Summary:
The Howard-Suamico School District enrolls about 5,400 students across eight schools — five elementary, two middle-level, and one high school — serving grades K–12. Bay Port High is by far the largest, with 1,966 students. Districtwide, it ranks 61st of 432 Wisconsin districts, the 86th percentile, and earns 4 stars. Every reported 2025-26 test score at every school came in above the matching state average.
Bay Harbor Elementary is the academic standout: the highest rank in the district (95th of 1,039 schools, 91st percentile, 5 stars) and an average proficiency of 77.5%, roughly 22 points above the state. Howard Elementary staged the biggest turnaround, rising from 2 stars to 4 and gaining 16.1 points in average proficiency in one year, though it also has the district's highest poverty (54.96% free/reduced lunch) and highest chronic absenteeism (21.5%). Bay Port High posts a 95.8% graduation rate, 0.5% dropout rate, and 6.9% chronic absenteeism — all better than state averages. Forest Glen Elementary and Meadowbrook Elementary also perform well above state averages with below-state absenteeism.
The sharpest comparison is Suamico Elementary versus Howard Elementary: Suamico has the district's lowest poverty (12.78%) and absenteeism (6.3%), yet its average proficiency (70.3%) is nearly identical to Howard's (70.7%). Meanwhile, Bay View Middle declined in all six reported tests, Suamico's rank percentile has slipped three years running, and Howard's 21.5% absenteeism remains the district's clearest risk factor. Lineville Intermediate has no rank history in this data, so its trajectory can't be compared.
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