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Horlick High

Public Grades 9-12

496^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 7% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Horlick High is a 9–12 public high school in Racine, Wisconsin, serving 1,212 students in the Racine Unified School District, which itself ranks 411th of 432 Wisconsin districts (5th percentile, 0 stars). In 2025–2026, Horlick ranked 496th of 533 high schools statewide — 7th percentile, 0 stars. That is a slight relative improvement over prior years, when the school sat in the 1st–2nd percentile, but it still places Horlick in the bottom decile of Wisconsin high schools and near the bottom of its local peer group. Among nearby same-district schools, The REAL School (32nd percentile), Walden III High (43rd percentile), and Case High (14th percentile) all rank higher, while Horlick is essentially tied with Park High (8th percentile).

Outcome data for 2024–2025 show the same pattern. Horlick's graduation rate was 84.8%, below the district's 85.3% and the state's 92.0%, though better than Park High's 81.1%. Its dropout rate of 3.7% is higher than the district and more than triple the state rate, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 56.7% is more than triple the state figure and nearly identical to Park High's 57.6% — far above Oak Creek High (20.9%) or Walden III (20.8%). Tenth-grade test scores in 2025–2026 were below district and state in every subject: 7.05% proficient in math (district 15.67%, state 42.93%), 14.6% in English language arts, 14.85% in social studies, and 12.33% in science. Horlick trails Case, Walden III, The REAL School, Oak Creek, and Bradford High in social studies, ELA, and math, and edges out only Park High in science.

Resources don't appear to be the main limitation. Horlick spends $17,568 per student — more than most nearby schools — and has a 13.6:1 student-teacher ratio, lower than most, with 66.83% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. Bradford High serves a similar poverty level but posts higher test scores, higher graduation, lower dropout, and lower absenteeism, suggesting factors like attendance, school climate, or instruction may matter more. No student subgroup ranks above the bottom quintile, so families should expect academic support and attendance interventions to be central concerns here.

1,212

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,568

Per pupil spending ?

66.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2119 Rapids Dr
Racine, WI 53404-2095

(262) 619-4300

District: Racine Unified School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.9%

White:

28.9%

African American:

27.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (12% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Wisconsin average (85% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg22%

Wisconsin avg46%

496^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Racine Unified School District

411^th of 432Racine 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	496 of 533	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.2	423 of 431	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	423 of 431	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	406 of 415	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	388 of 391	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	383 of 390	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	397 of 400	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	403 of 410	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.1	402 of 410	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.7	400 of 408	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	439 of 466	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.3	430 of 462	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.8	427 of 457	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.9	429 of 452	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.6	417 of 445	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.1	421 of 450	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.9	405 of 438	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.8	409 of 437	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.7	246 of 281	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.7	262 of 292	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.9	260 of 287	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.9	253 of 275	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	72 of 84	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	23 of 26	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	92 of 115	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	4.5	437 of 461	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.1	351 of 358	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	346 of 353	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	321 of 329	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	341 of 343	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	325 of 332	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	341 of 343	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	350 of 355	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	175 of 187	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	123 of 126	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	113 of 119	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	95 of 97	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	83 of 86	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	430 of 446	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.2	330 of 335	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	323 of 326	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	267 of 271	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	248 of 250	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	221 of 226	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	250 of 251	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	250 of 255	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	430 of 462	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.9	373 of 380	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	360 of 365	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	357 of 359	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	346 of 347	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	331 of 334	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	351 of 354	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	369 of 373	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	321 of 333	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	85 of 95	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	324 of 344	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.3	279 of 285	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	294 of 300	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	268 of 271	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	268 of 269	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	227 of 266	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	253 of 266	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	245 of 261	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)20th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)14th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile~ school

White (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies15%-33 vs state

English Language Arts15%-34 vs state

Science12%-31 vs state

Mathematics7%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th 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 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Horlick High	Public	9-12	2119 Rapids Dr	Racine	53404	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 619-4300	1,212	89	13.6	66.8%	350 (28.9%)	328 (27.1%)	435 (35.9%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (7.4%)	5.5	496^th of 533 public high schools	6.9%		2.2	423^rd of 431 public high schools	1.9%	73	14.6	7.1	12.3								14.9		$17,568	$768	$16,800
DOC: Racine Youthful Offender Correction al Facility	Public	11-12	1501 Albert St	Racine	53401	Racine County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(262) 638-1999	32	2	16.0	—	3 (9.4%)	25 (78.1%)	3 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Walden III High	Public	6-12	2340 Mohr Ave	Racine	53405	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 664-6250	692	43	16.2	42.1%	347 (50.1%)	79 (11.4%)	206 (29.8%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.5%)	48.3	303^rd of 533 public high schools	43.2%		52.3	208^th of 431 public high schools	51.7%	95	53.6	18.8	33.3	26.3	42.2	40.4	25.3	22.9	22.0	45.0	55.3	37.6	$15,340	$761	$14,580
Racine County Jail	Public	6-12	717 Wisconsin Ave	Racine	53404	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(262) 635-5600	10	0	50.0	50.0%	0 (0.0%)	7 (70.0%)	3 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$4,750	$761	$3,989
Park High	Public	7-12	1901 12th St	Racine	53403	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 619-4400	1,203	87	13.7	69.7%	254 (21.1%)	354 (29.4%)	493 (41.0%)	9 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (7.2%)	6.8	490^th of 533 public high schools	8.1%		2.2	422^nd of 431 public high schools	2.1%	68	17.9	10.3	12.0								16.4		$17,071	$765	$16,305
Case High	Public	9-12	7345 Washington Ave	Racine	53406	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 619-4200	1,856	119	15.6	51.6%	668 (36.0%)	438 (23.6%)	571 (30.8%)	36 (1.9%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (7.3%)	18.3	457^th of 533 public high schools	14.3%		11.4	400^th of 431 public high schools	7.2%	57	31.9	19.0	23.2								26.7		$15,620	$761	$14,859
DOC: Racine Correctional Institution	Public	11-12	2019 Wisconsin St	Sturtevant	53177	Racine County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(262) 886-3214	2	1	2.0	—	0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
The REAL School	Public	6-12	10116 Stellar Ave	Sturtevant	53177	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 664-8100	538	34	15.9	42.0%	278 (51.7%)	63 (11.7%)	136 (25.3%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.5%)	37.6	363^rd of 533 public high schools	31.9%		32.6	325^th of 431 public high schools	24.6%	38	29.4	39.1	23.5	38.0	37.0	41.8	38.0	28.4	20.5	53.2	52.4	38.0	$15,008	$761	$14,247
Hillcrest School	Public	6-12	4520 33rd Ave	Kenosha	53144	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6118	108	16	6.8	72.2%	18 (16.7%)	52 (48.1%)	29 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.4%)	17.1	460^th of 533 public high schools	13.7%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	50.0								20.0		$22,685	$1,187	$21,499
Bradford High	Public	9-12	3700 Washington Rd	Kenosha	53144	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6200	1,453	86	16.8	65.0%	443 (30.5%)	311 (21.4%)	580 (39.9%)	11 (0.8%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (7.1%)	12.4	470^th of 533 public high schools	11.8%		9	404^th of 431 public high schools	6.3%	66	26.4	16.4	18.4								20.4		$14,745	$920	$13,825

Frequently Asked Questions about Horlick High

Is Horlick High a good school?

Horlick High ranks in the bottom 6.9% of Wisconsin high schools.

What schools feed into Horlick High?

Horlick High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Jerstad-Agerholm School
Elementary : Julian Thomas Elementary
Elementary : O Brown Elementary
Elementary : Wadewitz Elementary

What district is Horlick High in?

Racine Unified School District

How many students attend Horlick High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,212 students attended Horlick High.

What is the racial makeup of Horlick High?

Students at Horlick High are 36% Hispanic, 29% White, 27% African American, 7% Two or more races.

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