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West Ridge Elementary

Q: How many students attend West Ridge Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 343 students attended West Ridge Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of West Ridge Elementary?

Students at West Ridge Elementary are 44% African American, 27% Hispanic, 14% White, 13% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Public Grades

Summary

West Ridge Elementary is a public elementary school located in Racine, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 390. The school is part of the Racine Unified School District, which is ranked 413 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Ridge Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with significantly lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 14.29% of 3rd graders, 4.76% of 4th graders, and 13.04% of 5th graders at West Ridge Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 27.49%, 36.32%, and 29.43% for the district, and 52.07%, 53.42%, and 53.75% for the state. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.7% in 2019-2020 to 58.6% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the state average and nearby schools in the district.

In contrast, the nearby Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary and Gilmore Fine Arts School, which are also part of the Racine Unified School District, perform significantly better than West Ridge Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. These disparities suggest that West Ridge Elementary faces unique challenges that require targeted strategies and interventions to improve student outcomes.

343

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1347 S Emmertsen Rd
Racine, WI 53406-4499

(262) 664-6200

District: Racine Unified School District

Students who attend West Ridge Elementary usually attend:

High:

Case High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.0%

Hispanic:

27.1%

White:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (9% vs 55% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 18% Wisconsin)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school9%

District avg30%

Wisconsin avg55%

Not ranked this year

West Ridge Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	2.3	1034 of 1061	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	1037 of 1067	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	1036 of 1067	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	995 of 1050	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	972 of 1037	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	941 of 1025	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	973 of 1071	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	960 of 1075	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	942 of 1076	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.3	875 of 1061	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.9	861 of 1053	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	60.5	476 of 1045	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.8	656 of 1046	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.8	681 of 1045	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.5	711 of 1030	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.6	861 of 1021	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.0	539 of 689	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.3	506 of 712	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.9	515 of 632	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.8	500 of 633	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	34.6	87 of 137	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	120 of 138	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	114 of 133	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	87 of 141	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	124 of 161	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	124 of 165	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	15.8	261 of 269	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	249 of 249	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	214 of 275	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.6	123 of 287	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	3.5	971 of 1011	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	984 of 1010	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	990 of 1017	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	948 of 1004	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	952 of 1002	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	922 of 997	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	7.1	330 of 331	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	278 of 290	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	293 of 296	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	235 of 274	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	262 of 266	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	241 of 271	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	1.6	865 of 866	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	867 of 871	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	855 of 859	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	835 of 847	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	859 of 874	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	840 of 854	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	2.3	998 of 1012	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	970 of 1011	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	977 of 1017	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	932 of 1003	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	906 of 1002	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	897 of 997	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	11.5	765 of 790	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	710 of 770	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	728 of 748	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	735 of 746	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	643 of 742	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	620 of 721	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	0.5	713 of 715	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.8	703 of 704	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	656 of 686	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)36th percentile+34 vs school

Female (2024)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2024)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)<1st percentile~ school

White (2023)<1st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2023-2024) ?

Social Studies17%-46 vs state

English Language Arts11%-42 vs state

Mathematics6%-49 vs state

Science2%-51 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, August 31, 2014

The problem is inexperienced staff. After Act 10 went into effect, most educators retired. We are left with a huge mess. My third grader never brought home homework, which I thought was odd but was assured that they handled it all there. My son brought home straight Cs in every subject and not one comment on his report card. I was told a spring conference was not needed. Apparently Cs are good enough for the likes of us. Loud blaring pop music greets the children in the morning, presumably to motivate but it is distracting and obnoxious . There are special needs children integrated in the classroom with no teacher aide to help them and this causes terrible problems. We showed up for Open House, and there was no PTA to be seen anywhere. My son's fourth grade teacher got transferred at the last minute and we met the new fourth grade teacher who's excited to start her first teaching job. We were assured by the principal things will be better for the 2014-15 school year. We are getting free breakfast & lunch for our kids regardless of income this year, so that's something. We are trying to have a positive attitude for the new school year, the school location is quite convenient for us so we're going to see if things hopefully improve. Close Quote

Frequently Asked Questions about West Ridge Elementary

What is the racial makeup of West Ridge Elementary?

Students at West Ridge Elementary are 44% African American, 27% Hispanic, 14% White, 13% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend West Ridge Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 343 students attended West Ridge Elementary.

What district is West Ridge Elementary in?

Racine Unified School District

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