Starbuck International School

Starbuck International School is a sprawling primary school in Racine, Wisconsin, overseen by Racine Unified School District. The school serves 1,133 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Starbuck International School sits 251% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 27 schools in Racine Unified School District (16,557 students total), Starbuck International School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Starbuck International School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 31%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 30% Black, 24% White, 11% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Racine County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Starbuck International School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.4%, the actual is 26.9%, a residual of -12.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, Racine County reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,096 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Starbuck International School is one of 54 public schools in Racine County (combined enrollment of about 25,901 students).

West Ridge Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Starbuck International School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Starbuck International School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 22.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 103%: 558 students in 2018 compared to 1,133 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 37% to 30% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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