Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary

Located at 1722 W 6th St, in Racine, Wisconsin, Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary is a moderately sized K-5 school that hosts 433 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Racine Unified School District. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 34% bigger than typical.

Racine Unified School District runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 16,557 students. Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary reports that 33% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 22% Black, 12% multiracial, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. The state averages about 14.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.9%.

In the surrounding community, Racine County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,096, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Racine County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,901 students), of which Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: 21st Century Preparatory School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 19.9%.

Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary has ticked down 18%, going from 530 students in 2018 to 433 in 2024. White enrollment moved from 48% to 33% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2024.

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