Southport Elementary

Southport Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, operated by Kenosha School District. The school instructs 438 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 36% above typical.

Southport Elementary is one of 41 schools operated by Kenosha School District, a district that enrolls 20,297 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Southport Elementary records that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 33% Hispanic, 16% Black, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Kenosha County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 68% of students at Southport Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kenosha County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Southport Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.9%, the actual is 28.6%, a residual of -7.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Kenosha County put median household income runs about $81,239, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Southport Elementary is one of 56 public schools in Kenosha County (combined enrollment of about 27,114 students).

Grewenow Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Southport Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.2%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Southport Elementary's enrollment has rose 22% since 2018, when it stood at 358 (now 438). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 52% to 39%.

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