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Preble High

Public Grades 9-12
381st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 431 Wisconsin High Schools
Better than 12% of Wisconsin high schools
Summary

Preble High is a public high school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,147 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.

Preble High has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Wisconsin high schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom 25% of Wisconsin high schools for female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. Preble High's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is consistently below the district and state averages across all subject areas. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 84.6% and 94.7%, with a dropout rate slightly higher than the state average. Additionally, Preble High has struggled with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.7% to 32.5% over the past few years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Green Bay Area Public School District (such as Southwest High, West High, and East High) also perform poorly, with similar low rankings, academic achievement, and student group performance. In contrast, the schools in the neighboring West De Pere and De Pere school districts, such as West De Pere High and De Pere High, significantly outperform Preble High and the other Green Bay schools, ranking in the top quartile of Wisconsin high schools.

2,149
Students ?
16.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,297
Per pupil spending ?
47.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2222 Deckner Ave
       Green Bay, WI  54302-4407

(920) 391-2400

District: Green Bay Area Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
41.6%
Hispanic:
38.0%
Asian:
9.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025
Strengths
Among the top-ranked schools in Green Bay Area Public School District
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (32% vs 46% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 17% Wisconsin)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg26%
Wisconsin avg46%
381st of 431
Wisconsin public high schools ?
Bottom 12%▼ down 12 pts since 2015
From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 4High Schools in the Green Bay Area Public School District
368th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202518.5381 of 43111.6%★☆☆☆☆
202425.1359 of 43116.7%★☆☆☆☆
202321.7359 of 41513.5%★☆☆☆☆
202221.7339 of 39113.3%★☆☆☆☆
202123.7315 of 39019.2%★☆☆☆☆
201923.6337 of 40015.8%★☆☆☆☆
201816.6375 of 4108.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201726.0335 of 41018.3%★☆☆☆☆
201627.0327 of 40819.9%★☆☆☆☆
201542.4357 of 46623.4%★☆☆☆☆
201440.6345 of 46225.3%★☆☆☆☆
201350.1283 of 45738.1%★★☆☆☆
201252.3290 of 45235.8%★★☆☆☆
201169.1130 of 44570.8%★★★★☆
201058.4243 of 45046.0%★★☆☆☆
200958.4227 of 43848.2%★★☆☆☆
200855.9249 of 43743.0%★★☆☆☆
200753.9194 of 28131.0%★★☆☆☆
200648.4219 of 29225.0%★☆☆☆☆
200554.3180 of 28737.3%★★☆☆☆
200446.3208 of 27524.4%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202512.153 of 577.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.947 of 517.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.449 of 502.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.147 of 482.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.440 of 449.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202512.8329 of 3588.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.6313 of 35311.3%★☆☆☆☆
202321.0290 of 32911.9%★☆☆☆☆
202220.0305 of 34311.1%★☆☆☆☆
202120.3282 of 33215.1%★☆☆☆☆
201920.9304 of 34311.4%★☆☆☆☆
201811.0342 of 3553.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202512.7119 of 1265.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.9109 of 1198.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.790 of 977.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.781 of 865.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.386 of 860.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.076 of 760.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202510.8314 of 3356.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.9305 of 3266.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.0261 of 2713.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.5242 of 2503.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.4214 of 2265.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.0245 of 2512.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.5247 of 2553.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202522.4319 of 38016.1%★☆☆☆☆
202428.6284 of 36522.2%★☆☆☆☆
202320.3313 of 35912.8%★☆☆☆☆
202222.9298 of 34714.1%★☆☆☆☆
202124.0276 of 33417.4%★☆☆☆☆
201922.9302 of 35414.7%★☆☆☆☆
201822.5326 of 37312.6%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202431.750 of 7129.6%★★☆☆☆
202330.841 of 5626.8%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202327.648 of 5512.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202552.1129 of 28554.7%★★★☆☆
202461.4104 of 30065.3%★★★☆☆
202350.9121 of 27155.4%★★★☆☆
202247.9123 of 26954.3%★★★☆☆
202147.7125 of 26653.0%★★★☆☆
201949.0126 of 26652.6%★★★☆☆
201836.4166 of 26136.4%★★☆☆☆
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)
White (2025)55th percentile+43 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)30th percentile+13 vs school
Male (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2023)13th percentile~ school
Female (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school
Asian (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics35%-8 vs state
English Language Arts34%-14 vs state
Social Studies31%-17 vs state
Science28%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, February 13, 2012

Open Quote Great school with dedicated staff. A wonderful school with many activities and sports for students. The IEP program for students who need assistance with their classes, etc....is "A" number one. Close Quote


by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, January 3, 2011

Open Quote This school has several of the best music programs in the region, especially for vocal music and musical theatre. Because it's such a huge school, it can deliver a very wide range of AP courses. Many of the AP teachers are supurb. Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Preble High

Preble High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Aldo Leopold Community School K-8
Elementary : Baird Elementary
Elementary : Danz Elementary
Elementary : Eisenhower Elementary
Elementary : Leonardo da Vinci School for Gifted Learners
Elementary : Martin Elementary
Elementary : McAuliffe Elementary
Elementary : Red Smith K-8
Elementary : Wilder Elementary
Middle : Edison Middle

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,149 students attended Preble High.

Students at Preble High are 42% White, 38% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Preble High ranks in the bottom 11.6% of Wisconsin high schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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