Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RACINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551236001638
Schulte School
8515 Westminster Dr, Sturtevant, WI 53177 · (262) 664-6300 · Racine County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
273 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 65% larger than its 7th grade class (40).
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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -14.5pp since 2023
Math
35.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 35.2% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 39.3% |
% 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Schulte School
Schulte School's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schulte School this school | 479 | 57.0% | 44.6% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Kenosha | 491 | 61.5% | 59.5% |
| Somers Elementary Kenosha | 560 | 54.1% | 50.5% |
| Red Apple School Racine | 354 | 59.3% | 35.2% |
| Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School Madison | 455 | 50.8% | 37.4% |
| Hoover Elementary New Berlin | 335 | 56.1% | 42.5% |
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 Schulte School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Racine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #706 of 982 | #17 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #784 of 992 ▼ 29 | #18 of 32 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #741 of 992 ▼ 248 | #19 of 32 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #183 of 1,157 | #11 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #791 of 901 | #26 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #45 of 901 | #5 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.0% | #307 of 1,064 | #14 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #203 of 240 | #11 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
479
+144 (+43%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 479 | 29.4 | 16.3:1 | 57% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 26.8 | 12.5:1 | 54% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 22.8 | 13.7:1 | 55% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 26 | 12.9:1 | 53% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 50% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 28 | 16.0:1 | 49% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 57% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 26 | 16.7:1 | 33% (143) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 26 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schulte School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (470 to 479); teachers down 5% (31 to 29.4).
About Schulte School
Schulte School is an elementary school in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, and it is part of Racine Unified School District. A federal count lists 479 students at the school, in pre-K through 7. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323, so this school runs 48% bigger than that.
Schulte School is part of Racine Unified School District, where 27 schools serve 16,557 students.
The most common group at Schulte School is White students, at 40%. Enrollment also includes 26% Hispanic, 19% Black, 13% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 32 points below the 72% share among Racine County residents. Schulte School's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 29.4 full-time equivalents, or about 16.3 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.6 above the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 57%. Across public schools in Racine County, the average is 48%.
In Wisconsin, Schulte School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 44.6% actual against a predicted 42.7%.
Racine County has these Census figures: the median household income is $78,096, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Racine County is home to 54 public schools and about 25,901 public school students.
The nearest other public school, DOC: Racine Correctional Institution, is about 1.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Schulte School ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal counts for Schulte School: 335 students in 2020-21, 479 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. The ratio was 12.9:1 in 2020-21 and 16.3:1 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 Sturtevant
- The REAL SchHigh · 538 students
- DOC: Racine Correctional InstitutionHigh · 2 students
Nearby schools
- DOC: Racine Correctional Institution1.3 mi · 2
- Case High1.8 mi · 1,856
- The REAL Sch1.9 mi · 538
- West Ridge Elementary2.4 mi · 343
- Starbuck International School3.0 mi · 1,133
- Johnson Elementary3.1 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About Schulte SchoolHow many students attend Schulte School?
Schulte School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades PK-07.
Is Schulte School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Schulte School is an elementary school covering grades PK-07.
How many students per teacher at Schulte School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Schulte School.
How diverse is Schulte School?
Schulte School reports a student body of 40% White, 26% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Schulte School?
Schulte School is overseen by Racine Unified School District in Racine County.
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