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Starbuck International School

Public Grades K-8

548^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Starbuck - An IB World School is a public middle school in Racine, Wisconsin, serving 497 students in grades 6-8. 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. Starbuck - An IB World School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time period.

Starbuck - An IB World School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 17.54% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 25.76% for the district and 52.14% for the state. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of Wisconsin middle schools for Hispanic students and English Language Learners, and in the bottom 30% for students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Starbuck - An IB World School has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state averages.

When comparing Starbuck - An IB World School to nearby middle schools, such as Oak Creek West Middle and Oak Creek East Middle, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming its peers. These nearby schools, which are part of the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, consistently outperform Starbuck - An IB World School in academic measures and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger. While Starbuck - An IB World School's status as an IB World School suggests it has the potential to provide a high-quality, internationally-focused education, the school's consistently low performance indicates that there may be opportunities to improve instructional practices, student support services, and overall school culture to better serve its student population.

1,133

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,346

Per pupil spending ?

62.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1516 Ohio St
Racine, WI 53405-3198

(262) 664-6500

District: Racine Unified School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

31.1%

African American:

30.1%

White:

24.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Racine Unified School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (26% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg28%

Wisconsin avg54%

548^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	14.1	548 of 628	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	561 of 641	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	550 of 640	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	547 of 617	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	545 of 613	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	542 of 594	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	554 of 579	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.6	578 of 612	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.7	577 of 609	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.2	569 of 612	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.1	522 of 585	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.9	513 of 569	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.7	507 of 559	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.6	505 of 549	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.5	487 of 539	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.5	478 of 521	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.5	465 of 519	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.9	321 of 366	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.0	332 of 382	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.0	305 of 332	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.1	300 of 324	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	83 of 117	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	80 of 118	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	53 of 130	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	56 of 125	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	77 of 134	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	111 of 127	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	100 of 123	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	164 of 178	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	146 of 173	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	88 of 170	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	124 of 158	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	85 of 138	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	134 of 153	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	112 of 140	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	492 of 573	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	509 of 580	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	502 of 579	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	520 of 576	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	513 of 574	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	502 of 557	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	528 of 551	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	204 of 237	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	188 of 239	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	191 of 229	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	195 of 221	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	206 of 225	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	195 of 209	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	204 of 204	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	480 of 509	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	493 of 520	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	460 of 525	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	487 of 522	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	473 of 499	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	477 of 487	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	482 of 489	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	511 of 577	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	505 of 585	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	486 of 591	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	480 of 577	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	502 of 572	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	505 of 557	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	523 of 551	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	335 of 414	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	380 of 425	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	369 of 439	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	290 of 421	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	318 of 437	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	328 of 414	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	372 of 417	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	333 of 399	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	335 of 407	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	347 of 412	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	353 of 397	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	369 of 393	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	351 of 382	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.6	375 of 375	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)29th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies42%-21 vs state

Science27%-23 vs state

English Language Arts27%-26 vs state

Mathematics19%-35 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Starbuck International School

What is the racial makeup of Starbuck International School?

Students at Starbuck International School are 31% Hispanic, 30% African American, 24% White, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Starbuck International School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,133 students attended Starbuck International School.

What district is Starbuck International School in?

Racine Unified School District

Is Starbuck International School a good school?

Starbuck International School ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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