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Enrollment
574
Elementary
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RACINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551236003337
Julian Thomas Elementary
930 Martin Luther King Dr, Racine, WI 53404 · (262) 664-8400 · Racine County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% 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
10.4:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
469 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 | 42 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
57%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
12.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
9.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 13 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.7% | 9.7% |
| 2023-24 | 11.5% | 12.3% |
% 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
15.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% 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 Julian Thomas Elementary
Julian Thomas Elementary's state test result (15.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Thomas Elementary this school | 574 | 81.7% | 15.6% |
| Milwaukee Spanish Immersion Milwaukee | 605 | 82.6% | 30.9% |
| Wadewitz Elementary Racine | 517 | 77.6% | 23.4% |
| Frank Elementary Kenosha | 457 | 85.3% | 29.2% |
| Johnson Elementary Racine | 557 | 74.7% | 16.2% |
| Brass Community School Kenosha | 462 | 87.9% | 16.4% |
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 Julian Thomas Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Racine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #925 of 982 | #28 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.7% | #949 of 992 ▼ 16 | #28 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #945 of 992 ▲ 5 | #30 of 32 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #77 of 1,157 | #7 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #82 of 901 | #2 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #245 of 901 | #16 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.7% | #116 of 1,064 | #4 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #76 of 240 | #8 of 12 |
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
574
+187 (+48%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 574 | 55 | 10.4:1 | 82% (469) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 59.1 | 9.3:1 | 89% (485) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 59.8 | 9.6:1 | 90% (515) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 42 | 9.2:1 | 93% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 50.5 | 10.0:1 | 87% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 53 | 10.5:1 | 89% (495) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 41 | 11.3:1 | 93% (430) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Julian Thomas Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (506 to 574); teachers up 9% (50.5 to 55).
About Julian Thomas Elementary
Julian Thomas Elementary is a large elementary school with an address in Racine, Wisconsin. The school has 574 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students, which makes this school 78% larger than average.
Enrollment across the 27 schools in Racine Unified School District totals 16,557 students.
The student body at Julian Thomas Elementary is 56% Hispanic. It is also 34% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% White. Racine County's residents are about 15% Hispanic, 41 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Julian Thomas Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.4:1. The school has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 14.7:1. Federal data show 82% of students (469) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Racine County, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
Julian Thomas Elementary earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 27.5% at Julian Thomas Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 15.6%.
In Racine County, the median household earns about $78,096 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Racine County has 54 public schools with about 25,901 students, including Julian Thomas Elementary.
21st Century Preparatory School is about 0.3 miles from Julian Thomas Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Julian Thomas Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Julian Thomas Elementary comes in 5th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts for Julian Thomas Elementary: 387 students in 2020-21, 574 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. The number of students per teacher increased from 9.2 to 10.4 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Julian Thomas Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- 21st Century Preparatory School0.3 mi · 438
- DOC: Racine Youthful Offender Correction al Facility0.3 mi · 32
- Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary0.5 mi · 433
- Red Apple School0.6 mi · 354
- Racine County Jail0.8 mi · 10
- Walden III High0.9 mi · 692
Frequently asked questions
About Julian Thomas ElementaryHow large is Julian Thomas Elementary?
Julian Thomas Elementary enrolls approximately 574 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Julian Thomas Elementary serve?
Julian Thomas Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Julian Thomas Elementary?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Julian Thomas Elementary.
How diverse is Julian Thomas Elementary?
Julian Thomas Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 56% Hispanic, 34% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Julian Thomas Elementary?
Julian Thomas 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.