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O Brown Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

828^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

O Brown Elementary is a public elementary school in Racine, Wisconsin, serving 526 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Racine Unified School District, which is ranked 408 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, O Brown Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a 1-star rating.

O Brown Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 39.53% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.14% statewide and 25.76% in the Racine Unified School District. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 38.8% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, 44.3% to 44.49% of students at O Brown Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing O Brown Elementary to other nearby schools in the Racine Unified School District, such as Julian Thomas Elementary, Gifford School, and Jerstad-Agerholm School, the data reveals a concerning trend. Most of these nearby schools also perform poorly on academic measures and have high rates of chronic absenteeism and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. This suggests that the challenges faced by O Brown Elementary are not unique but rather a systemic issue within the Racine Unified School District.

540

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,123

Per pupil spending ?

38.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2115 5 1/2 Mile Rd
Racine, WI 53402-1501

(262) 664-6650

District: Racine Unified School District

Students who attend O Brown Elementary usually attend:

High:

Horlick High

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.0%

Hispanic:

23.1%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (38% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg28%

Wisconsin avg54%

828^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Racine Unified School District

408^th of 426Racine Unified 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	26.6	828 of 1044	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	822 of 1061	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	818 of 1067	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	814 of 1067	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	822 of 1050	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	850 of 1037	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	844 of 1025	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	888 of 1071	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	904 of 1075	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.5	841 of 1076	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.5	729 of 1061	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.2	815 of 1053	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.3	831 of 1045	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.2	960 of 1046	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	29.2	873 of 1045	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.9	830 of 1030	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.7	821 of 1021	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.3	507 of 689	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.0	597 of 712	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.4	463 of 632	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.5	535 of 633	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	141 of 144	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	52 of 161	67.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	72.2	50 of 287	82.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	821 of 1001	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	753 of 1011	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	749 of 1010	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	758 of 1017	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	818 of 1004	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	830 of 1002	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	783 of 997	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	151 of 322	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	153 of 331	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	126 of 290	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.7	42 of 296	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	40.9	150 of 274	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	111 of 266	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	98 of 271	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	703 of 870	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	765 of 866	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	818 of 871	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	678 of 859	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	553 of 847	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	751 of 874	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	738 of 854	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	751 of 1000	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	815 of 1012	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	789 of 1011	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	775 of 1017	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	741 of 1003	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	801 of 1002	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	833 of 997	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	21.2	95 of 119	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	65 of 76	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	505 of 802	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	404 of 790	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	547 of 770	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	562 of 748	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.5	430 of 746	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	339 of 742	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	352 of 721	51.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	652 of 718	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	637 of 727	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	624 of 715	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	624 of 704	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	636 of 699	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	650 of 718	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	645 of 686	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)83rd percentile+65 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies48%-15 vs state

English Language Arts42%-10 vs state

Mathematics33%-21 vs state

Science32%-19 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
O Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2115 5 1/2 Mile Rd	Racine	53402	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 664-6650	540	33	16.2	38.7%	324 (60.0%)	42 (7.8%)	125 (23.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.0%)	26.6	828^th of 1044 public elementary schools	20.7%		28.5	822^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	22.5%	6	39.5	45.2	41.5				38.4	30.7	27.7				48.4		32.3		$16,123	$1,019	$15,105
Jerstad-Agerholm School	Public	PK, KG-8	3535 La Salle St	Racine	53402	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-6075	870	78	11.1	83.3%	155 (17.8%)	348 (40.0%)	277 (31.8%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (9.3%)	4.4	986^th of 1044 public elementary schools	5.6%		3.3	1015^th of 1061 public elementary schools	4.3%	29	18.2	13.2	15.8	13.8	13.6	20.7	15.9	15.4	13.2	3.6	6.4	11.1	31.6	23.2	23.7	16.0	$15,318	$1,511	$13,808
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	915 Romayne Ave	Racine	53402	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-8300	195	19	10.4	79.0%	35 (17.9%)	60 (30.8%)	70 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (15.4%)	19.4	878^th of 1044 public elementary schools	15.9%		12.5	937^th of 1061 public elementary schools	11.7%	59	27.8	48.2	34.4				38.9	22.2	12.5				44.4		25.9		$15,786	$1,704	$14,082
Wadewitz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Yout St	Racine	53404	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-6000	517	45	11.4	77.6%	71 (13.7%)	150 (29.0%)	245 (47.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.1%)	9.7	942^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	9.8%		10.6	945^th of 1061 public elementary schools	10.9%	3	23.7	22.0	18.8				29.0	22.0	20.3				32.0		20.0		$18,555	$1,712	$16,845
Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3871 E Bluestem Dr	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 768-6220	368	27	13.8	25.8%	288 (78.3%)	10 (2.7%)	45 (12.2%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	74.8	243^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	76.7%		74.9	236^th of 1061 public elementary schools	77.8%	7	72.9	62.1	59.0				77.1	63.8	59.0				79.3		60.3		$12,066	$678	$11,388
Gilmore Fine Arts School	Public, Magnet	K-8	2330 Northwestern Ave	Racine	53404	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	Yes	No	No	(262) 664-6800	737	47	15.6	55.4%	246 (33.4%)	136 (18.5%)	259 (35.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (11.9%)	19.3	879^th of 1044 public elementary schools	15.8%		32.9	796^th of 1061 public elementary schools	25.0%	83	36.2	36.4	46.0	39.0	42.1	55.9	17.4	28.6	20.3	14.0	25.4	39.2	45.5	59.8	28.6	45.1	$14,944	$987	$13,958
Red Apple School	Public	K-6	914 Saint Patrick St	Racine	53402	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 619-4500	354	25	14.2	59.3%	136 (38.4%)	85 (24.0%)	85 (24.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.1%)	20.9	870^th of 1044 public elementary schools	16.7%		23.2	863^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	18.7%	7	36.4	27.1	43.4	24.0			38.2	18.8	15.1	22.0			62.5		33.3		$16,036	$974	$15,063
Julian Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	930 Martin Luther King Dr	Racine	53404	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-8400	574	55	10.4	81.7%	22 (3.8%)	193 (33.6%)	321 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	5.8	967^th of 1044 public elementary schools	7.4%		3.4	1013^th of 1061 public elementary schools	4.5%	46	6.9	20.0	12.0				14.7	13.6	1.3				39.5		21.0		$18,663	$1,935	$16,729
21st Century Preparatory School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1220 Mound Ave	Racine	53404	Racine County	Racine Charter One Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(262) 598-0026	438	24	18.2	63.2%	20 (4.6%)	275 (62.8%)	88 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.6%)	5.6	973^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	6.8%		3.9	1006^th of 1061 public elementary schools	5.2%	33	6.1	28.1	17.1	19.4	9.8	26.3	12.1	18.8	9.8	11.1	9.8	2.6	25.0	31.6	15.6	13.2	$10,294	$1,647	$8,647
Gifford School	Public	PK, KG-8	8332 Northwestern Ave	Racine	53406	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 619-4550	1,331	87	15.2	30.0%	838 (63.0%)	82 (6.2%)	275 (20.7%)	24 (1.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (8.0%)	42.2	697^th of 1044 public elementary schools	33.2%		45	683^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	35.6%	14	38.8	49.6	57.3	33.3	48.0	50.0	43.3	48.9	63.4	27.4	51.7	35.6	65.0	69.7	44.5	47.7	$12,271	$944	$11,328

Frequently Asked Questions about O Brown Elementary

What schools do graduates of O Brown Elementary attend?

Students who attend O Brown Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Horlick High

What is the racial makeup of O Brown Elementary?

Students at O Brown Elementary are 60% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% African American.

Is O Brown Elementary a good school?

O Brown Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend O Brown Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 540 students attended O Brown Elementary.

What district is O Brown Elementary in?

Racine Unified School District

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