Elementary Schools in Green Bay Area Public School District

The Green Bay Area Public School District serves roughly 9,335 elementary students across 25 elementary schools in Green Bay, Wisconsin — 21 of them PK–5 and four structured as PK–8 or K–8 — and the district overall ranks 383rd of 432 Wisconsin districts, so families will find performance varies far more from school to school than the district label suggests.

A small group of schools performs well above the state average of roughly 55.1% proficiency. Leonardo da Vinci School for Gifted Learners is the clear standout, ranked #2 of 1,039 schools with 5 stars and an average proficiency near 95.6%. McAuliffe Elementary (#262, 4 stars) averages about 67.4%, followed by Aldo Leopold Community School K-8 (~62.3%), Red Smith K-8 (~59.7%), Webster Elementary (~57.8%) and MacArthur Elementary (~55.7%). At the other end, average proficiency falls to about 18.1% at Danz Elementary, 19.9% at Howe Elementary, 21.4% at Sullivan Elementary and 22.1% at Nicolet Elementary Community School.

Two patterns matter most for parents. First, attendance tracks closely with achievement: chronic absenteeism runs 3.3% at Leonardo and 6.5% at McAuliffe, but 47.3% at Katherine Johnson Academy of Enriched Virtual Learning and 38.4% at Fort Howard Elementary, both of which post low proficiency. Second, neither spending nor small classes guarantee results — Fort Howard spends the most per student at $22,431 while McAuliffe spends the least at $13,854 and scores much higher. Notably, Webster and MacArthur beat the state average despite higher poverty rates, showing strong outcomes are possible across the district.