Enrollment
194
Elementary
STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH CAPE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551251001657
North Cape Elementary
11926 W Highway K, Franksville, WI 53126 · (262) 835-4069 · Racine County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
13 students
STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 7% |
Student demographics
7%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
68.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
65.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.1% | 65.5% |
| 2023-24 | 72.5% | 73.4% |
% 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
71.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 →
Where North Cape Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Racine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #160 of 982 | #2 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #281 of 992 | #8 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #171 of 992 | #4 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #917 of 1,157 | #31 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.7% | #1,034 of 1,064 | #34 of 34 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
194
0 (0%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 136
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 194 | 14.7 | 13.2:1 | 7% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 197 | 15.3 | 12.8:1 | 10% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 13.5 | 14.9:1 | 10% (20) |
| 2020-21 | 194 | 13 | 14.9:1 | 10% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 186 | 14.8 | 12.6:1 | 9% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 194 | 14 | 13.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 204 | 13 | 15.7:1 | 15% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 193 | 11 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 136 | 8 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Cape Elementary.
About North Cape Elementary
Families in Franksville, Wisconsin, are served by North Cape Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment stands at 194 students, covering pre-K through 8. It has 40% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin (about 323).
North Cape Elementary is run by North Cape School District.
Roughly 96% of students at North Cape Elementary are White. The remaining students are 4% Hispanic. Among people living in Racine County, the White share is about 72%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, North Cape Elementary scores 7%.
With 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.2:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Roughly 7% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Racine County average 48%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, North Cape Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools: 71.5% actual against 73.5% predicted.
Looking at the county, Racine County, median household income comes to about $78,096, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 54, with about 25,901 students.
Of the public schools around it, North Cape Elementary is closest to Yorkville Elementary, about 2.9 miles away. North Cape Elementary has 3 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts North Cape Elementary at 3rd of 9.
In the federal locale system, North Cape Elementary is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (194) and 2024-25 (194). The school's ratio dropped from 14.9:1 to 13.2:1 between 2020-21 and 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 Franksville
- Raymond ElementaryElementary · 385 students
- Drought ElementaryElementary · 109 students
Nearby schools
- Yorkville Elementary2.9 mi · 465
- Raymond Elementary3.0 mi · 385
- Drought Elementary3.5 mi · 109
- Lakeview Elementary5.4 mi · 290
- Union Grove High6.1 mi · 1,032
- Trailside Elementary6.8 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About North Cape ElementaryHow large is North Cape Elementary?
North Cape Elementary enrolls approximately 194 students in grades PK-08.
Is North Cape Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Cape Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at North Cape Elementary?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at North Cape Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Cape Elementary?
At North Cape Elementary, the student body is approximately 96% White, 4% Hispanic.
Is North Cape Elementary public or private?
North Cape Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Cape School District.
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