Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary

Summary:

Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Racine, Wisconsin, serving 421 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Racine Unified School District, which is ranked 413 out of 428 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking, from 8th out of 1,061 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 858th in 2023-2024, its academic performance is generally better than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. The school particularly excels in supporting certain student subgroups, such as African American students and English Language Learners, where it ranks among the top schools in the state. However, the school has also experienced a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, from 5.4% in 2018-2019 to 20.4% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary generally outperforms other Racine Unified schools, such as Roosevelt Elementary, Fratt Elementary, and Knapp Elementary, in academic proficiency. However, it faces challenges similar to many of its neighbors, such as a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and varying levels of per-student spending and resources.


Detail:

Public, Magnet K-5

 1722 W 6th St
       Racine, WI  53404-3211


(262) 664-6900

District: Racine Unified School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
858th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,964 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  433

Racial breakdown:

White:
32.6%
Hispanic:
25.6%
African American:
22.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  52.7% Help


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Compare Details Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary ranks worse than 80.9% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 6th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Racine Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.92. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (32.6%), Hispanic (25.6%), African American (22.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 52.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary is 15.5. 15 elementary schools in the Racine Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary is $13,964. 14 elementary schools in the Racine Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary 858th of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Racine Unified School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Racine Unified School District 413th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 88.85 11th 633 98.3%
2005 88.60 11th 632 98.3%
2006 87.02 22nd 712 96.9%
2008 82.88 46th 1021 95.5%
2009 82.37 58th 1030 94.4%
2010 80.06 97th 1045 90.7%
2011 81.12 76th 1046 92.7%
2012 81.74 50th 1045 95.2%
2013 90.81 16th 1053 98.5%
2014 91.35 8th 1061 99.2%
2015 86.93 42nd 1076 96.1%
2016 84.29 108th 1075 90.0%
2017 81.71 132nd 1071 87.7%
2018 82.69 113th 1025 89.0%
2019 81.89 124th 1037 88.0%
2021 45.44 644th 1050 38.7%
2022 43.47 684th 1067 35.9%
2023 49.23 614th 1067 42.5%
2024 23.92 858th 1061 19.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.55 14th 67 79.1%
2024 20.12 101st 119 15.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.69 25th 287 91.3%
2019 84.41 25th 275 90.9%
2021 55.72 67th 222 69.8%
2022 56.14 85th 248 65.7%
2024 70.64 47th 269 82.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 99.28 4th 721 99.4%
2019 82.22 65th 742 91.2%
2021 58.64 232nd 746 68.9%
2022 52.73 299th 748 60.0%
2023 15.01 729th 770 5.3%
2024 54.80 304th 790 61.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.56 64th 854 92.5%
2019 71.80 157th 874 82.0%
2021 26.12 690th 847 18.5%
2022 26.03 699th 859 18.6%
2023 46.86 476th 871 45.4%
2024 17.74 779th 866 10.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.64 239th 997 76.0%
2019 76.48 186th 1002 81.4%
2021 45.55 598th 1004 40.4%
2022 40.08 680th 1017 33.1%
2023 43.18 652nd 1010 35.4%
2024 19.44 850th 1011 15.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.25 46th 997 95.4%
2019 83.33 94th 1002 90.6%
2021 46.23 610th 1003 39.2%
2022 48.39 589th 1017 42.1%
2023 57.43 474th 1011 53.1%
2024 32.11 759th 1012 25.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.00 21st 107 80.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.70 10th 165 93.9%
2019 84.88 13th 161 91.9%
2021 71.06 19th 141 86.5%
2022 85.92 10th 133 92.5%
2023 77.44 17th 138 87.7%
2024 43.58 74th 137 46.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.50 26th 271 90.4%
2019 93.06 13th 266 95.1%
2021 73.75 44th 274 83.9%
2022 57.71 102nd 296 65.5%
2023 62.42 86th 290 70.3%
2024 33.73 224th 331 32.3%
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Rank History for White students at Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.90 14th 686 98.0%
2019 90.44 30th 718 95.8%
2021 58.08 276th 699 60.5%
2022 59.44 273rd 704 61.2%
2023 62.27 245th 715 65.7%
2024 26.91 577th 727 20.6%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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by a citizen
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Open Quote Very much a school unto itself. Not much diversity. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 442 115 8 36 1 n/a n/a 0 602
1989 437 126 7 40 1 n/a n/a 0 611
1990 447 123 14 40 1 n/a n/a 0 625
1991 439 131 14 45 1 n/a n/a 0 630
1992 441 115 21 45 2 n/a n/a 0 624
1993 468 107 1 52 0 n/a n/a 0 628
1994 439 93 22 59 0 n/a n/a 0 613
1995 437 91 20 51 1 n/a n/a 0 600
1996 437 91 20 51 1 n/a n/a 0 600
1997 427 94 25 41 2 n/a n/a 0 589
1998 418 101 20 36 2 n/a n/a 0 577
1999 433 96 21 34 1 n/a n/a 0 585
2000 438 85 26 32 0 n/a n/a 0 581
2001 426 74 21 31 0 n/a n/a 0 552
2002 446 59 16 42 1 n/a n/a 0 564
2003 446 59 16 42 1 n/a n/a 0 564
2004 439 49 11 50 1 n/a n/a 0 550
2005 429 52 8 53 0 n/a n/a 0 542
2006 436 47 18 59 1 n/a n/a 0 561
2007 403 58 21 61 4 n/a n/a 0 547
2008 382 64 28 64 5 n/a n/a 0 543
2009 398 69 24 59 4 n/a n/a 0 554
2010 412 67 22 60 2 n/a n/a 0 563
2011 376 76 26 69 5 2 12 0 566
2012 356 72 27 83 3 1 23 0 565
2013 358 82 27 94 4 1 25 0 591
2014 353 102 24 101 5 1 27 0 613
2015 343 80 29 98 5 1 31 0 587
2016 304 86 28 117 2 1 31 0 569
2017 280 77 27 124 3 0 29 0 540
2018 255 88 28 126 2 0 31 0 530
2019 233 83 29 123 2 0 32 0 502
2020 217 89 31 128 2 0 29 0 496
2021 167 79 21 105 2 0 26 0 400
2022 145 92 16 114 3 0 39 0 409
2023 151 83 24 110 2 0 51 0 421
2024 141 96 30 111 1 0 54 0 433

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 602 31.0 19.4 22.6
1989 611 32.0 19.0 8.8
1990 625 27.0 23.1 11.5
1991 630 29.3 21.5 23
1992 624 29.5 21.1 21.3
1993 628 27.2 23.1 23.2
1994 613 27.1 22.6 26.8
1995 600 28.2 21.3 27.3
1996 600 28.2 21.3 27.3
1997 589 27.8 21.2 26.8
1998 577 27.8 20.8 26.7
1999 585 28.5 20.5 31.6
2000 581 28.8 20.2 31.8
2001 552 27.5 20.1 32.8
2002 564 26.5 21.3 12.1
2003 564 26.5 21.3 12.1
2004 550 25.9 21.2 12.2
2005 542 25.9 20.9 n/a
2006 561 27.0 20.8 n/a
2007 547 27.0 20.3 16.5
2008 543 27.4 19.8 19
2009 554 28.4 19.5 19
2010 563 28.4 19.8 24.2
2011 566 29.6 19.1 25.6
2012 565 28.4 19.8 27.8
2013 591 29.4 20.1 33
2014 613 30.2 20.2 37.8
2015 587 n/a n/a 37.6
2016 569 30.0 18.9 33.6
2017 540 30.0 18.0 36.3
2018 530 29.1 18.2 40.4
2019 502 30.2 16.6 38.6
2020 496 32.2 15.4 39.7
2021 400 32.0 12.5 43
2022 409 31.3 13.0 48.2
2023 421 28.1 14.9 45.1
2024 433 27.9 15.5 52.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 602 31.0 19.4 22.6
1989 611 32.0 19.0 8.8
1990 625 27.0 23.1 11.5
1991 630 29.3 21.5 23
1992 624 29.5 21.1 21.3
1993 628 27.2 23.1 23.2
1994 613 27.1 22.6 26.8
1995 600 28.2 21.3 27.3
1996 600 28.2 21.3 27.3
1997 589 27.8 21.2 26.8
1998 577 27.8 20.8 26.7
1999 585 28.5 20.5 31.6
2000 581 28.8 20.2 31.8
2001 552 27.5 20.1 32.8
2002 564 26.5 21.3 12.1
2003 564 26.5 21.3 12.1
2004 550 25.9 21.2 12.2
2005 542 25.9 20.9 n/a
2006 561 27.0 20.8 n/a
2007 547 27.0 20.3 16.5
2008 543 27.4 19.8 19
2009 554 28.4 19.5 19
2010 563 28.4 19.8 24.2
2011 566 29.6 19.1 25.6
2012 565 28.4 19.8 27.8
2013 591 29.4 20.1 33
2014 613 30.2 20.2 37.8
2015 587 n/a n/a 37.6
2016 569 30.0 18.9 33.6
2017 540 30.0 18.0 36.3
2018 530 29.1 18.2 40.4
2019 502 30.2 16.6 38.6
2020 496 32.2 15.4 39.7
2021 400 32.0 12.5 43
2022 409 31.3 13.0 48.2
2023 421 28.1 14.9 45.1
2024 433 27.9 15.5 52.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $489 (4.4%) $10,598 (95.6%) $11,088
2020 $692 (5.9%) $11,004 (94.1%) $11,696
2021 $956 (6.8%) $13,009 (93.2%) $13,964

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 124th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 614th of 1067 Elementary schools
 45.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary)43.929.5
 14.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Racine Unified School District)21.519.1
 2.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary)60.223.3
 36.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Racine Unified School District)27.422.2
 5.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary)69.553.5
 16%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Racine Unified School District)24.822.8
 2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary)71.639.4
 32.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Racine Unified School District)24.617.2
 7.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary)76.867.6
 9.2%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Racine Unified School District)34.435.8
 1.4%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary)72.652.1
 20.5%
   4th Grade Science (Racine Unified School District)31.625.3
 6.3%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary)67.440
 27.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Racine Unified School District)21.618.9
 2.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary)68.448.3
 20.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Racine Unified School District)26.519.2
 7.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students502421
 16.1%
African American8383
American Indian22
Asian2924
 17.2%
Hispanic123110
 10.6%
Pacific Islander00
White233151
 35.2%
Two or More Races3251
 59.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients38.6%45.1%
 6.5%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 433 students attended Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary.

Students at Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary are 33% White, 26% Hispanic, 22% African American, 12% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.1% of Wisconsin elementary schools.


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