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Knapp Elementary

Q: Is Knapp Elementary a good school?

Knapp Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Knapp Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Knapp Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Knapp Elementary?

Students at Knapp Elementary are 45% African American, 24% Hispanic, 18% White, 12% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Knapp Elementary attend?

Students who attend Knapp Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Park High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

951^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Knapp Elementary is a public elementary school in Racine, Wisconsin, serving 448 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.

Knapp Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a ranking between 951-1054 out of 1044-1076 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the Forward Exam is significantly below the Racine Unified School District and Wisconsin state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 25% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.14% statewide. Knapp Elementary's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 9.62% of 5th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 52.58% statewide. The school also has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.7% to 38.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

While the nearby schools in the Racine Unified School District, such as RUSD Montessori, Julian Thomas Elementary, and Fratt Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures compared to the state average, they generally outperform Knapp Elementary. The only exception is Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary, a public magnet school, which has higher academic performance and a lower percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Additionally, 21st Century Preparatory School, a public charter school outside the Racine Unified School District, also struggles academically, with performance similar to or slightly better than Knapp Elementary.

462

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,350

Per pupil spending ?

85.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2701 17th St
Racine, WI 53405-3599

(262) 664-8000

District: Racine Unified School District

Students who attend Knapp Elementary usually attend:

High:

Park High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.0%

Hispanic:

24.5%

White:

18.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (20% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg28%

Wisconsin avg54%

951^st of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	7.9	951 of 1044	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	981 of 1061	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	1019 of 1067	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1000 of 1067	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	999 of 1050	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	991 of 1037	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	966 of 1025	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.0	1053 of 1071	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.5	1054 of 1075	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.4	1047 of 1076	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.8	1045 of 1061	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.9	1036 of 1053	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.2	984 of 1045	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.8	1001 of 1046	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.1	979 of 1045	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.9	944 of 1030	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.3	987 of 1021	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.1	633 of 689	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.4	658 of 712	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.6	577 of 632	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.4	563 of 633	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	64 of 144	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.9	79 of 137	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	112 of 138	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	99 of 133	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	97 of 141	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	142 of 161	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	121 of 165	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	12.4	248 of 248	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	918 of 1001	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	948 of 1011	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	978 of 1010	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	978 of 1017	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	983 of 1004	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	965 of 1002	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	961 of 997	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	298 of 322	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	325 of 331	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	286 of 290	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	276 of 296	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	261 of 274	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	64.2	73 of 266	72.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	843 of 870	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	830 of 866	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	864 of 871	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	851 of 859	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	840 of 847	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	864 of 874	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	853 of 854	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	904 of 1000	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	932 of 1012	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	953 of 1011	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	925 of 1017	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	919 of 1003	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	940 of 1002	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	923 of 997	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	18.0	84 of 96	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	66 of 77	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	79 of 85	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	748 of 802	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	713 of 790	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	672 of 770	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	650 of 748	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	621 of 746	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	627 of 742	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	654 of 721	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	701 of 718	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	714 of 727	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	704 of 715	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	688 of 704	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	694 of 699	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	716 of 718	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	683 of 686	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)56th percentile+47 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)12th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-28 vs state

Social Studies22%-41 vs state

Mathematics18%-36 vs state

Science15%-36 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
Knapp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 17th St	Racine	53405	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-8000	462	34	13.6	85.7%	85 (18.4%)	208 (45.0%)	113 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.9%)	7.9	951^st of 1044 public elementary schools	8.9%		5.3	981^st of 1061 public elementary schools	7.5%	30	25.0	26.5	19.2				31.7	11.8	9.6				22.4		14.7		$17,350	$2,918	$14,433
Mitchell School	Public	PK, KG-8	2701 Drexel Ave	Racine	53403	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-6400	1,040	97	10.7	77.6%	127 (12.2%)	298 (28.7%)	531 (51.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (7.3%)	2.9	1009^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.4%		3.5	1011^th of 1061 public elementary schools	4.7%	2	5.2	7.8	12.9	9.7	9.5	5.0	11.9	8.8	5.6	6.1	6.6	4.4	25.4	16.9	11.9	12.0	$16,370	$1,712	$14,659
Fratt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 Kinzie Ave	Racine	53405	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-8150	435	36	11.9	80.5%	96 (22.1%)	146 (33.6%)	153 (35.2%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.4%)	6	966^th of 1044 public elementary schools	7.5%		6.8	974^th of 1061 public elementary schools	8.2%	8	16.0	21.4	13.3				16.0	23.2	6.7				26.1		18.6		$17,177	$1,847	$15,330
Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2420 Kentucky St	Racine	53405	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-6950	557	40	13.9	74.7%	94 (16.9%)	149 (26.8%)	272 (48.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.6%)	4.1	990^th of 1044 public elementary schools	5.2%		5.2	984^th of 1061 public elementary schools	7.3%	6	14.6	17.8	13.7				13.1	6.9	4.1				26.4		15.3		$16,666	$1,734	$14,933
Starbuck International School	Public	K-8	1516 Ohio St	Racine	53405	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 664-6500	1,133	83	13.6	62.4%	277 (24.4%)	341 (30.1%)	352 (31.1%)	38 (3.4%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (10.6%)								(n/a)	17.5	28.7	15.5	22.7	33.0	37.4	13.9	19.6	19.6	15.3	24.3	18.7	38.2	44.2	26.5	27.7	$15,346	$1,597	$13,750
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
Goodland Montessori	Public	PK, KG-7	4800 Graceland Blvd	Racine	53406	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 664-6850	375	22	16.8	32.8%	219 (58.4%)	31 (8.3%)	92 (24.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.7%)	44.7	661^st of 1044 public elementary schools	36.7%		53.9	581^st of 1061 public elementary schools	45.2%	80	40.0	48.7	56.8	90.5	70.4		30.0	37.8	32.4	71.4	66.7		67.6		46.0		$10,956	$901	$10,056
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Knapp Elementary

What district is Knapp Elementary in?

Racine Unified School District

What is the racial makeup of Knapp Elementary?

Students at Knapp Elementary are 45% African American, 24% Hispanic, 18% White, 12% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Knapp Elementary attend?

Students who attend Knapp Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Park High

Is Knapp Elementary a good school?

Knapp Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Knapp Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Knapp Elementary.

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