Summary:
De Pere, Wisconsin is home to 12 schools — five elementary, four middle, and three high schools serving roughly grades K–12 — divided between the De Pere School District (6 schools, ranked 25 of 432 statewide, 94th percentile, 5 stars) and the West De Pere School District (6 schools, ranked 66 of 432, 85th percentile, 4 stars), with 8,109 students enrolled in total.
The city's clearest academic standout is De Pere Middle, ranked 19 of 643 schools (97th percentile, 5 stars) and in the top 4% for three straight years, with 8th grade scores of 83.24 in ELA, 87.65 in math, 85.00 in social studies, and 76.18 in science alongside 5.4% chronic absenteeism. De Pere High (41 of 533, 5 stars) posts a 97.7% graduation rate and 0.1% dropout rate, while West De Pere High (55 of 533, 4 stars) graduates 96.4% with far lower absenteeism (4.3%) and higher 2025-26 math (68.05 vs. 63.64). Among elementaries, Susie C Altmayer Elementary (70 of 1,039, 5 stars), Hemlock Creek Elementary (86 of 1,039, 5 stars, the largest elementary at 822 students, and lowest spending at $12,278), and Heritage Elementary (100 of 1,039, 5 stars, city-low 1.1% chronic absenteeism) all perform at high levels.
Two schools need watching. West De Pere Middle slipped from 75th percentile and 4 stars to 3 stars and 65th percentile (225 of 643), with the city's lowest simple average proficiency at about 61.0. Westwood Elementary carries the second-highest FRL rate (30.34%) and above-district absenteeism (6.9%). Phantom Knight School of Opportunity (22 students) is best read separately: 66.6% graduation, 4.3% dropout, 34.8% absenteeism, and the highest spending ($17,974) with the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.0). Notably, every reported test score across the city is above the Wisconsin state average, and most schools beat the state's 17.3% chronic absenteeism rate.
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