Study Reveals how RUSD Students Compare With Neighbors, National Averages

RACINE COUNTY, WI —According to a national study, when it comes to reading and math, taken as a whole, the RUSD student body is falling behind.

An educational study conducted by the University of Stanford, investigated the educational attainment of each U.S. School District and how it compared with national averages. The New York Times also has a fascinating data visualization project that allows you to investigate every school district in the U.S.

The study found that students in the Racine Unified School District were at an educational level a full grade levels lower than national averages. That means that the average third grader is performing at the educational level nearly equivalent of the U.S. average second grader.

Area Communities Ranked as Above/Below National Averages by Grade Level

• +2.5 (grade levels higher) Whitefish Bay
• +2.3 Mequon
• +2.1 Fox Point J2
• +2.1 Elmbrook
• +1.9 Shorewood
• +1.8 Hamilton
• +1.7 New Berlin
• +1.7 Germantown
• +1.6 Greendale
• +1.5 Menomonee Falls
• +1.4 Wauwatosa
• +1.3 Hudson
• +1.3 Muskego-Norway
• +0.9 Port Washington
• +0.7 Union Grove J1
• +0.4 Oak Creek-Franklin
• +0.3 Waukesha
• +0.3 Greenfield
• +0.1 West Allis
• EVEN South Milwaukee
• EVEN Kenosha
• EVEN St. Franics
• -0.4 Cudahy
• -1.0 Racine
• -1.9 Milwaukee
  

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