Summary:
The Green Bay Area Public School District includes six high schools serving about 5,432 students: four comprehensive 9–12 schools — Preble High, East High, Southwest High, and West High — plus two 6–12 schools, Northeast Wisconsin School of Innovation and John Dewey Academy of Learning. The district is rated 383rd of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 11th percentile with 1 star, and every school scores below the state average in 2025–26 tested subjects — district proficiency trails the state by roughly 17 percentage points in social studies, ELA, math, and science. Average math (22.6%) and science (22.2%) are the weakest areas.
Among the traditional high schools, Southwest High is the academic standout, leading the group in ACT ELA (38.42%), math (31.37%), and science (28.08%), though its social studies fell from 40.38% to 29.52%. Preble High, the largest school at 2,149 students, has the best completion profile: a 92.4% graduation rate and 1.4% dropout rate. John Dewey Academy of Learning is the only 2-star school and posts the highest rank percentile (31st) and strongest ACT ELA (46.67%), with 0.0% dropout, but its graduation rate is 76.4% and chronic absenteeism 47.5%. Northeast Wisconsin School of Innovation is the most urgent concern: 0 stars, 75.8% graduation, 11.4% dropout, 87.9% chronic absenteeism, and near-zero ACT proficiency.
Two patterns stand out for families. First, chronic absenteeism is a district-wide issue: every school exceeds the district's 27.3% and the state's 17.3%, from Southwest's 29.7% to Northeast's 87.9%. Second, higher spending does not guarantee better results — Preble spends the least ($13,750) yet has the highest graduation rate, while the highest-spending schools have very different outcomes. Encouragingly, most schools improved their rank percentile in 2025–26, with East and West moving from 0 to 1 star.
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