Summary
Tank Elementary is a public elementary school in Green Bay, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 114 students. The school is part of the Green Bay Area Public School District, which is ranked 375 out of 428 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Tank Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 15% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with particularly low performance for male students, African American students, and students with special needs. The school's academic performance is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 31.25% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 36.74% for the district and 52.07% for the state. Additionally, Tank Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.8% in 2018-2019 to 45.0% in 2020-2021, which is more than double the district and state averages. The school also has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 83.64% to 92.61% over the past three years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Green Bay Area Public School District, such as Chappell Elementary, Fort Howard Elementary, and Howe Elementary, also struggle academically, with rankings in the bottom 30-40% of Wisconsin elementary schools. However, Aldo Leopold Community School K-8 and Leonardo da Vinci School for Gifted Learners, which are also part of the same district, perform significantly better, ranking in the top 35% and top 1% of Wisconsin elementary schools, respectively. This suggests that the challenges faced by Tank Elementary and other nearby schools may be systemic within the district, rather than solely a reflection of the individual school's performance.
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