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Enrollment
692
High
DISTRICT 919 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RACINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551236001644
Walden III High
2340 Mohr Ave, Racine, WI 53405 · (262) 664-6250 · Racine County
GRADES 06–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL692 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Wisconsin public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
291 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 77 | 11% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
39.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
25.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.7% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 25.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 →
Schools most like Walden III High
Walden III High's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walden III High this school | 692 | 42.1% | 36.3% |
| The REAL Sch Sturtevant | 538 | 42.0% | 36.9% |
| Harborside Academy Kenosha | 572 | 46.5% | 49.8% |
| North High Waukesha | 911 | 43.1% | 35.5% |
| South Milwaukee High South Milwaukee | 920 | 46.7% | 26.1% |
| Tremper High Kenosha | 1,417 | 44.2% | 31.6% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 Walden III High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Racine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #309 of 402 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #53 of 64 ▲ 4 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #43 of 64 ▲ 4 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 692 | #137 of 532 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #265 of 325 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #32 of 325 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #139 of 418 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.8% | #8 of 128 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
692
+34 (+5%) vs 2020
+205% since 1990-91, when it was 227
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 692 | 42.7 | 16.2:1 | 42% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 723 | 45.4 | 15.9:1 | 44% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 43.9 | 16.3:1 | 38% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 658 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 44% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 26% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 17 | 17.7:1 | 32% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 17 | 17.6:1 | 32% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 263 | 10 | 26.3:1 | 33% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 227 | 23 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walden III High.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (525 to 692); teachers up 38% (31 to 42.7).
About Walden III High
Walden III High sits in Racine, Wisconsin, and is classified as a high school. Its enrollment is 692 students, spread over grades 6 through 12. High schools in Wisconsin average about 475 students, which makes this school 46% larger than average.
The district, Racine Unified School District, operates 27 schools serving 16,557 students.
About 50% of the student body at Walden III High is White. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Racine County residents are about 72% White. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Walden III High are from different groups.
Teacher count: 42.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.2:1. The average for high schools in Wisconsin, 14.6:1, is lower. Roughly 42% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Walden III High earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 9% of Wisconsin public high schools.
Walden III High is in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 51.8%. The school's actual rate is 36.3%, 15.5 points lower.
The school is in Racine County, where the median household earns about $78,096 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Racine County, 54 public schools serve about 25,901 students.
Among nearby public schools, Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary is closest at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Walden III High is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 658 (2020-21) to 692 (2024-25).
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Racine
- 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
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary0.4 mi · 433
- Fratt Elementary0.6 mi · 435
- Park High0.7 mi · 1,203
- 21st Century Preparatory School0.8 mi · 438
- Julian Thomas Elementary0.9 mi · 574
- Racine Alternative Learning0.9 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Walden III HighWhat is the total enrollment at Walden III High?
Walden III High enrolls approximately 692 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Walden III High serve?
Walden III High serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Walden III High?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Walden III High.
How diverse is Walden III High?
Walden III High reports a student body of 50% White, 30% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Walden III High public or private?
Walden III High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Racine Unified School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.