Union Grove Elementary

Located at 1745 Milldrum St, in Union Grove, Wisconsin, Union Grove Elementary is an expansive K-5 school that caters to 886 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by Union Grove J1 School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Union Grove Elementary sits 174% larger than that benchmark.

Union Grove Elementary sits inside Union Grove J1 School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Union Grove Elementary lists that nearly all students (81%) are White. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Union Grove Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 28% of students at Union Grove Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Racine County's rate of about 48%.

With demographic context factored in, Union Grove Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.3%; this one delivers 65.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Racine County shows median household income runs about $78,096, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Racine County's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,901 students), Union Grove Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Union Grove High, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Union Grove Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Union Grove Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 62.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 11%: 796 students in 2018 compared to 886 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 81% across the same window.

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