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The REAL School

Public Grades 6-12

325^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 25% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

The REAL School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, part of the Racine Unified School District. With 543 students, the school has consistently underperformed state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 31.25% of 6th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to 53.66% statewide. The school's graduation rate has fluctuated between 83.5% and 96.4%, generally lower than the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate is much higher, ranging from 17.7% to 38.8% in recent years.

Compared to other high schools in the Racine Unified School District, such as Horlick High, Walden III High, Park High, and Case High, The REAL School's performance is generally lower, with these other schools serving a lower proportion of low-income students and having higher graduation rates and test scores. The REAL School's per-student spending has also been lower than some of these higher-performing nearby schools.

While the school's combination of low student performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a high proportion of low-income students (42.36% to 45.06%) suggests significant challenges, the school's performance varies among different student subgroups. For example, Hispanic students at The REAL School perform relatively better than their White peers, ranking 55th out of 126 Wisconsin high schools in 2024-2025 for English Language Arts proficiency, compared to the school's overall ranking of 325th. Addressing the school's performance gaps and attendance issues will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach involving collaboration with the district, community stakeholders, and evidence-based interventions.

538

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,264

Per pupil spending ?

42%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10116 Stellar Ave
Sturtevant, WI 53177

(262) 664-8100

District: Racine Unified School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.7%

Hispanic:

25.3%

African American:

11.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2023 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (36% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg26%

Wisconsin avg51%

Middle school

514^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

325^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	514 of 628	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	510 of 641	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	525 of 640	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	528 of 617	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	514 of 613	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	413 of 594	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	447 of 579	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.6	425 of 612	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.4	432 of 609	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	51.7	340 of 612	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.3	296 of 585	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.1	185 of 569	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.7	75 of 559	86.6%	★★★★☆
2011	66.5	169 of 549	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.1	200 of 539	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.5	284 of 521	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.7	218 of 519	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.0	149 of 382	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.2	101 of 332	69.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	62 of 117	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	34 of 130	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	30.4	91 of 125	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.4	41 of 134	69.4%	★★★★☆
2019	35.7	73 of 127	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	105 of 123	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	76 of 178	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	95 of 173	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.2	16 of 138	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	21.6	151 of 153	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	450 of 573	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	480 of 580	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	496 of 579	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	518 of 576	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	488 of 574	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	392 of 557	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	404 of 551	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	142 of 237	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	116 of 239	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	144 of 229	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	109 of 221	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	100 of 225	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	86 of 209	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	51 of 204	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	457 of 509	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	477 of 520	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	472 of 525	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	489 of 522	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	376 of 499	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	373 of 487	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	331 of 489	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	488 of 577	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	417 of 585	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	455 of 591	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	439 of 577	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	445 of 572	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	382 of 557	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	450 of 551	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	105 of 126	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	116 of 131	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	123 of 132	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.9	34 of 101	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	300 of 414	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	273 of 425	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	108 of 439	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	25.4	344 of 421	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	292 of 437	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	368 of 399	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	380 of 407	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	371 of 412	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	370 of 397	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	371 of 393	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	222 of 382	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	303 of 375	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	325 of 431	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	382 of 431	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	375 of 415	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	317 of 391	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	267 of 390	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	342 of 400	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	328 of 410	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	55.2	166 of 410	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.5	329 of 466	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	47.3	306 of 462	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.6	287 of 457	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.8	140 of 452	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	38.4	369 of 445	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	77.7	45 of 450	90.0%	★★★★★
2009	88.4	5 of 438	98.9%	★★★★★
2008	56.0	246 of 437	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	75.2	50 of 275	81.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	293 of 358	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	328 of 353	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	312 of 329	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	216 of 343	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.9	336 of 343	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	55 of 126	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	69 of 119	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	21.3	276 of 326	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	218 of 271	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.1	89 of 255	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	242 of 380	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	308 of 365	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	272 of 359	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	187 of 334	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	172 of 354	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	227 of 373	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	214 of 285	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	277 of 300	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	238 of 271	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	166 of 269	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	129 of 266	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.7	170 of 266	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	175 of 261	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-10 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)15th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies44%-11 vs state

Science35%-15 vs state

English Language Arts34%-20 vs state

Mathematics33%-21 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, May 23, 2010

The REAL School has been my home since 6th grade. And now I'm in the 8th grade, and the REAL School has been the best thing to happen in my life so far. I am so proud to tell people that i go to the REAL School because it is a privilege, not a right.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th 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 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The REAL School	Public	6-12	10116 Stellar Ave	Sturtevant	53177	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 664-8100	538	34	15.9	42.0%	278 (51.7%)	63 (11.7%)	136 (25.3%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.5%)	32.6	325^th of 431 public high schools	24.6%		19.6	382^nd of 431 public high schools	11.4%	57	38.7	37.1	38.7	31.3	39.7	30.8	40.0	34.6	23.1	45.5	41.8	34.6	$12,264	$1,022	$11,242
DOC: Racine Correctional Institution	Public	11-12	2019 Wisconsin St	Sturtevant	53177	Racine County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(262) 886-3214	2	1	2.0		0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Case High	Public	9-12	7345 Washington Ave	Racine	53406	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 619-4200	1,856	119	15.6	51.6%	668 (36.0%)	438 (23.6%)	571 (30.8%)	36 (1.9%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (7.3%)	11.4	400^th of 431 public high schools	7.2%		11.7	405^th of 431 public high schools	6.0%	5	31.5	16.3	27.1								30.8		$13,359	$943	$12,418
Walden III High	Public	6-12	2340 Mohr Ave	Racine	53405	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 664-6250	692	43	16.2	42.1%	347 (50.1%)	79 (11.4%)	206 (29.8%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.5%)	52.3	208^th of 431 public high schools	51.7%		50.8	219^th of 431 public high schools	49.2%	11	59.1	38.6	44.3	39.8	41.9	41.4	21.4	33.7	25.0	44.2	46.9	38.5	$12,645	$931	$11,715
Park High	Public	7-12	1901 12th St	Racine	53403	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 619-4400	1,203	87	13.7	69.7%	254 (21.1%)	354 (29.4%)	493 (41.0%)	9 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (7.2%)	2.2	422^nd of 431 public high schools	2.1%		2.3	426^th of 431 public high schools	1.2%	4	14.7	7.1	14.1								17.0		$16,366	$1,197	$15,170
Horlick High	Public	9-12	2119 Rapids Dr	Racine	53404	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 619-4300	1,212	89	13.6	66.8%	350 (28.9%)	328 (27.1%)	435 (35.9%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (7.4%)	2.2	423^rd of 431 public high schools	1.9%		3.4	423^rd of 431 public high schools	1.9%		15.8	5.7	12.6								18.6		$15,194	$1,033	$14,162
DOC: Racine Youthful Offender Correction al Facility	Public	11-12	1501 Albert St	Racine	53404	Racine County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(262) 638-1999	32	2	16.0		3 (9.4%)	25 (78.1%)	3 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Racine County Jail	Public	6-12	717 Wisconsin Ave	Racine	53403	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(262) 635-5600	10	0	50.0	50.0%	0 (0.0%)	7 (70.0%)	3 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Hillcrest School	Public	6-12	4616 24th St	Kenosha	53144	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6118	108	16	6.8	72.2%	18 (16.7%)	52 (48.1%)	29 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.4%)								(n/a)						0.0					0.0	0.0	$33,873	$1,288	$32,585
Union Grove High	Public	9-12	3433 S Colony Ave	Union Grove	53182	Racine County	Union Grove Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 878-2434	1,032	64	16.2	11.7%	897 (86.9%)	11 (1.1%)	83 (8.0%)	8 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.8%)	51.3	213^th of 431 public high schools	50.6%		38.6	285^th of 431 public high schools	33.9%	72	46.9	48.1	44.9								47.6		$15,942	$356	$15,586

Frequently Asked Questions about The REAL School

Is The REAL School a good school?

The REAL School ranks in the bottom 24.6% of Wisconsin high schools.

What is the racial makeup of The REAL School?

Students at The REAL School are 52% White, 25% Hispanic, 12% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend The REAL School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended The REAL School.

What district is The REAL School in?

Racine Unified School District

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