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Gifford School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
8332 Northwestern Ave
Racine, WI 53406
Phone
(262) 619-4550
District
Racine Unified School District
County
RACINE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1411
Classroom Teachers
91

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

3

(10 is best)

Better than 24.6% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Gifford School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
44%
35%
39%
37%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
47%
30%
46%
28%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
44%
36%
40%
45%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
42%
21%
41%
23%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
38%
23%
41%
21%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
35%
31%
38%
18%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 113 8.0%
Kindergarten 120 8.5%
Grade 1 129 9.1%
Grade 2 141 10.0%
Grade 3 135 9.6%
Grade 4 142 10.1%
Grade 5 164 11.6%
Grade 6 140 9.9%
Grade 7 147 10.4%
Grade 8 180 12.8%
Total 1411 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 71.1% 36.9% 70.6%
Black 6.5% 27.1% 9.2%
Hispanic 20.4% 34.5% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 1.2% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 29.8% 61.5% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 29.8% 61.5% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 4.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 139,641 5,910,955
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,393.9 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.2% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.9% 31.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 16.7% 18.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 56,420 2,446,028
Single Parent Households With Children 12.8% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.7% 93.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.0% 32.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.5% 17.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.3% 18.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.5% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.9% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.9% 10.2%
$15,000 or less 8.7% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,111 $147,442,000 45.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,152 $18,642,000 5.7%
Staff $1,155 $18,696,000 5.8%
General Administration $210 $3,404,000 1.0%
School Administration $764 $12,358,000 3.8%
Operation $1,550 $25,090,000 7.7%
Transportation $516 $8,356,000 2.6%
Other $620 $10,033,000 3.1%
Total Support $5,968 $96,579,000 29.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,956 $80,202,000 24.7%
Total Expenditures $20,036 $324,223,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,015 $6,599,040,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $741 $609,761,000 4.4%
Staff $829 $682,423,000 4.9%
General Administration $295 $242,657,000 1.8%
School Administration $700 $575,935,000 4.2%
Operation $1,400 $1,153,005,000 8.3%
Transportation $442 $364,261,000 2.6%
Other $736 $606,191,000 4.4%
Total Support $5,143 $4,234,233,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,660 $3,013,152,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $16,818 $13,846,425,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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