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Schools in Wind Point · Racine School District

Wind Point’s public schools score below 95% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Wind Point’s districts is 13%, below the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Wind Point, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
17%
▼ 21 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
13%
▼ 26 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
▼ 6 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.5K
▲ 6% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
WI 13.6
Schools in town
2
15,100 students on the public path
In brief

Wind Point’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 13% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,522 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

15 elementary schools, then ten middle and five high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

The Prairie School (private) and Prairie School (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Wind Point’s grade

D− Test scoresD− Graduation

D: better than 5% of Wisconsin school districts. Both inputs trail the Wisconsin average; among the 198 Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes, Wind Point’s schools place at the bottom.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 5%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (198)At the bottom
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 7,594 test results and a graduating class of 1,333 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Wind Point’s students in the tested grades sat them (7,608 in math, 7,579 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wind Point, with each school’s own grade.

15 schools teach K in Wind Point’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to B, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–515 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C

Wind Point’s public schools are run by Racine School District, which also serves Caledonia, Elmwood Park, Mount Pleasant and North Bay and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 38.1% · 7579 students tested
Math13%
State average 38.7% · 7608 students tested

Wind Point vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Wind Point’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wind PointDRacine
CaledoniaDRacine

Every school in Wind Point

22 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Wind Pointin other towns
Gifford School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Racine
C
1,331 students15:1Rate it →
Mitchell School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Racine
D
1,040 students11:1Rate it →
Jerstad-Agerholm School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Racine
D−
870 students11:1Rate it →
Julian Thomas Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Racine
D−
574 students10:1Rate it →
Johnson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Racine
D−
557 students14:1Rate it →
O Brown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Racine
C−
540 students16:1Rate it →
Wadewitz Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Racine
D
517 students11:1Rate it →
Schulte School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Sturtevant
D
479 students16:1Rate it →
Knapp Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Racine
D−
462 students14:1Rate it →
Fratt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Racine
D−
435 students12:1Rate it →
Goodland Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Racine
B
375 students17:1Rate it →
Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Racine
D
195 students10:1Rate it →
Starbuck International School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Racine
D
1,133 students14:1Rate it →
Gilmore Fine Arts School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Racine
D
737 students16:1Rate it →
Red Apple School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Racine
C−
354 students14:1Rate it →
Walden III High
High · Grades 6–12 · Racine
C
692 students16:1Rate it →
The REAL Sch
High · Grades 6–12 · Sturtevant
538 students16:1Rate it →
Park High
High · Grades 7–12 · Racine
D
1,203 students14:1Rate it →
Case High
High · Grades 9–12 · Racine
C−
1,856 students16:1Rate it →
Horlick High
High · Grades 9–12 · Racine
D
1,212 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade

Questions about Wind Point’s schools

Are Wind Point’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Wind Point children attend score below 95% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they place at the bottom. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wind Point in?

Racine School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 15,781 students in 25 schools (2024–25).

Where do Wind Point kids go to high school?

One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Case High, Horlick High, Park High, Walden III High and The REAL Sch.

What is Wind Point’s graduation rate?

84% of the class of 2023 in Racine School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Wind Point spend per student?

$17,522 in Racine School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Wind Point?

Yes: The Prairie School (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 636 students) and Prairie School (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 634 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.