Walden III High

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Racine, Wisconsin

Walden III High in Racine, Wisconsin enrolled 692 students in 2024-25 with 42.7 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Wisconsin high-school median of 13.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 16% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Wisconsin: 90.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

715 students in 2022-23, 723 students in 2023-24, 692 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.9 to 42.7.

Students enrolled at Walden III High by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 723, 2024-25: 69202004006008002022-237152023-247232024-25692
Students enrolled at Walden III High by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 723, 2024-25: 69202004006008002022-237152023-247232024-25692
Students enrolled at Walden III High by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 723, 2024-25: 69202004006008002022-237152023-247232024-25692
Students enrolled at Walden III High by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 723, 2024-25: 69202004006008002022-237152023-247232024-25692
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2371543.916.3
2023-2472345.415.9
2024-2569242.716.2

16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 of every 100 Wisconsin high schools

Among the 522 Wisconsin high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; Walden III High 16.2; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWalden III High 16.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; Walden III High 16.2; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWalden III High 16.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; Walden III High 16.2; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWalden III High 16.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; Walden III High 16.2; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWalden III High 16.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

9 AP courses and one counselor per 435 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Walden III High enrolled 696 students and had 1.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 54 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses9
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.6, one per 435 of the 696 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions54
  • Chronically absent20.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.2% of students were White, 29.8% Hispanic, 11.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White50.2%
  2. Hispanic29.8%
  3. Black11.4%
  4. Two or more races6.5%
  5. Asian1.7%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Walden III High scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWisconsin
Reading and language arts, 2021-2225‑29%16%38%
Math, 2022-2316%13% (2021-22)40.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 83 students in Walden III High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtWisconsin
Four-year graduation rate95% or more84%90.5%
Students in the class831,33365,638

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Racine

5 public high schools in Racine report 2024-25 enrollment; Walden III High is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Case High1,85615.651.6%
Horlick High1,21213.766.8%
Park High1,20313.869.7%
Walden III High69216.242.1%
Racine Youthful Offender Warren Young High3216.0not reported

All public schools in Racine →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Walden III High

  1. Park HighThe nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 1,203 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Racine Youthful Offender Warren Young HighThe next nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 32 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Walden III High with Park HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Racine Unified School District spends per student$16,095 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,095
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinWalden III High is the number 138 by size of 535 Wisconsin high schools open in 2024-25.#138 of 535
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 13.8 for high schools.16.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Walden III High

  1. How many students attend Walden III High?
    692 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 715 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Racine, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Walden III High?
    16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Walden III High a Title I school?
    Walden III High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Walden III High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Walden III High scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Walden III High?
    95% or more of the 83 students in Walden III High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Walden III High in?
    Racine Unified School District, NCES district ID 5512360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 551236001644 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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