Goodland Montessori

Goodland Montessori, a moderately sized elementary school in Racine, Wisconsin, operated by Racine Unified School District, teaches 375 students, covering grades pre-K through 7.

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

In terms of who attends, Goodland Montessori lists that 58% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Racine County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Racine County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Goodland Montessori performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.5%, the actual is 55.9%, a residual of -1.6 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Racine County) logs that median household earnings sit near $78,096, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Goodland Montessori is one of 54 public schools in Racine County (combined enrollment of about 25,901 students).

Fratt Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Goodland Montessori comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 22.9%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 241%: 110 students in 2018 compared to 375 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 58% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 27.5:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Goodland Montessori typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.