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Gifford School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
723rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 30% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Gifford School is a PK–8 elementary school at 8332 Northwestern Ave in Racine, Wisconsin, serving 1,331 students as part of the Racine Unified School District — the largest enrollment among the nearby Racine schools compared here. Its district ranks 411th of 432 in Wisconsin (5th percentile, 0 stars), yet Gifford itself ranked 723rd of 1,039 Wisconsin schools in 2025–2026, placing it at the 30th percentile with 2 stars. Its rank history shows a long decline from near the state median (49th percentile in 2015–2016) to a lower plateau that has recently stabilized around the 30th–36th percentile.

Among nearby schools, Gifford is the second-strongest overall, behind only Goodland Montessori (39th percentile). It outperformed the district in every grade and subject on the 2025–2026 Forward Exam, though results were mixed against the state: it was near the state in 6th-grade ELA (54.81% vs. 54.95%) and 5th-grade math (51.09% vs. 51.81%), and above the state in 8th-grade ELA (60% vs. 54.38%), 8th-grade Social Studies (77.14% vs. 64.63%), and 8th-grade Science (57.86% vs. 51.86%). Gifford was highest among nearby schools in 3rd-grade ELA, 5th-grade math, and 8th-grade Social Studies, and second in 8th-grade Science and ELA.

Chronic absenteeism is a major strength at 14.0% in 2024–2025 — below the state's 17.3%, less than half the district's 36.5%, and second-lowest among nearby schools behind Goodland (11.1%). Dropout rates are essentially 0.0%. Free/reduced lunch is 29.98%, the lowest among nearby schools, and per-student spending of $16,183 with a 15.2 student–teacher ratio sits mid-range among peers. The school is comparatively effective for African American students (80th percentile, 4 stars in 2023–2024), Hispanic students (50th percentile), and English Language Learner students (64th percentile), while low-SES and multi-racial subgroups rank lower. Overall, Gifford is a lower-middle-ranked school that performs better than most nearby Racine Unified peers.

1,331
Students ?
15.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,183
Per pupil spending ?
30.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
91%
Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)
 8332 Northwestern Ave
       Racine, WI  53406-1722

(262) 619-4550

District: Racine Unified School District


Students who attend Gifford School usually attend:

High:    Case High
Racial breakdown:

White:
63.0%
Hispanic:
20.7%
Two or more races:
8.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026
Strengths
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Racine Unified School District
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school50%
District avg28%
Wisconsin avg55%
Elementary school
723rd of 1,039
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 30%▼ down 19 pts since 2016
From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
338th of 643
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 47%▲ up 29 pts since 2017
From bottom 19% (2017) to bottom 47% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 14Elementary Schools in the Racine Unified School District
411th 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202640.0723 of 103930.4%★★☆☆☆
202542.2697 of 104433.2%★★☆☆☆
202445.0683 of 106135.6%★★☆☆☆
202333.1788 of 106726.1%★☆☆☆☆
202240.6718 of 106732.7%★★☆☆☆
202137.2729 of 105030.6%★★☆☆☆
201942.9676 of 103734.8%★★☆☆☆
201842.1670 of 102534.6%★★☆☆☆
201750.9572 of 107146.6%★★☆☆☆
201652.6549 of 107548.9%★★☆☆☆
201552.0603 of 107644.0%★★☆☆☆
201455.4524 of 106150.6%★★★☆☆
201358.7449 of 105357.4%★★★☆☆
201267.6331 of 104568.3%★★★☆☆
201164.4379 of 104663.8%★★★☆☆
201078.4131 of 104587.5%★★★★☆
200967.8329 of 103068.1%★★★☆☆
200861.0460 of 102154.9%★★★☆☆
200761.3329 of 68952.2%★★★☆☆
200649.9459 of 71235.5%★★☆☆☆
200542.2442 of 63230.1%★★☆☆☆
200446.0418 of 63334.0%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202467.528 of 13779.6%★★★★☆
201954.455 of 16165.8%★★★☆☆
201869.031 of 16581.2%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202654.388 of 24564.1%★★★☆☆
201943.7151 of 27545.1%★★☆☆☆
201854.498 of 28765.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202639.6692 of 98629.8%★★☆☆☆
202540.3692 of 100130.9%★★☆☆☆
202448.2617 of 101139.0%★★☆☆☆
202336.7715 of 101029.2%★☆☆☆☆
202246.1610 of 101740.0%★★☆☆☆
202143.1629 of 100437.4%★★☆☆☆
201942.9648 of 100235.3%★★☆☆☆
201847.4597 of 99740.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202646.4174 of 34749.9%★★★☆☆
202550.1140 of 32256.5%★★★☆☆
202451.5143 of 33156.8%★★★☆☆
202344.7150 of 29048.3%★★☆☆☆
202254.9112 of 29662.2%★★★☆☆
202151.5107 of 27460.9%★★★☆☆
201952.6104 of 26660.9%★★★☆☆
201836.3168 of 27138.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202630.0653 of 84823.0%★☆☆☆☆
202530.4665 of 87023.6%★☆☆☆☆
202431.2661 of 86623.7%★☆☆☆☆
202323.7747 of 87114.2%★☆☆☆☆
202233.3632 of 85926.4%★☆☆☆☆
202123.6721 of 84714.9%★☆☆☆☆
201931.8659 of 87424.6%★☆☆☆☆
201831.3672 of 85421.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202640.6673 of 98932.0%★★☆☆☆
202543.8638 of 100036.2%★★☆☆☆
202442.8654 of 101235.4%★★☆☆☆
202332.1755 of 101125.3%★☆☆☆☆
202236.7710 of 101730.2%★★☆☆☆
202134.2728 of 100327.4%★☆☆☆☆
201944.7624 of 100237.7%★★☆☆☆
201838.9709 of 99728.9%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202625.2108 of 14223.9%★☆☆☆☆
202529.082 of 11327.4%★☆☆☆☆
202424.693 of 11921.8%★☆☆☆☆
202326.272 of 9625.0%★☆☆☆☆
202248.837 of 7751.9%★★★☆☆
202139.553 of 8537.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202635.7516 of 79134.8%★★☆☆☆
202535.2529 of 80234.0%★★☆☆☆
202440.1468 of 79040.8%★★☆☆☆
202327.5589 of 77023.5%★☆☆☆☆
202245.1381 of 74849.1%★★☆☆☆
202148.5351 of 74652.9%★★★☆☆
201944.1378 of 74249.1%★★☆☆☆
201852.1316 of 72156.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202634.9497 of 69728.7%★☆☆☆☆
202533.8525 of 71826.9%★☆☆☆☆
202438.3498 of 72731.5%★★☆☆☆
202321.8615 of 71514.0%★☆☆☆☆
202228.6556 of 70421.0%★☆☆☆☆
202128.0568 of 69918.7%★☆☆☆☆
201933.2537 of 71825.2%★☆☆☆☆
201832.8513 of 68625.2%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202652.4338 of 64347.4%★★☆☆☆
202539.6432 of 62831.2%★★☆☆☆
202433.4473 of 64126.2%★☆☆☆☆
202333.3460 of 64028.1%★☆☆☆☆
202242.6383 of 61737.9%★★☆☆☆
202130.9464 of 61324.3%★☆☆☆☆
201940.0398 of 59433.0%★★☆☆☆
201826.8472 of 57918.5%★☆☆☆☆
201724.1498 of 61218.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202658.342 of 12566.4%★★★☆☆
202339.972 of 13044.6%★★☆☆☆
201934.181 of 12736.2%★★☆☆☆
201839.470 of 12343.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202531.0147 of 17817.4%★☆☆☆☆
202448.372 of 17358.4%★★★☆☆
202333.5122 of 17028.2%★☆☆☆☆
202244.276 of 15851.9%★★★☆☆
202136.399 of 13828.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202652.7295 of 57248.4%★★☆☆☆
202546.0346 of 57339.6%★★☆☆☆
202439.9388 of 58033.1%★★☆☆☆
202334.0414 of 57928.5%★☆☆☆☆
202243.3358 of 57637.8%★★☆☆☆
202141.7374 of 57434.8%★★☆☆☆
201949.4317 of 55743.1%★★☆☆☆
201833.7412 of 55125.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202658.582 of 23665.3%★★★☆☆
202549.6104 of 23756.1%★★★☆☆
202447.0123 of 23948.5%★★☆☆☆
202332.7155 of 22932.3%★★☆☆☆
202235.0144 of 22134.8%★★☆☆☆
202127.2182 of 22519.1%★☆☆☆☆
201944.9116 of 20944.5%★★☆☆☆
201829.8165 of 20419.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202637.3351 of 51331.6%★★☆☆☆
202525.0417 of 50918.1%★☆☆☆☆
202423.7439 of 52015.6%★☆☆☆☆
202317.4467 of 52511.0%★☆☆☆☆
202240.0332 of 52236.4%★★☆☆☆
202118.0453 of 4999.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.2428 of 48712.1%★☆☆☆☆
201823.4428 of 48912.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202651.5296 of 57548.5%★★☆☆☆
202534.0426 of 57726.2%★☆☆☆☆
202430.1447 of 58523.6%★☆☆☆☆
202335.9399 of 59132.5%★★☆☆☆
202243.8339 of 57741.2%★★☆☆☆
202125.6456 of 57220.3%★☆☆☆☆
201931.8424 of 55723.9%★☆☆☆☆
201823.6464 of 55115.8%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202649.767 of 13550.4%★★★☆☆
202540.778 of 12638.1%★★☆☆☆
202435.194 of 13128.2%★☆☆☆☆
202326.0111 of 13215.9%★☆☆☆☆
202246.264 of 12649.2%★★★☆☆
202124.0106 of 12917.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202641.5249 of 43943.3%★★☆☆☆
202531.9295 of 41428.7%★☆☆☆☆
202437.1265 of 42537.6%★★☆☆☆
202333.5309 of 43929.6%★☆☆☆☆
202273.344 of 42189.5%★★★★☆
202146.5211 of 43751.7%★★★☆☆
201928.8320 of 41422.7%★☆☆☆☆
201839.0252 of 41739.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202643.8227 of 39141.9%★★☆☆☆
202527.7315 of 39921.1%★☆☆☆☆
202417.8353 of 40713.3%★☆☆☆☆
202327.9317 of 41223.1%★☆☆☆☆
202237.5271 of 39731.7%★★☆☆☆
202121.1341 of 39313.2%★☆☆☆☆
201931.8291 of 38223.8%★☆☆☆☆
201817.7331 of 37511.7%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
African American (2024)80th percentile+44 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)64th percentile+34 vs school
Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+19 vs school
Special Education (2026)35th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)32nd percentile~ school
Female (2026)30th percentile~ school
White (2026)29th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2026)24th percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile-7 vs school
Middle school
African American (2026)66th percentile+19 vs school
Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+18 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)50th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)49th percentile~ school
Female (2026)48th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)43rd percentile-4 vs school
White (2026)42nd percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile-16 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-14 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
Social Studies67%~ state avg
Science53%~ state avg
English Language Arts50%-4 vs state
Mathematics44%-10 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,331 students attended Gifford School.

Students at Gifford School are 63% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Gifford School usually go on to attend:

High : Case High

Gifford School ranks 723rd of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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