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Starbuck International School

1516 Ohio St, Racine, WI 53405 · (262) 664-6500 · Racine County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,133 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools

Enrollment
1,133
Elementary
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 323
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
707 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten807%
Grade 1979%
Grade 21019%
Grade 311710%
Grade 41079%
Grade 51029%
Grade 617015%
Grade 719117%
Grade 816815%

This year's kindergarten class (80) is 52% smaller than its 8th grade class (168).

Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
27724%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
35231%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
34130%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
383%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
12011%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
50%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
56950%
Female
56450%

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
26.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
18.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 2 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2526.6%18.6%
2023-2430.6%20.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Starbuck International School

Starbuck International School's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Starbuck International School this school1,13362.4%26.9%
Gilmore Fine Arts School
Racine
73755.4%38.5%
Leopold Elementary
Madison
62656.2%27.4%
Burdick Elementary
Milwaukee
52758.1%41.3%
Schulte School
Sturtevant
47957.0%44.6%
Milwaukee Parkside School
Milwaukee
85974.2%38.4%
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 Starbuck International School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Racine County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
26.9%#862 of 982#23 of 32
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
18.6%#897 of 992
▼ 3
#24 of 32
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
26.6%#857 of 992
▼ 25
#23 of 32
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,133#3 of 1,157#2 of 35
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.7:1#530 of 901#14 of 29
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
74.1%#22 of 901#2 of 29
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
62.4%#251 of 1,064#12 of 34
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+103.0%#4 of 240#4 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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,133
+563 (+99%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 870
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,13382.813.7:162% (707)
2023-2449740.512.3:166% (328)
2022-235094212.1:162% (318)
2020-215704712.1:170% (401)
2017-1855847.611.7:174% (415)
2015-167125512.9:168% (482)
2010-118045215.5:170% (559)
2000-018374618.2:133% (275)
1990-918706114.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Starbuck International School.

Since 2017-18: students up 103% (558 to 1,133); teachers up 74% (47.6 to 82.8).

About Starbuck International School

Starbuck International School is an elementary school in Racine, Wisconsin, reachable at (262) 664-6500. It reported 1,133 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 323 students for elementary schools in Wisconsin.

Federal data list 27 schools in Racine Unified School District, with 16,557 students enrolled.

Hispanic students account for 31% of enrollment at Starbuck International School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 30% Black, 24% White, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 15% of Racine County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.

There are about 13.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Starbuck International School, which has 82.8. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Starbuck International School is about 62%. The rate at public schools in Racine County averages 48%, lower than here.

Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Starbuck International School outscored 7%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 39.4%.

American Community Survey estimates for Racine County show that the median household earns about $78,096 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Racine County's 54 public schools enroll about 25,901 students and include Starbuck International School.

A public school about 0.9 miles away, West Ridge Elementary, is the closest to Starbuck International School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Starbuck International School. On proficiency, Starbuck International School is ahead of the 22.5% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.

In the federal locale system, Starbuck International School is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 570 to 1,133. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 12.1:1 in 2020-21 to 13.7:1 in 2024-25.

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Racine County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Starbuck International School
District
Racine Unified School District
Address
1516 Ohio St, Racine, WI 53405
Phone
(262) 664-6500
County
Racine County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
1,133
Teachers (FTE)
83
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
707 (62%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
551236001639
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Starbuck International School
What is the total enrollment at Starbuck International School?
Starbuck International School enrolls approximately 1,133 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Starbuck International School serve?
Starbuck International School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Starbuck International School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Starbuck International School is approximately 13.7:1 (83 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Starbuck International School?
At Starbuck International School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 31% Hispanic, 30% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Starbuck International School?
Starbuck International School is overseen by Racine Unified School District in Racine County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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