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Kennedy Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

885^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Kennedy Elementary is a public elementary school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 301 students. The school is part of the Green Bay Area Public School District, which is ranked 368 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kennedy Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 35.19% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 39.12% for the district and 52.14% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with only 25.49% of 4th graders and 29.09% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 39.9% and 39.49% for the district, respectively.

Kennedy Elementary also faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.7% to 31.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 73.21% to 74.75% over the past few years, much higher than the district and state averages. In contrast, Valley View Elementary, which is part of the Ashwaubenon School District, outperforms Kennedy Elementary and the other nearby schools in the Green Bay district on academic measures and has a lower percentage of students from low-income families.

402

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,359

Per pupil spending ?

70.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1754 Ninth St
Green Bay, WI 54304-2898

(920) 492-2640

District: Green Bay Area Public School District

Students who attend Kennedy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lombardi Middle
High:	Southwest High

Racial breakdown:

White:

30.6%

Hispanic:

19.7%

Asian:

18.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (32% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg40%

Wisconsin avg54%

885^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Green Bay Area Public School District

368^th of 426Green Bay Area Public School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	885 of 1044	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	893 of 1061	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	880 of 1067	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	832 of 1067	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	945 of 1050	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	895 of 1037	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	845 of 1025	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	948 of 1071	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.5	774 of 1075	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.9	864 of 1076	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.9	888 of 1061	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.0	839 of 1053	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.9	805 of 1045	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	51.7	637 of 1046	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.0	704 of 1045	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.2	860 of 1030	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.8	782 of 1021	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.9	492 of 689	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.4	462 of 712	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.0	514 of 632	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.8	561 of 633	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	38 of 144	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	23.5	134 of 141	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	65 of 116	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	73 of 123	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	77 of 116	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	88 of 110	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	101 of 106	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	167 of 255	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	79 of 249	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	776 of 1001	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	781 of 1011	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	803 of 1010	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	769 of 1017	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	921 of 1004	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	863 of 1002	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	844 of 997	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	226 of 322	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	161 of 331	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	77 of 290	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	30.6	196 of 266	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	718 of 870	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	747 of 866	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	655 of 871	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	537 of 859	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.0	795 of 847	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	691 of 874	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	649 of 854	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	889 of 1000	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	901 of 1012	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	833 of 1011	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	784 of 1017	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	870 of 1003	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	839 of 1002	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	748 of 997	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	104 of 113	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	746 of 802	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	652 of 790	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	567 of 770	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	523 of 748	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.4	676 of 746	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	610 of 742	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	441 of 721	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	683 of 718	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	702 of 727	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	650 of 715	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	501 of 704	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	680 of 699	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	686 of 718	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	580 of 686	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)74th percentile+58 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies37%-26 vs state

Science33%-17 vs state

Mathematics31%-23 vs state

English Language Arts30%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)					Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)					Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1754 Ninth St	Green Bay	54304	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 492-2640	402	38	10.5	70.6%	123 (30.6%)	58 (14.4%)	79 (19.7%)	73 (18.2%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.9%)	18	885^th of 1044 public elementary schools	15.2%		18.6	893^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	15.8%	8	35.2	31.4	23.6			38.9	25.5	29.1			37.3		33.3		$17,359	$1,399	$15,960
MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1331 Hobart Dr	Green Bay	54304	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 492-2680	223	21	10.6	56.5%	94 (42.2%)	10 (4.5%)	34 (15.2%)	24 (10.8%)	24 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (16.6%)	53.2	551^st of 1044 public elementary schools	47.2%		63	435^th of 1061 public elementary schools	59.0%	116	39.5	40.0	58.3			62.8	50.0	72.2			60.0		50.0		$13,985	$1,310	$12,675
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1306 S Ridge Rd	Green Bay	54304	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 492-2620	382	30	12.6	57.6%	137 (35.9%)	11 (2.9%)	180 (47.1%)	22 (5.8%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	24.9	840^th of 1044 public elementary schools	19.5%		20.7	880^th of 1061 public elementary schools	17.1%	40	25.0	27.8	38.0			33.3	40.7	50.0			51.9		29.6		$13,166	$1,071	$12,095
Chappell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 N Fisk St	Green Bay	54303	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 492-2630	384	32	12.1	66.7%	127 (33.1%)	78 (20.3%)	74 (19.3%)	25 (6.5%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	67 (17.4%)	51.6	568^th of 1044 public elementary schools	45.6%		45.7	673^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	36.6%	105	55.0	52.8	40.0			55.0	56.6	44.4			69.8		47.2		$12,736	$1,396	$11,340
Beaumont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 Gatewood St	Green Bay	54304	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 492-2690	220	22	10.1	72.7%	88 (40.0%)	15 (6.8%)	56 (25.5%)	20 (9.1%)	6 (2.7%)	2 (0.9%)	33 (15.0%)	18.7	882^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	15.5%		15.1	922^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	13.1%	40	39.4	28.6	43.3			30.3	28.6	26.7			37.1		22.9		$17,200	$1,485	$15,715
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 True Ln	Green Bay	54304	Brown County	Ashwaubenon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 492-2930	660	51	12.9	40.0%	464 (70.3%)	33 (5.0%)	58 (8.8%)	26 (3.9%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (9.4%)	63.9	400^th of 1044 public elementary schools	61.7%		61.5	461^st of 1061 public elementary schools	56.6%	61	58.2	60.4	52.5			63.0	57.7	50.8			75.7		61.3		$11,706	$776	$10,931
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	105 S Buchanan St	Green Bay	54303	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 492-2675	260	26	9.8	83.1%	53 (20.4%)	50 (19.2%)	75 (28.8%)	20 (7.7%)	16 (6.2%)	1 (0.4%)	45 (17.3%)	32.4	791^st of 1044 public elementary schools	24.2%		23.3	862^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	18.8%	71	42.1	48.7	33.3			42.1	46.0	21.4			54.1		46.0		$19,403	$2,693	$16,709
Katherine Johnson Academy of Enriched Virtual Learning	Public, Virtual	PK, KG-8	105 S Buchanan St	Green Bay	54303	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(920) 272-2237	66	8	8.1	69.7%	20 (30.3%)	10 (15.2%)	21 (31.8%)	4 (6.1%)	5 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.1%)								(n/a)	22.2			45.5	40.0	33.3			27.3	13.3		26.7		20.0
King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Dancing Dunes Dr	Green Bay	54313	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 492-2771	288	20	14.3	45.5%	124 (43.1%)	11 (3.8%)	46 (16.0%)	20 (6.9%)	46 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (14.2%)	30.3	807^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.7%		29.1	820^th of 1061 public elementary schools	22.7%	13	47.8	30.0	33.3			60.9	27.5	20.8			60.0		35.0		$13,299	$1,026	$12,273
Elmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Ethel Ave	Green Bay	54303	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 492-2615	246	21	11.5	76.8%	103 (41.9%)	20 (8.1%)	36 (14.6%)	33 (13.4%)	20 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.8%)	23.7	848^th of 1044 public elementary schools	18.8%		30.5	808^th of 1061 public elementary schools	23.8%	40	45.5	35.1	28.6			27.3	32.4	31.0			51.4		37.8		$13,722	$1,710	$12,012

Frequently Asked Questions about Kennedy Elementary

What district is Kennedy Elementary in?

Green Bay Area Public School District

Is Kennedy Elementary a good school?

Kennedy Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.2% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Kennedy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kennedy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lombardi Middle
High : Southwest High

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Elementary?

Students at Kennedy Elementary are 31% White, 20% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 14% African American, 13% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

How many students attend Kennedy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Kennedy Elementary.

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