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Alumni: what's one memory from 21st Century Preparatory School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
438
Elementary
STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RACINE CHARTER ONE INC·NCES 550004502575
21st Century Preparatory School
1220 Mound Ave, Racine, WI 53404 · (262) 598-0026 · Racine County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
24 FTE teachers
STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
277 students
STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (43).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
17.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
10.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.3% | 10.4% |
| 2023-24 | 15.7% | 10.5% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
14.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like 21st Century Preparatory School
21st Century Preparatory School's state test result (14.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21st Century Preparatory School this school | 438 | 63.2% | 14.3% |
| One City Elementary School Monona | 328 | 68.0% | 27.8% |
| Milwaukee French Immersion Milwaukee | 426 | 68.1% | 41.7% |
| Mendota Elementary Madison | 282 | 72.7% | 36.8% |
| Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary Milwaukee | 428 | 79.9% | 24.8% |
| Craig Montessori School Milwaukee | 220 | 60.9% | 19.4% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where 21st Century Preparatory School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Racine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #930 of 982 | #30 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.4% | #941 of 992 ▲ 7 | #27 of 32 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #914 of 992 ▲ 17 | #26 of 32 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #262 of 1,157 | #14 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #853 of 901 | #29 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #267 of 901 | #18 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.2% | #245 of 1,064 | #11 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #247 of 664 | #7 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
438
-75 (-15%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 18.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 438 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 63% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 28 | 18.3:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 34.5 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 28 | 18.3:1 | 77% (396) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 32.5 | 16.5:1 | 72% (386) |
| 2015-16 | 445 | 18 | 24.7:1 | 70% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 63% (297) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for 21st Century Preparatory School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (536 to 438); teachers down 26% (32.5 to 24).
About 21st Century Preparatory School
21st Century Preparatory School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Racine, Wisconsin. Students in pre-K through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 438 students. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have about 323 students on average; enrollment here is 36% higher.
21st Century Preparatory School is run by Racine Charter One Inc.
Of every 100 students at 21st Century Preparatory School, about 63 are Black. The school is also 20% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 5% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 11%. The diversity index for 21st Century Preparatory School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at 21st Century Preparatory School, there are about 18.3 students; the school has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 63%. Across public schools in Racine County, the average is 48%.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, 21st Century Preparatory School outscored 1%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations places 21st Century Preparatory School in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 24.5 points below it (14.3% actual, 38.9% predicted).
In the wider Racine County area, median household income comes to about $78,096, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Racine County counts 54 public schools with about 25,901 students.
The closest school to 21st Century Preparatory School is Julian Thomas Elementary, located about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 14.3% is below the 29.5% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies 21st Century Preparatory School's location as City: Small. 21st Century Preparatory School is a public charter school.
The school shrank from 513 students in 2020-21 to 438 in 2024-25.
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Racine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,532
Census ACS
Median income
$78,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
25,901 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Racine
- Case HighHigh · 1,856 students
- Gifford SchoolElementary · 1,331 students
- Horlick HighHigh · 1,212 students
- Park HighHigh · 1,203 students
- Starbuck International SchoolElementary · 1,133 students
- Mitchell SchoolElementary · 1,040 students
Nearby schools
- Julian Thomas Elementary0.3 mi · 574
- Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary0.4 mi · 433
- DOC: Racine Youthful Offender Correction al Facility0.6 mi · 32
- Racine County Jail0.7 mi · 10
- Walden III High0.8 mi · 692
- Park High0.9 mi · 1,203
Frequently asked questions
About 21st Century Preparatory SchoolHow many students attend 21st Century Preparatory School?
21st Century Preparatory School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades PK-08.
Is 21st Century Preparatory School an elementary, middle, or high school?
21st Century Preparatory School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at 21st Century Preparatory School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at 21st Century Preparatory School is approximately 18.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at 21st Century Preparatory School?
At 21st Century Preparatory School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 20% Hispanic, 63% Black, 13% Two or more.
What district is 21st Century Preparatory School in?
21st Century Preparatory School is part of Racine Charter One Inc.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.