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What advice would you give to incoming students at Fratt Elementary?
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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RACINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551236001611
Fratt Elementary
3501 Kinzie Ave, Racine, WI 53405 · (262) 664-8150 · Racine County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
11.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
350 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
16.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
15.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.7pp 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 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.7% | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 20.8% | 17.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Fratt Elementary
Fratt Elementary's state test result (18.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fratt Elementary this school | 435 | 80.5% | 18.8% |
| Strange Elementary Kenosha | 522 | 82.0% | 31.0% |
| Brass Community School Kenosha | 462 | 87.9% | 16.4% |
| Wadewitz Elementary Racine | 517 | 77.6% | 23.4% |
| Hackett Elementary Beloit | 434 | 74.2% | 16.3% |
| Frank Elementary Kenosha | 457 | 85.3% | 29.2% |
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 Fratt Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Racine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #906 of 982 | #25 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #913 of 992 ▼ 3 | #26 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #917 of 992 ▼ 13 | #27 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #274 of 1,157 | #15 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #267 of 901 | #6 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #62 of 901 | #7 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.5% | #117 of 1,064 | #5 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #538 of 664 | #13 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
435
+98 (+29%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 688
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 435 | 36.4 | 11.9:1 | 80% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 43.9 | 10.2:1 | 78% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 46 | 9.7:1 | 75% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 36 | 9.4:1 | 84% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 39 | 11.9:1 | 78% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 46 | 11.7:1 | 71% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 45 | 11.4:1 | 78% (402) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 33% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 688 | 34 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fratt Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (465 to 435); teachers down 7% (39 to 36.4).
About Fratt Elementary
In Racine, Wisconsin, part of Racine County, Fratt Elementary is an elementary school. The school enrolls 435 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average enrollment is about 323.
Fratt Elementary is one school in a 27-school district, Racine Unified School District, which enrolls 16,557 students.
About 35% of students at Fratt Elementary are Hispanic, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% Black, 22% White, and 7% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 15%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
Staffing at Fratt Elementary comes to 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1. Fratt Elementary counts 80% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 32 points above the 48% average for public schools in Racine County.
Fratt Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Fratt Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.8%; the prediction is 28.3%.
Census data for Racine County show the median household earns about $78,096 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Fratt Elementary, Racine County has 54 public schools.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Walden III High, is the closest to Fratt Elementary. Fratt Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 31.5% proficiency; Fratt Elementary posts 18.8%.
Fratt Elementary is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Fratt Elementary had a net gain of 98 students, or 29%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 9.4:1 to 11.9:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Fratt Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Unified School District
- 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
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
- Walden III High0.6 mi · 692
- Goodland Montessori0.9 mi · 375
- Park High0.9 mi · 1,203
- Knapp Elementary0.9 mi · 462
- Starbuck International School1.0 mi · 1,133
- Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary1.0 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About Fratt ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fratt Elementary?
Fratt Elementary enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fratt Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fratt Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Fratt Elementary have?
Fratt Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Fratt Elementary?
Student demographics at Fratt Elementary are roughly 22% White, 35% Hispanic, 34% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Fratt Elementary?
Fratt Elementary is overseen by Racine Unified School District in Racine County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.