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How has The REAL Sch changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
538
High
DISTRICT 919 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RACINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551236002471
The REAL Sch
10116 Stellar Ave, Sturtevant, WI 53177 · (262) 664-8100 · Racine County
GRADES 06–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
226 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
33.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
32.6%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 52% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
538
+142 (+36%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.2:1
% White
52%
was 56%
% Hispanic
25%
was 21%
% Black
12%
was 14%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About The REAL Sch
The REAL Sch operates as a mid-sized 9-12 campus in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, part of Racine Unified School District. Current enrollment sits at 538 students spanning grades 6 through 12.
Within Racine Unified School District, which oversees 27 schools and 16,557 students, The REAL Sch is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, The REAL Sch records that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 25% Hispanic, 12% Black, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, The REAL Sch has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting The REAL Sch higher than the state norm the norm. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, The REAL Sch sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 51.9%; actual is 36.9%, a gap of -15.0 points.
In the area at large, Racine County reports that median household income runs about $78,096, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Racine County's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,901 students), The REAL Sch is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: DOC: Racine Correctional Institution, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around The REAL Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts The REAL Sch at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 32.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 36%: 396 students in 2018 compared to 538 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 56% to 52% across the same window.
On this page, the feed for The REAL Sch typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Schulte SchoolElementary · 479 students
- DOC: Racine Correctional InstitutionHigh · 2 students
Nearby schools
- DOC: Racine Correctional Institution0.6 mi · 2
- Schulte School1.9 mi · 479
- Case High1.9 mi · 1,856
- West Ridge Elementary2.8 mi · 343
- Gifford School3.1 mi · 1,331
- Starbuck International School3.7 mi · 1,133
Frequently asked questions
About The REAL SchHow large is The REAL Sch?
The REAL Sch enrolls approximately 538 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does The REAL Sch serve?
The REAL Sch serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does The REAL Sch have?
The REAL Sch employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at The REAL Sch?
At The REAL Sch, the student body is approximately 52% White, 25% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees The REAL Sch?
The REAL Sch 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.