Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RACINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551236001646
West Ridge Elementary
1347 S Emmertsen Rd, Racine, WI 53406 · (262)664-6200 · Racine County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
286 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
70%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.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2023-24 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
11.1%
WI avg 52.8%
Math
6.2%
WI avg 55.4%
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55.
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
8.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 26% 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 →
Where West Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Racine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #971 of 982 | #32 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.2% | #977 of 992 | #32 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #953 of 992 | #31 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #477 of 1,157 | #22 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #40 of 901 | #1 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #88 of 901 | #9 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.4% | #102 of 1,064 | #2 of 34 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
343
-84 (-20%) vs 2017
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 11.9:1
% White
14%
was 32%
% Hispanic
27%
was 21%
% Black
44%
was 40%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 343 | 37.3 | 9.2:1 | 83% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 40.2 | 9.7:1 | 83% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 293 | 28 | 10.5:1 | 82% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 35.8 | 11.9:1 | 72% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 38 | 12.7:1 | 68% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 26 | 16.3:1 | 60% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 33% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 23 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (427 to 343); teachers up 4% (35.8 to 37.3).
About West Ridge Elementary
West Ridge Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Racine, Wisconsin. The student body numbers 343 students, from pre-K through 5.
Racine Unified School District has 16,557 students spread across 27 schools.
West Ridge Elementary has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 44%. Other students are 27% Hispanic, 14% White, and 13% multiracial. By comparison, Racine County residents are about 11% Black. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
West Ridge Elementary counts 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 9.7 students for each one. This ratio sits 5.0 below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. About 83% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 48% for public schools in Racine County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, West Ridge Elementary is in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools: 8.7% actual against 26.5% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Racine County, the median household income is $78,096, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Racine County is home to 54 public schools and about 25,901 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Starbuck International School is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of West Ridge Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 8.7% is below the 30.2% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around West Ridge Elementary as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 84 students since 2017-18, to 343. The White share was 32% in 2017-18 and 14% in 2023-24. By 2023-24, the school had 9.2 students per teacher, compared with 11.9 in 2017-18.
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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
Other West Ridge Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named West Ridge Elementary. West Ridge Elementary is the 4th largest of the 5.
- West Ridge ElementaryTHORNTON, CO · 690 students
- West Ridge Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 683 students
- WEST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPOST FALLS, ID · 425 students
- West Ridge Elementary SchoolPARK RIDGE, NJ · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Starbuck International School0.9 mi · 1,133
- Case High0.9 mi · 1,856
- Goodland Montessori1.1 mi · 375
- Johnson Elementary1.6 mi · 557
- Fratt Elementary1.7 mi · 435
- Knapp Elementary2.1 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About West Ridge ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at West Ridge Elementary?
West Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 343 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does West Ridge Elementary serve?
West Ridge Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at West Ridge Elementary?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at West Ridge Elementary.
How diverse is West Ridge Elementary?
West Ridge Elementary reports a student body of 14% White, 27% Hispanic, 44% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees West Ridge Elementary?
West Ridge Elementary 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.