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Wadewitz Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

942^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Wadewitz Elementary is a public elementary school located in Racine, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 495. The school is part of the Racine Unified School District, which is ranked 408 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wadewitz Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a ranking between 942-955 out of 1044-1067 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on the Forward Exam is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 23.68% 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. Wadewitz Elementary also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 35.9% to 38.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 76.19% to 81.01% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

The nearby schools within the Racine Unified School District, such as Knapp Elementary, Jerstad-Agerholm School, and Fratt Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures and have high rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch eligibility. However, the RUSD Montessori school and Gilmore Fine Arts School, which are also part of the Racine Unified School District, demonstrate significantly better academic performance, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower free/reduced lunch rates, indicating that there may be opportunities for improvement within the district.

517

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,555

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2700 Yout St
Racine, WI 53404-2296

(262) 664-6000

District: Racine Unified School District

Students who attend Wadewitz Elementary usually attend:

High:

Horlick High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.4%

African American:

29.0%

White:

13.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (23% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg28%

Wisconsin avg54%

942^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	9.7	942 of 1044	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	945 of 1061	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	950 of 1067	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	955 of 1067	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	954 of 1050	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	928 of 1037	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	898 of 1025	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	959 of 1071	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	971 of 1075	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.3	1011 of 1076	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.0	967 of 1061	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.6	957 of 1053	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.4	1013 of 1045	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.2	985 of 1046	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.2	978 of 1045	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.1	970 of 1030	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.9	998 of 1021	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.3	641 of 689	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.6	634 of 712	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.7	571 of 632	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.4	605 of 633	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	53 of 144	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	45 of 137	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	37 of 138	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	50.7	48 of 133	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	80 of 141	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	109 of 161	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	42 of 165	74.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	172 of 255	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	165 of 269	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	208 of 249	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	179 of 248	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	118 of 222	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	180 of 275	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	119 of 287	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	880 of 1001	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	873 of 1011	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	909 of 1010	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	912 of 1017	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	936 of 1004	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	888 of 1002	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	830 of 997	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	249 of 322	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	232 of 331	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	240 of 290	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	220 of 296	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	180 of 274	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	177 of 266	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	180 of 271	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	798 of 870	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	801 of 866	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	812 of 871	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	810 of 859	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	816 of 847	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	807 of 874	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	720 of 854	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	912 of 1000	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	918 of 1012	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	897 of 1011	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	900 of 1017	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	878 of 1003	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	894 of 1002	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	891 of 997	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	700 of 802	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	707 of 790	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	705 of 770	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	735 of 748	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	483 of 746	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.2	677 of 742	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	629 of 721	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	669 of 718	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	701 of 727	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	648 of 715	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	592 of 718	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	510 of 686	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+53 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies32%-32 vs state

Mathematics24%-30 vs state

English Language Arts22%-30 vs state

Science20%-31 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wadewitz Elementary

How many students attend Wadewitz Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 517 students attended Wadewitz Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Wadewitz Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wadewitz Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Horlick High

Is Wadewitz Elementary a good school?

Wadewitz Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.8% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Wadewitz Elementary in?

Racine Unified School District

What is the racial makeup of Wadewitz Elementary?

Students at Wadewitz Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 29% African American, 14% White, 9% Two or more races.

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