Red Apple School

Red Apple School is an average-sized elementary school in Racine, Wisconsin, run under Racine Unified School District. The school teaches 354 students in grades K through 6.

Within Racine Unified School District, which oversees 27 schools and 16,557 students, Red Apple School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Red Apple School lists that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 24% Hispanic, 24% Black, 12% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Red Apple School reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages about 14.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 59% of students at Red Apple School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Racine County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Red Apple School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.3%, the actual is 35.2%, a residual of -6.1 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Racine County) reports that median household income runs about $78,096, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Racine County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,901 students), of which Red Apple School is one.

DOC: Racine Youthful Offender Correction al Facility is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Red Apple School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 24.8%.

Red Apple School operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 7%: 382 students in 2018 compared to 354 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 53% to 38%. Class-load math has widened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.