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Julian Thomas Elementary

Q: Is Julian Thomas Elementary a good school?

Julian Thomas Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.5% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Julian Thomas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Julian Thomas Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Julian Thomas Elementary?

Students at Julian Thomas Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 34% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Julian Thomas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Julian Thomas Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Horlick High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

992^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Julian Thomas Elementary is a PK–5 neighborhood school at 930 Martin Luther King Dr in Racine, Wisconsin, serving 574 students — the largest PK–5 enrollment among its nearby Racine Unified peers — inside the Racine Unified School District, which itself ranks 411th of 432 Wisconsin districts. Across ten years of state rankings (2015-16 through 2025-26), the school has never placed above the 7th percentile among Wisconsin elementary schools and has never earned a single star, holding steady in a 3rd-to-7th percentile band rather than showing a temporary dip.

On the 2025-26 Forward Exam, Julian Thomas scored below the district average in every tested subject and grade, and the district average is already roughly half the state figure; 3rd grade English language arts came in at 10.98% and 4th grade math at 8.97%. Chronic absenteeism is the clearest bright spot: it fell from 66.7% in 2021-22 to 40.0% in 2024-25, though it remains above the district rate and more than double the state rate, and has flattened over the last two years. The school has the lowest student–teacher ratio in its comparison group (10.4) and the second-highest per-student spending ($19,960), so neither class size nor funding appears to be the constraint. English Language Learners are a consistent strength, ranking above the state baseline for two straight years, while special education and low-income students remain near the state floor.

Nearby comparisons are instructive. Red Apple School, less than a mile away, posts roughly three to four times Julian Thomas's proficiency with 23.0% chronic absenteeism, and Gilmore Fine Arts School, 0.89 miles away, has about half the absenteeism rate. 21st Century Preparatory School, 0.28 miles away, performs similarly low or lower. Bottom line: this is a persistently bottom-5% school in a bottom-5% district whose small classes, above-average funding, improved attendance, and effective ELL program have not yet produced relative gains against neighboring schools.

574

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,960

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

930 Martin Luther King Dr
Racine, WI 53404-3008

(262) 664-8400

District: Racine Unified School District

Students who attend Julian Thomas Elementary usually attend:

High:

Horlick High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.9%

African American:

33.6%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (13% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg28%

Wisconsin avg55%

992^nd of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Racine Unified School District

411^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	3.6	992 of 1039	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	967 of 1044	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	1013 of 1061	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	1031 of 1067	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	1015 of 1067	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	1002 of 1050	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	973 of 1037	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	952 of 1025	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.1	1030 of 1071	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.6	1026 of 1075	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.2	1053 of 1076	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.4	1000 of 1061	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.2	1004 of 1053	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.7	995 of 1045	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.7	1028 of 1046	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.3	988 of 1045	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.3	988 of 1030	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.5	979 of 1021	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.4	670 of 689	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.2	693 of 712	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.1	632 of 632	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.3	607 of 633	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	111 of 150	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.5	70 of 144	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.1	132 of 137	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	107 of 138	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	86 of 133	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	123 of 141	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	137 of 161	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	151 of 165	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	168 of 245	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.1	160 of 255	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	100 of 269	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.2	195 of 249	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	230 of 248	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	199 of 222	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	165 of 275	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	191 of 287	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	925 of 986	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	913 of 1001	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	935 of 1011	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	973 of 1010	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	959 of 1017	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	967 of 1004	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	940 of 1002	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	936 of 997	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	327 of 347	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	277 of 322	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	270 of 331	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	273 of 290	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	282 of 296	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	244 of 274	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	203 of 266	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	197 of 271	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	5.3	834 of 848	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	835 of 870	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	854 of 866	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	862 of 871	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	850 of 859	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	843 of 847	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	3.5	958 of 989	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	940 of 1000	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	993 of 1012	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	968 of 1011	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	971 of 1017	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	939 of 1003	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	926 of 1002	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	915 of 997	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	9.4	93 of 96	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	789 of 791	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	783 of 802	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	783 of 790	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	755 of 770	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	717 of 748	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	653 of 746	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	721 of 742	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	638 of 721	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	7.2	696 of 715	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	668 of 718	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile+27 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)3rd percentile~ school

White (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies23%-42 vs state

Science17%-37 vs state

English Language Arts12%-41 vs state

Mathematics11%-43 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	3.6	992^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	4.5%		5.8	967^th of 1044 public elementary schools	7.4%	25	11.0	11.5	13.3				13.4	9.0	9.4				23.1		16.7		$19,960	$2,238	$17,722
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%)	5.3	971^st of 1039 public elementary schools	6.5%		5.6	973^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	6.8%	2	15.6	23.5	34.6	8.3	20.8	19.1	17.8	0.0	15.4	11.1	20.8	11.9	20.6	26.2	0.0	9.5
Red Apple School	Public	K-7	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%)	30.4	795^th of 1039 public elementary schools	23.5%		20.9	870^th of 1044 public elementary schools	16.7%	75	41.7	44.4	41.7	31.8	25.5		39.6	36.5	29.2	27.3	11.8		63.5		44.4		$17,153	$824	$16,329
Gilmore Fine Arts School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-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%)	18.2	881^st of 1039 public elementary schools	15.2%		19.3	879^th of 1044 public elementary schools	15.8%	2	33.3	40.3	28.1	47.2	36.6	46.4	26.1	20.8	18.3	30.2	25.5	25.5	37.5	52.8	27.8	39.8	$16,565	$880	$15,685
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%)	5.3	970^th of 1039 public elementary schools	6.6%		9.7	942^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	9.8%	28	11.4	18.1	18.5				25.6	13.9	11.1				26.4		9.7		$21,740	$2,174	$19,566
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%)	7.9	952^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	8.4%		6	966^th of 1044 public elementary schools	7.5%	14	19.6	27.9	25.4				15.7	19.1	9.0				32.4		22.1		$18,511	$1,744	$16,767
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%)	9.3	937^th of 1039 public elementary schools	9.8%		7.9	951^st of 1044 public elementary schools	8.9%	14	23.0	27.9	30.0				16.2	24.6	16.7				24.6		23.0		$17,253	$2,278	$14,974
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%)	4.1	988^th of 1039 public elementary schools	4.9%		4.4	986^th of 1044 public elementary schools	5.6%	2	18.8	18.2	12.9	13.0	19.3	14.9	10.9	10.6	12.7	7.9	8.9	8.6	27.3	22.5	16.7	13.8	$19,025	$2,197	$16,828
Goodland Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	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%)	47.4	629^th of 1039 public elementary schools	39.5%		44.7	661^st of 1044 public elementary schools	36.7%	32	42.6	39.5	58.8	60.0	76.5	68.0	44.7	52.6	50.0	56.7	64.7	44.0	60.5	68.0	52.6	60.0	$14,073	$856	$13,217
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	1001^st of 1039 public elementary schools	3.7%		2.9	1009^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.4%	8	13.6	12.1	14.9	13.8	11.9	12.8	7.5	6.0	6.7	6.3	6.0	3.5	19.4	22.0	10.5	12.6	$18,829	$1,992	$16,837

Frequently Asked Questions about Julian Thomas Elementary

How many students attend Julian Thomas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Julian Thomas Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Julian Thomas Elementary?

Students at Julian Thomas Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 34% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

What district is Julian Thomas Elementary in?

Racine Unified School District

What schools do graduates of Julian Thomas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Julian Thomas Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Horlick High

Is Julian Thomas Elementary a good school?

Julian Thomas Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.5% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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