61	469^th of 1061 public elementary schools	55.8%	47	57.5	58.8	48.2				67.5	58.8	50.0				77.5		56.3		$12,142	$1,032	$11,109
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
Brass Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 15th Ave	Kenosha	53143	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-8000	462	36	12.8	87.9%	69 (14.9%)	152 (32.9%)	185 (40.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.5%)	5.3	977^th of 1044 public elementary schools	6.4%		4.9	987^th of 1061 public elementary schools	7.0%	10	12.7	24.2	6.2				9.5	11.5	1.5				37.7		18.0		$14,196	$1,343	$12,854
Lakeview K-8 Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6729 18th Avenue	Kenosha	53143	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 359-2746	988	68	14.5	46.8%	522 (52.8%)	54 (5.5%)	306 (31.0%)	21 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.4%)	58.8	480^th of 1044 public elementary schools	54.0%		60.6	478^th of 1061 public elementary schools	54.9%	2	52.9	55.9	58.9	62.0	54.4	59.8	54.9	57.8	52.7	48.9	50.9	50.5	64.7	65.4	57.8	55.1	$13,100	$661	$12,439
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
Grewenow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7714 20th Ave	Kenosha	53143	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6362	310	24	12.9	68.4%	153 (49.4%)	39 (12.6%)	87 (28.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (9.0%)	27.1	826^th of 1044 public elementary schools	20.9%		44.5	687^th of 1061 public elementary schools	35.2%	139	31.4	38.1	45.0				34.3	47.6	30.0				47.6		30.2		$13,989	$1,126	$12,862
Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8542 Cooper Rd	Pleasant Prairie	53158	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 359-2110	459	33	14.1	37.0%	265 (57.7%)	22 (4.8%)	130 (28.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.9%)	50.1	584^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.1%		66.9	379^th of 1061 public elementary schools	64.3%	205	41.3	50.0	65.7				46.0	53.1	60.9				60.9		39.1		$12,754	$661	$12,093

Frequently Asked Questions about Strange Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Strange Elementary?

Students at Strange Elementary are 37% Hispanic, 27% African American, 24% White, 11% Two or more races.

How many students attend Strange Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Strange Elementary.

What district is Strange Elementary in?

Kenosha School District

What schools do graduates of Strange Elementary attend?

Students who attend Strange Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mahone Middle

Is Strange Elementary a good school?

Strange Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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