Summary:
ZIP code 53405 has five schools, all in Racine Unified School District: four elementary or K–8 schools—Starbuck International School, Johnson Elementary, Knapp Elementary, and Fratt Elementary—and one high school, Walden III High, which serves grades 6–12. Total enrollment is 3,279 students. The district ranks 411 out of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 5th percentile with 0 stars.
Walden III High is the only school here above the district’s percentile: 303/533, 43rd percentile, 2 stars. It has a 94.4% graduation rate, 0.1% dropout rate, 20.8% chronic absenteeism, ACT ELA 53.62%, and 10th-grade Social Studies 55.32%. But its ACT Math is 18.84% and ACT Science 33.33%, both below state, and those scores dropped sharply from 2024–25. The four elementary/K–8 schools are all 0 stars and rank between the 4th and 10th percentiles. Starbuck International School is largest at 1,133 students and has the strongest elementary scores, lowest elementary FRL (62.4%), and lowest elementary chronic absenteeism (30.8%), but still ranks in the 9th percentile. Knapp Elementary has the highest FRL (85.71%) and absenteeism (35.6%) yet the highest elementary rank (10th percentile) and improved in every subject. Fratt Elementary spends the most per student ($18,511) and has the smallest classes (11.9:1), with notable ELA and Social Studies gains, but ranks in the 8th percentile. Johnson Elementary ranks lowest (4th percentile) and has the weakest math and science results, including 5th-grade math at 4.05% and 4th-grade science at 5.49%.
Across the elementary schools, average FRL is about 75.8% and average chronic absenteeism is about 33.8%, well above the state’s 17.3%. Math and science are the biggest academic weaknesses. Every school is below the district’s 36.5% chronic absenteeism rate but above the state rate. Parents should weigh these within-ZIP comparisons alongside the district’s very low overall ranking.
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