Randall Consolidated School, Burlington WI

Original Research by School Decision on Randall Consolidated School

Randall Consolidated School serves students from prekindergarten through eighth grade, a single-school district in Kenosha County that families typically find when they are looking for a K-8 pathway in a small-town Wisconsin setting. The school is located in Burlington, a city of modest size with a historic downtown, a riverwalk along the Fox River, and a mix of residential neighborhoods and industrial parks. The city reports streamlined processes for new development and an active business park, and it sits roughly midway between Milwaukee and Chicago, a position that continues to draw residents.

The student body at Randall Consolidated is predominantly white, and a modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. For the grade levels it does serve, state assessment results are available from the Wisconsin Forward exam. In math, proficiency across grades three through eight declined as students progressed through the middle school years, from a strong showing in third grade to a softer one by seventh and eighth grade. Reading and English language arts followed a similar pattern, with earlier grades turning in solid results and the middle school years showing a noticeable drop. Science and social studies are tested in fourth and eighth grades; the school posted results near the midpoint of its own earlier performance, with eighth-grade social studies a small area of relative strength.

A comparison relative to districts in Kenosha County places the school above the midpoint for overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. That is a straightforward read: in this county, Randall Consolidated holds an above-average position, though not at the top of the field. No chronic absenteeism data was available for the school, and no graduation rate applies because the school does not extend beyond eighth grade. A parent who wants to understand how students perform after they leave for high school would need to look at the receiving district in the area, which based on the location would likely be the Burlington Area School District.

The school operates as a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. Its district, Randall J1, is a single-school district, which means all of the district’s resources and attention are concentrated on this one building. No recent district-level changes of lasting impact were identified in public reporting. The school’s programs and course access data were not available, so it is not possible to say from this record what electives, specials, or enrichment offerings are in place. Families should confirm with the school what is available, particularly in art, music, world language, and extracurricular activities.

The community context is worth weighing. Burlington, where the school is located, has a historic downtown that the city describes as walkable and as a destination for young professionals and families. The city is seeking to position itself as a growing small town, with a new bypass that has shifted traffic away from downtown and a business park that is expanding. Housing values in the area are slightly above the Wisconsin statewide benchmark and above the national benchmark as well, reflecting the area’s desirability and its proximity to the Milwaukee-Chicago corridor. A parent considering this school should be aware that Randall Consolidated is a feeder into a different high school district, and that transition is something to investigate directly.

This is a school where early elementary academics are a strength and where middle school math and reading show a bit of a slide. That pattern is common across many districts nationally, but it is still worth a conversation with the school about how they support students in the upper grades. The school is small enough that its student body is not diverse in racial or ethnic terms, and the share of students from lower-income households is comparatively low. For a family looking for a K-8 experience in a single-school district with above-average proficiency numbers relative to its county peers, Randall Consolidated is a straightforward option to examine. The open questions revolve around what the middle school experience feels like day to day, what programs and supports are in place, and how the transition to high school works. Those are best answered by a visit and a conversation with the principal.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 371%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 466%

School 66% · District 66%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 565%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 657%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 753%

School 53% · District 53%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 856%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 369%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 469%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 567%

School 67% · District 67%

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 661%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 8 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 750%

School 50% · District 50%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 866%

School 66% · District 66%

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Science

Grade 463%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 861%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 469%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 871%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

This schoolRandall J1 School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income75%Higher-income67%8 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income61%Higher-income71%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income90%Higher-income62%28 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income43%Higher-income68%25 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income40%Higher-income53%13 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income47%Higher-income72%25 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income69%Higher-income73%4 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income56%Higher-income69%14 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income68%18 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income21%Higher-income70%49 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income60%26 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income47%Higher-income59%12 pp gap