Walden III High

Walden III High, a middle-of-the-pack secondary school in Racine, Wisconsin, overseen by Racine Unified School District, works with 692 students, covering grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 475 students per school, that is 46% above typical.

Racine Unified School District comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 16,557 students; Walden III High is among them.

In terms of who attends, Walden III High logs that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 30% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Walden III High has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Walden III High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 51.8%; actual is 36.3%, a gap of -15.5 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Racine County) shows that median household earnings sit near $78,096, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Racine County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,901 students), of which Walden III High is one.

The closest other public school is Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Walden III High comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 23.1%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Walden III High's enrollment has rose 32% since 2018, when it stood at 525 (now 692). White enrollment moved from 66% to 50% across the same window.

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