West Ridge Elementary

Summary:

West Ridge Elementary is a public elementary school located in Racine, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 390. The school is part of the Racine Unified School District, which is ranked 413 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Ridge Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with significantly lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 14.29% of 3rd graders, 4.76% of 4th graders, and 13.04% of 5th graders at West Ridge Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 27.49%, 36.32%, and 29.43% for the district, and 52.07%, 53.42%, and 53.75% for the state. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.7% in 2019-2020 to 58.6% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the state average and nearby schools in the district.

In contrast, the nearby Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary and Gilmore Fine Arts School, which are also part of the Racine Unified School District, perform significantly better than West Ridge Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. These disparities suggest that West Ridge Elementary faces unique challenges that require targeted strategies and interventions to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1347 S Emmertsen Rd
       Racine, WI  53406-4499


(262) 664-6200

District: Racine Unified School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1034th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,000 Help


Students who attend West Ridge Elementary usually attend:

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Student/teacher ratio:  9.7 Help
Number of students:  390

Racial breakdown:

African American:
46.7%
Hispanic:
24.9%
White:
16.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.1% Help


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Compare Details West Ridge Elementary ranks worse than 97.5% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks last 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 2.3. (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 West Ridge Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (46.7%), Hispanic (24.9%), White (16.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Ridge Elementary is 9.7, which is the 4th best among 16 elementary schools in the Racine Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Ridge Elementary is $18,000, which is the 3rd highest among 16 elementary schools in the Racine Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Ridge Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks West Ridge Elementary 1034th of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See West Ridge 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 West Ridge Elementary

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Rank History for all students at West Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 29.78 500th 633 21.0%
2005 25.88 515th 632 18.5%
2006 43.26 506th 712 28.9%
2007 34.95 539th 689 21.8%
2008 28.59 861st 1021 15.7%
2009 45.50 711th 1030 31.0%
2010 49.76 681st 1045 34.8%
2011 50.77 656th 1046 37.3%
2012 60.47 476th 1045 54.4%
2013 29.89 861st 1053 18.2%
2014 28.34 875th 1061 17.5%
2015 16.96 942nd 1076 12.5%
2016 10.50 960th 1075 10.7%
2017 7.57 973rd 1071 9.2%
2018 8.05 941st 1025 8.2%
2019 6.09 972nd 1037 6.3%
2021 5.34 995th 1050 5.2%
2022 2.94 1036th 1067 2.9%
2023 3.41 1037th 1067 2.8%
2024 2.30 1034th 1061 2.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.59 123rd 287 57.1%
2019 30.16 214th 275 22.2%
2023 9.74 249th 249 0.0%
2024 15.79 261st 269 3.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.33 620th 721 14.0%
2019 21.04 643rd 742 13.3%
2021 15.15 735th 746 1.5%
2022 14.05 728th 748 2.7%
2023 16.40 710th 770 7.8%
2024 11.52 765th 790 3.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.65 840th 854 1.6%
2019 6.97 859th 874 1.7%
2021 7.93 835th 847 1.4%
2022 4.38 855th 859 0.5%
2023 4.27 867th 871 0.5%
2024 1.57 865th 866 0.1%
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Rank History for Female students at West Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.38 922nd 997 7.5%
2019 4.69 952nd 1002 5.0%
2021 6.66 948th 1004 5.6%
2022 3.86 990th 1017 2.7%
2023 3.92 984th 1010 2.6%
2024 3.55 971st 1011 4.0%
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Rank History for Male students at West Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.08 897th 997 10.0%
2019 10.98 906th 1002 9.6%
2021 7.22 932nd 1003 7.1%
2022 3.92 977th 1017 3.9%
2023 4.38 970th 1011 4.1%
2024 2.25 998th 1012 1.4%
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Rank History for African American students at West Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.80 124th 165 24.8%
2019 26.71 124th 161 23.0%
2021 37.35 87th 141 38.3%
2022 23.67 114th 133 14.3%
2023 23.42 120th 138 13.0%
2024 34.58 87th 137 36.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.74 241st 271 11.1%
2019 11.92 262nd 266 1.5%
2021 22.81 235th 274 14.2%
2022 12.65 293rd 296 1.0%
2023 14.37 278th 290 4.1%
2024 7.06 330th 331 0.3%
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Rank History for White students at West Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.84 656th 686 4.4%
2022 0.82 703rd 704 0.1%
2023 0.50 713th 715 0.3%
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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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Reviews:
by a parent
Sunday, August 31, 2014

Open Quote The problem is inexperienced staff. After Act 10 went into effect, most educators retired. We are left with a huge mess. My third grader never brought home homework, which I thought was odd but was assured that they handled it all there. My son brought home straight Cs in every subject and not one comment on his report card. I was told a spring conference was not needed. Apparently Cs are good enough for the likes of us. Loud blaring pop music greets the children in the morning, presumably to motivate but it is distracting and obnoxious . There are special needs children integrated in the classroom with no teacher aide to help them and this causes terrible problems. We showed up for Open House, and there was no PTA to be seen anywhere. My son's fourth grade teacher got transferred at the last minute and we met the new fourth grade teacher who's excited to start her first teaching job. We were assured by the principal things will be better for the 2014-15 school year. We are getting free breakfast & lunch for our kids regardless of income this year, so that's something. We are trying to have a positive attitude for the new school year, the school location is quite convenient for us so we're going to see if things hopefully improve. Close Quote



Enrollment information for West Ridge Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 266 57 2 23 n/a n/a n/a 0 348
1989 273 55 n/a 17 n/a n/a n/a 0 345
1990 327 66 1 16 0 n/a n/a 0 410
1991 289 70 3 20 3 n/a n/a 0 385
1992 308 92 3 22 2 n/a n/a 0 427
1993 298 89 1 20 0 n/a n/a 0 408
1994 297 82 7 13 0 n/a n/a 0 399
1995 298 127 13 26 0 n/a n/a 0 464
1996 298 127 13 26 0 n/a n/a 0 464
1997 296 116 11 30 0 n/a n/a 0 453
1998 283 126 10 27 0 n/a n/a 0 446
1999 273 139 9 23 1 n/a n/a 0 445
2000 282 139 9 25 1 n/a n/a 0 456
2001 267 135 14 24 1 n/a n/a 0 441
2002 249 128 15 30 1 n/a n/a 0 423
2003 249 128 15 30 1 n/a n/a 0 423
2004 258 123 22 31 2 n/a n/a 0 436
2005 265 115 23 44 4 n/a n/a 0 451
2006 275 101 17 50 4 n/a n/a 0 447
2007 281 98 13 51 1 n/a n/a 0 444
2008 270 114 14 62 1 n/a n/a 0 461
2009 249 97 14 61 2 n/a n/a 0 423
2010 209 101 17 81 3 n/a n/a 0 411
2011 226 93 15 74 3 0 12 0 423
2012 215 88 12 69 1 0 19 0 404
2013 211 104 14 74 0 0 16 0 419
2014 237 205 16 96 1 0 20 0 575
2015 225 188 17 91 3 0 30 0 554
2016 196 161 16 81 1 0 29 0 484
2017 168 161 15 104 4 0 26 0 478
2018 135 170 5 89 4 0 24 0 427
2019 101 149 4 84 3 0 28 0 369
2020 90 129 2 88 5 1 30 0 345
2021 73 112 2 75 2 0 29 0 293
2022 69 130 2 77 2 0 37 0 317
2023 64 182 3 97 1 0 43 0 390

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 West Ridge Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 348 18.1 19.2 22.4
1989 345 18.2 18.9 23.2
1990 410 19.5 21.0 18.5
1991 385 23.1 16.6 46.2
1992 427 28.5 14.9 21.3
1993 408 26.2 15.6 25
1994 399 23.6 16.9 26.6
1995 464 30.1 15.4 27.4
1996 464 30.1 15.4 27.4
1997 453 30.1 15.0 26.9
1998 446 30.1 14.8 26.7
1999 445 32.2 13.8 31.7
2000 456 29.7 15.4 31.8
2001 441 28.5 15.5 32.9
2002 423 28.5 14.8 47.5
2003 423 28.5 14.8 47.5
2004 436 27.5 15.9 42.2
2005 451 26.5 17.0 n/a
2006 447 27.0 16.6 n/a
2007 444 27.0 16.4 37.8
2008 461 28.1 16.4 56.6
2009 423 27.1 15.6 50.8
2010 411 28.1 14.6 57.9
2011 423 26.6 15.9 60
2012 404 26.7 15.1 62.9
2013 419 26.9 15.5 68.5
2014 575 36.2 15.8 72.5
2015 554 n/a n/a 72.7
2016 484 38.0 12.7 68
2017 478 35.2 13.5 72
2018 427 35.8 11.9 72.1
2019 369 38.5 9.5 76.2
2020 345 35.5 9.7 75.1
2021 293 28.8 10.1 81.9
2022 317 29.1 10.8 83
2023 390 40.2 9.7 83.1

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 West Ridge Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 348 18.1 19.2 22.4
1989 345 18.2 18.9 23.2
1990 410 19.5 21.0 18.5
1991 385 23.1 16.6 46.2
1992 427 28.5 14.9 21.3
1993 408 26.2 15.6 25
1994 399 23.6 16.9 26.6
1995 464 30.1 15.4 27.4
1996 464 30.1 15.4 27.4
1997 453 30.1 15.0 26.9
1998 446 30.1 14.8 26.7
1999 445 32.2 13.8 31.7
2000 456 29.7 15.4 31.8
2001 441 28.5 15.5 32.9
2002 423 28.5 14.8 47.5
2003 423 28.5 14.8 47.5
2004 436 27.5 15.9 42.2
2005 451 26.5 17.0 n/a
2006 447 27.0 16.6 n/a
2007 444 27.0 16.4 37.8
2008 461 28.1 16.4 56.6
2009 423 27.1 15.6 50.8
2010 411 28.1 14.6 57.9
2011 423 26.6 15.9 60
2012 404 26.7 15.1 62.9
2013 419 26.9 15.5 68.5
2014 575 36.2 15.8 72.5
2015 554 n/a n/a 72.7
2016 484 38.0 12.7 68
2017 478 35.2 13.5 72
2018 427 35.8 11.9 72.1
2019 369 38.5 9.5 76.2
2020 345 35.5 9.7 75.1
2021 293 28.8 10.1 81.9
2022 317 29.1 10.8 83
2023 390 40.2 9.7 83.1

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 West Ridge Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,045 (6.4%) $15,226 (93.6%) $16,272
2020 $1,502 (9.3%) $14,611 (90.7%) $16,113
2021 $1,714 (9.5%) $16,287 (90.5%) $18,000

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

Impact of COVID-19 on West Ridge Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 972nd of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 1037th of 1067 Elementary schools
 3.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Ridge Elementary)17.30
 17.3%
   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 (West Ridge Elementary)15.15
 10.1%
   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 (West Ridge Elementary)13.77.6
 6.2%
   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 (West Ridge Elementary)9.85.7
 4.1%
   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 (West Ridge Elementary)21.611.5
 10%
   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 (West Ridge Elementary)17.79.4
 8.2%
   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 (West Ridge Elementary)14.16.5
 7.6%
   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 (West Ridge Elementary)10.94.8
 6.1%
   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 Students369390
 5.7%
African American149182
 22.1%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian43
 25%
Hispanic8497
 15.5%
Pacific Islander00
White10164
 36.6%
Two or More Races2843
 53.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76.2%83.1%
 6.9%


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West Ridge Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Students who attend West Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Case High

In the 2022-23 school year, 390 students attended West Ridge Elementary.

Students at West Ridge Elementary are 47% African American, 25% Hispanic, 16% White, 11% Two or more races.


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