Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RACINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551236001636
Red Apple School
914 Saint Patrick St, Racine, WI 53402 · (262) 619-4500 · Racine County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
210 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 15% |
Student demographics
72%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Red Apple School→Park High
Based on grade levels within Racine Unified School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
23.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.7% | 23.6% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 28.5% |
% 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Red Apple School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Racine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #804 of 982 | #21 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #871 of 992 | #21 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #811 of 992 | #22 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #455 of 1,157 | #21 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #615 of 901 | #17 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #41 of 901 | #4 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #515 of 664 | #11 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
354
-28 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.1:1
% White
38%
was 53%
% Hispanic
24%
was 23%
% Black
24%
was 15%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 354 | 24.9 | 14.2:1 | 59% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 24.8 | 11.7:1 | 61% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 283 | 24.4 | 11.6:1 | 62% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 382 | 29.1 | 13.1:1 | 49% (188) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Apple School.
About Red Apple School
This page covers Red Apple School, a medium-sized elementary school in Racine, Wisconsin. The school's 354 students are in kindergarten through 6.
The district, Racine Unified School District, operates 27 schools serving 16,557 students.
Red Apple School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 38%. Smaller groups are 24% Hispanic, 24% Black, and 12% multiracial. County-wide, 72% of Racine County residents are White. By the diversity index, Red Apple School comes in at 72%.
The count of teachers at Red Apple School is 24.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.2:1. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is about 14.7:1. Around 59% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Racine County report 48%.
Test results at Red Apple School are 6.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (35.2% actual, 41.3% predicted).
Racine County has about 197,532 residents, and median household income is about $78,096, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 54 public schools in Racine County, with a combined enrollment of about 25,901.
DOC: Racine Youthful Offender Correction al Facility is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Red Apple School is 3rd of 7 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The number of students declined from 382 to 354 over 7 years. By 2024-25, 38% of students were White, compared with 53% in 2017-18. Students per teacher rose from 13.1 in 2017-18 to 14.2 in 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 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
- DOC: Racine Youthful Offender Correction al Facility0.5 mi · 32
- Julian Thomas Elementary0.6 mi · 574
- Roosevelt Elementary0.7 mi · 195
- Gilmore Fine Arts School0.9 mi · 737
- 21st Century Preparatory School0.9 mi · 438
- Horlick High1.0 mi · 1,212
Frequently asked questions
About Red Apple SchoolHow large is Red Apple School?
Red Apple School enrolls approximately 354 students in grades KG-06.
Is Red Apple School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Red Apple School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Red Apple School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Red Apple School is approximately 14.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Red Apple School?
At Red Apple School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 24% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Red Apple School?
Red Apple School is overseen by Racine Unified School District in Racine County.
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