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What's the most underrated thing about Strange Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENOSHA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550732000826
Strange Elementary
5414 49th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53144 · (262) 359-6024 · Kenosha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% 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.
- B-Beats 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
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
428 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 52 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
29.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -10.3pp since 2023
Math
22.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.9% | 22.1% |
| 2023-24 | 40.2% | 26.6% |
% 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Strange Elementary
Strange Elementary's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strange Elementary this school | 522 | 82.0% | 31.0% |
| Fratt Elementary Racine | 435 | 80.5% | 18.8% |
| Brass Community School Kenosha | 462 | 87.9% | 16.4% |
| Wadewitz Elementary Racine | 517 | 77.6% | 23.4% |
| Hackett Elementary Beloit | 434 | 74.2% | 16.3% |
| Frank Elementary Kenosha | 457 | 85.3% | 29.2% |
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 Strange Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Kenosha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #838 of 982 | #26 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #879 of 992 ▼ 18 | #31 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #836 of 992 ▼ 90 | #27 of 34 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #121 of 1,157 | #9 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #443 of 901 | #14 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #43 of 901 | #1 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.0% | #114 of 1,064 | #7 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.9% | #117 of 240 | #7 of 13 |
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
522
+144 (+38%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 522 | 39.7 | 13.2:1 | 82% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 30.6 | 14.7:1 | 71% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 79% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 34 | 11.1:1 | 79% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 36.5 | 13.3:1 | 65% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 76% (377) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 37 | 13.6:1 | 76% (382) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 27% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 31 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Strange Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (484 to 522); teachers up 9% (36.5 to 39.7).
About Strange Elementary
Strange Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 522 students. The average among elementary schools in Wisconsin is roughly 323 students; this school is 62% bigger than that.
Kenosha School District has 20,297 students spread across 41 schools.
At Strange Elementary, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 37%. The next largest groups are 27% Black, 24% White, and 11% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 22 points above the 15% share among Kenosha County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.2:1. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 82%. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Kenosha County, the school's rate is higher.
Strange Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Strange Elementary is +3.7 points: 31.0% actual, 27.4% predicted.
In Kenosha County (population about 168,438), the median household income is $81,239, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Strange Elementary is one of 56 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Kenosha Pike School, is about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Strange Elementary is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 522 students in 2024-25, 144 more than the 378 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.1:1 to 13.2:1.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Kenosha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
168,438
Census ACS
Median income
$81,239
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
27,114 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kenosha School District
- Indian Trail High School and AcademyHigh · 1,902 students
- Bradford HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Tremper HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Mahone MiddleMiddle · 1,025 students
- Lakeview K-8 AcademyElementary · 988 students
- Lance MiddleMiddle · 899 students
Other schools in Kenosha
- Indian Trail High School and AcademyHigh · 1,902 students
- Bradford HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Tremper HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Mahone MiddleMiddle · 1,025 students
- Lakeview K-8 AcademyElementary · 988 students
- Lance MiddleMiddle · 899 students
Nearby schools
- Kenosha Pike School0.9 mi · 29
- Forest Park Elementary1.0 mi · 391
- McKinley Elementary1.1 mi · 221
- Indian Trail High School and Academy1.1 mi · 1,902
- Stocker Elementary1.2 mi · 302
- Kenosha School of Language (KSOL)1.2 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About Strange ElementaryHow large is Strange Elementary?
Strange Elementary enrolls approximately 522 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Strange Elementary serve?
Strange Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Strange Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Strange Elementary is approximately 13.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Strange Elementary?
Strange Elementary reports a student body of 24% White, 37% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Strange Elementary?
Strange Elementary is overseen by Kenosha School District in Kenosha County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.