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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 53177


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3
Schools
1,019
Students
2
Districts
Top rankedThe REAL School363rd of 533 Wisconsin high schools
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Biggest riser
Schulte School up 14 spots statewide this year
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Summary:

ZIP code 53177 covers Sturtevant, Wisconsin, and includes 2 public schools in the Racine Unified School District: The REAL School, a high school serving grades 6–12 with 538 students, and Schulte School, an elementary school serving PK–8 with 479 students, for about 1,017 students combined, with no separately classified middle school even though both serve grades 6–8.

Both schools belong to a district rated 411 out of 432 in Wisconsin—5th percentile, 0 stars—so comparing them to each other and to state averages matters. The REAL School has the stronger completion story: a 98.3% graduation rate, compared with 85.3% district and 92.0% state, and a 0.0% dropout rate. Its rank has improved from 11th to 25th to 32nd percentile, reaching 2 stars and 363 of 533 schools. Its clearest test bright spots are 10th grade Social Studies at 52.38% proficient—above the state's 48.25%—and ACT Math at 39.13%, close to the state's 42.93% and far above the district's 15.67%. Still, many scores trail the state, especially 8th grade Math at 20.51% versus 53.67% and ACT Science at 23.53% versus 43.2%.

Schulte School has some strong elementary results but a weaker overall rank: 798 of 1,039, or 23rd percentile with 1 star, down from 35th percentile and 2 stars in 2023–24. Its standout scores include 4th grade Math and 5th grade ELA at 50%, 8th grade ELA at 50%, 4th grade Social Studies at 60.71%, and 4th grade Science at 42.86%. Its middle-grade results are much weaker, including 7th grade ELA at 18.18%, 7th grade Math at 13.64%, 6th grade Math at 17.19%, and 6th grade ELA at 20.63%. In grades 6–8, The REAL School is stronger in 6th and 7th grade ELA and Math, while Schulte School is stronger in 8th grade ELA and Math. Schulte has a higher free/reduced lunch rate—56.99% vs. 42.01%—but lower chronic absenteeism—25.7% vs. 28.3%—though both exceed the state's 17.3%. Resources are similar: about $15,008 per student at The REAL School and $15,709 at Schulte School, with student-teacher ratios of 15.9 and 16.2.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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