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Knapp Elementary

Q: Is Knapp Elementary a good school?

Knapp Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.8% 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

937^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Knapp Elementary is a PK–5 school in Racine, WI, serving 462 students as part of Racine Unified School District, where concentrated economic disadvantage and low overall performance are important context for families comparing nearby options.

In 2025–26, Knapp ranked 937 out of 1,039 Wisconsin schools—10th percentile, 0 stars—while the district ranked 411 out of 432 districts, 5th percentile, 0 stars. The school has shown modest improvement from the 4th percentile in 2022–23 to the 10th percentile in 2025–26. Proficiency remains low: ELA ranged from about 23% to 30% across grades 3–5, math from about 16% to 25%, 4th-grade social studies was 24.59%, and 4th-grade science was 22.95%. In some grade-level results, Knapp outperforms nearby high-poverty schools such as Wadewitz Elementary, Julian Thomas Elementary, Johnson Elementary, and Mitchell School. For example, 4th-grade math at Knapp was 24.59%, above the district’s 22.48% and above Wadewitz (13.89%), Julian Thomas (8.97%), Mitchell (5.97%), Johnson (5.43%), and Starbuck International School (16.5%). Still, Knapp remains well below Goodland Montessori, Red Apple School, and often Gilmore Fine Arts School. Its 5th-grade ELA score of 30% was a recent high but was just below the district’s 30.61% and far below the state’s 53.63%.

Knapp’s context includes the highest free/reduced-lunch rate among nearby schools (85.71%) and chronic absenteeism at 35.6%, compared with 36.5% for the district and 17.3% for the state. Absenteeism is lower than at Mitchell School (46.7%), Julian Thomas Elementary (40.0%), Wadewitz Elementary (38.1%), and 21st Century Preparatory School (45.9%), but higher than Johnson Elementary, Starbuck International School, Red Apple School, Gilmore Fine Arts School, and Goodland Montessori. Knapp spends $17,253 per student with a 13.6 student-teacher ratio—near the middle of the nearby group—so resource levels alone do not explain the differences; Goodland spends less ($14,073) with a larger ratio (16.8) yet produces much higher proficiency. Student-group effectiveness is uneven: some groups rank above the school’s overall standing, while several remain bottom-decile. Knapp is not the lowest performer nearby—Mitchell School ranks lower (4th percentile) and has higher absenteeism despite lower poverty—but it remains far below state and district averages.

462

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,253

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 — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (23% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg28%

Wisconsin avg55%

937^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 14Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	937 of 1039	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	49.8	64 of 150	57.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	14.5	867 of 986	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.3	323 of 347	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.4	773 of 848	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	7.2	915 of 989	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	34.5	96 of 142	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	17.5	720 of 791	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	11.5	649 of 697	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)57th percentile+48 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)32nd percentile+23 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

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

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-27 vs state

Social Studies25%-41 vs state

Science23%-31 vs state

Mathematics19%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	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%)	9.3	937^th of 1039 public elementary schools	9.8%		7.9	951^st of 1044 public elementary schools	8.9%	14	23.0	27.9	30.0				16.2	24.6	16.7				24.6		23.0		$17,253	$2,278	$14,974
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	1001^st of 1039 public elementary schools	3.7%		2.9	1009^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.4%	8	13.6	12.1	14.9	13.8	11.9	12.8	7.5	6.0	6.7	6.3	6.0	3.5	19.4	22.0	10.5	12.6	$18,829	$1,992	$16,837
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%)	7.9	952^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	8.4%		6	966^th of 1044 public elementary schools	7.5%	14	19.6	27.9	25.4				15.7	19.1	9.0				32.4		22.1		$18,511	$1,744	$16,767
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%)	3.5	993^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	4.4%		4.1	990^th of 1044 public elementary schools	5.2%	3	20.3	17.4	18.7				11.9	5.4	4.1				18.7		5.5		$17,242	$2,154	$15,088
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%)	8.5	946^th of 1039 public elementary schools	9.0%					(n/a)	28.6	21.0	27.7	16.8	21.9	38.8	25.3	16.5	10.6	17.7	17.7	18.3	35.2	48.2	23.8	28.8	$16,721	$1,392	$15,329
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%)	5.3	971^st of 1039 public elementary schools	6.5%		5.6	973^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	6.8%	2	15.6	23.5	34.6	8.3	20.8	19.1	17.8	0.0	15.4	11.1	20.8	11.9	20.6	26.2	0.0	9.5
Goodland Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	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%)	47.4	629^th of 1039 public elementary schools	39.5%		44.7	661^st of 1044 public elementary schools	36.7%	32	42.6	39.5	58.8	60.0	76.5	68.0	44.7	52.6	50.0	56.7	64.7	44.0	60.5	68.0	52.6	60.0	$14,073	$856	$13,217
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%)	3.6	992^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	4.5%		5.8	967^th of 1044 public elementary schools	7.4%	25	11.0	11.5	13.3				13.4	9.0	9.4				23.1		16.7		$19,960	$2,238	$17,722
Gilmore Fine Arts School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-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%)	18.2	881^st of 1039 public elementary schools	15.2%		19.3	879^th of 1044 public elementary schools	15.8%	2	33.3	40.3	28.1	47.2	36.6	46.4	26.1	20.8	18.3	30.2	25.5	25.5	37.5	52.8	27.8	39.8	$16,565	$880	$15,685
Red Apple School	Public	K-7	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%)	30.4	795^th of 1039 public elementary schools	23.5%		20.9	870^th of 1044 public elementary schools	16.7%	75	41.7	44.4	41.7	31.8	25.5		39.6	36.5	29.2	27.3	11.8		63.5		44.4		$17,153	$824	$16,329

Frequently Asked Questions about Knapp Elementary

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 9.8% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Knapp Elementary?

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

What district is Knapp Elementary in?

Racine Unified School District

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