Summary:
The zip code 53177 is home to a single high school, The REAL School, which serves students in the Racine Unified School District. While the school's graduation rate of 91.0% is slightly below the state average, its dropout rate of 1.3% is lower than the state benchmark, indicating a relatively strong focus on student success and retention.
Academically, The REAL School faces some challenges, with test scores on the Forward Exam and ACT assessments consistently falling below the district and state averages across various subject areas and grade levels. For example, the school's proficiency rates on the Forward Exam ranged from 23.08% to 45.45% in 2024-2025, compared to district rates of 17.97% to 39.83% and state rates of 47.67% to 62.51%. On the ACT, The REAL School's proficiency rates ranged from 37.1% to 38.71%, while the district and state rates were higher.
The REAL School serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 42.36% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. However, the school's per-student spending of $12,264 in 2020-2021 was above the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 12.3 is lower than the state average, suggesting that funding and resources may not be the sole factors contributing to the school's academic performance challenges. Further investigation into the school's instructional practices, curriculum, and support systems for students could provide valuable insights into how to address these performance gaps.
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