Summary:
Zip code 53406 in Racine has three public schools — one high school serving grades 9–12 and two elementary/PK–8 schools — all in Racine Unified School District, with no standalone middle school and about 3,562 students enrolled in total. Because the district overall ranks 411 of 432 in Wisconsin (5th percentile, 0 stars), it helps to look at each school on its own.
The two PK–8 schools are the relative bright spots. Goodland Montessori (375 students) has the strongest overall profile: 39th percentile and 2 stars, chronic absenteeism of 11.1%, and grade-level proficiency averaging about 56.2% — slightly above the comparable state average of about 55.1%, with standout 7th-grade ELA at 76.47%. Gifford School (1,331 students) is larger, ranks at the 30th percentile with 2 stars, and keeps chronic absenteeism at 14.0%; its overall proficiency average of about 50.0% trails the state (about 55.1%) but far exceeds the district (about 28.5%), and its 8th-grade social studies result of 77.14% is a local highlight. Both keep absenteeism below the state's 17.3%.
Case High (1,856 students) accounts for more than half the area's enrollment and faces the biggest challenges: 14th percentile, 1 star, chronic absenteeism of 43.2% (more than double the state's 17.3%), and proficiency well below state in every subject — 31.85% ELA, 18.97% math, 26.74% social studies, and 23.21% science. Still, it outperforms the district in all four subjects, and its 90.2% graduation rate and 1.7% dropout rate beat district figures. Keep in mind the elementary figures are simple averages of grade-level scores, and with only three schools, year-to-year results can swing noticeably.
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