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Gifford Elementary 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 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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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
1474
Classroom Teachers
90

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

4

(10 is best)

Better than 34.6% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Gifford Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
45%
42%
40%
37%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
45%
47%
44%
37%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
44%
37%
41%
47%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
42%
32%
41%
37%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
42%
32%
45%
27%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
36%
37%
37%
27%
36%
    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 89 6.0%
Kindergarten 140 9.5%
Grade 1 148 10.0%
Grade 2 129 8.8%
Grade 3 174 11.8%
Grade 4 138 9.4%
Grade 5 158 10.7%
Grade 6 182 12.3%
Grade 7 156 10.6%
Grade 8 160 10.9%
Total 1474 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.3% 40.2% 71.5%
Black 6.1% 27.0% 9.3%
Hispanic 16.2% 31.4% 13.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 1.1% 4.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 32.2% 65.8% 42.7%
Free lunch eligible 29.5% 62.4% 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.6% 3.4% 5.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 138,221 5,895,908
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,369.2 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.3% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.8% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.4% 26.7%
65 OR OLDER 16.0% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 54,756 2,401,818
Single Parent Households With Children 14.2% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.5% 92.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.2% 31.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.7% 13.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.4% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.3% 18.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.4% 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.4% 12.0%
$15,000 or less 11.2% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,065 $144,057,030 46.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,015 $18,129,930 5.9%
Staff $992 $17,719,104 5.8%
General Administration $195 $3,483,090 1.1%
School Administration $731 $13,057,122 4.2%
Operation $1,329 $23,738,598 7.7%
Transportation $520 $9,288,240 3.0%
Other $726 $12,967,812 4.2%
Total Support $5,507 $98,366,034 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,640 $65,017,680 21.2%
Total Expenditures $17,212 $307,440,744 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,568 $6,282,358,670 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $651 $540,032,445 4.1%
Staff $716 $594,501,509 4.6%
General Administration $284 $235,900,170 1.8%
School Administration $662 $549,278,249 4.2%
Operation $1,338 $1,110,593,319 8.5%
Transportation $554 $459,888,627 3.5%
Other $645 $535,838,097 4.1%
Total Support $4,850 $4,025,953,357 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,316 $2,752,721,504 21.1%
Total Expenditures $15,733 $13,061,109,241 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%

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