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West High

Public Grades 9-12

413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 4% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

West High is a public high school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 784 students. It 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.

West High has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Wisconsin high schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 380-413 out of 390-431 schools. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating very poor performance compared to other schools in the state. West High's performance is particularly low for male students, White students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Wisconsin high schools for these subgroups. The school performs slightly better for Asian and Hispanic students, ranking in the bottom 25-50% of schools, but still well below state averages.

West High's proficiency rates on state assessments (Forward Exam and ACT) are significantly lower than the Green Bay Area Public School District and state averages, often by 10-30 percentage points. The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 88-91% in recent years, which is slightly below the district and state averages, and its dropout rate has been 1.3-2.5%, slightly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, West High has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 41.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. In comparison, the other high schools in the Green Bay Area Public School District, as well as nearby De Pere High and Bay Port High, outperform West High by a wide margin across all academic and performance indicators.

777

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,193

Per pupil spending ?

65.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

966 Shawano Ave
Green Bay, WI 54303-2999

(920) 492-2600

District: Green Bay Area Public School District

Feeder schools for West High:

Elementary:	Chappell Elementary
	Elmore Elementary
	Fort Howard Elementary
	Jackson Elementary
	More...
	Lincoln Elementary
Middle:	Franklin Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.1%

Hispanic:

28.7%

African American:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (20% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg26%

Wisconsin avg46%

413^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High 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	6.1	413 of 431	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	413 of 431	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	398 of 415	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	380 of 391	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	386 of 390	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	384 of 400	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	395 of 410	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	398 of 410	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	390 of 408	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	31.7	397 of 466	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.3	426 of 462	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.8	406 of 457	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.2	412 of 452	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	35.9	378 of 445	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.8	408 of 450	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	33.2	380 of 438	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.7	407 of 437	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	30.9	238 of 281	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.2	263 of 292	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.2	250 of 287	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.7	241 of 275	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	51 of 57	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	41 of 51	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	45 of 50	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	41 of 44	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	344 of 358	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	329 of 353	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	315 of 329	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	329 of 343	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	330 of 332	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	338 of 343	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	346 of 355	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	107 of 126	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	97 of 119	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	89 of 97	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	317 of 335	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	310 of 326	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	256 of 271	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	220 of 226	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	229 of 251	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	235 of 255	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	363 of 380	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	348 of 365	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	348 of 359	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	321 of 347	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	332 of 334	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	327 of 354	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	346 of 373	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	278 of 285	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	286 of 300	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	254 of 271	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	230 of 269	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	256 of 266	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	232 of 266	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	240 of 261	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies29%-19 vs state

English Language Arts19%-30 vs state

Mathematics18%-25 vs state

Science16%-27 vs state

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by a student
Monday, November 27, 2017

West really needs to work on everything all around. It's sad. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West High	Public	9-12	966 Shawano Ave	Green Bay	54303	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 492-2600	777	58	13.3	65.4%	265 (34.1%)	113 (14.5%)	223 (28.7%)	72 (9.3%)	31 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (9.1%)	6.1	413^th of 431 public high schools	4.2%		6.9	413^th of 431 public high schools	4.2%		18.6	17.9	16.2								28.9		$15,193	$733	$14,460
John Dewey Academy of Learning	Public, Charter	6-12	701 Cherry Street	Green Bay	54301	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 448-2232	134	13	10.1	53.0%	83 (61.9%)	7 (5.2%)	21 (15.7%)	3 (2.2%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.7%)								(n/a)				28.6	25.0	28.6	38.1	37.5	14.3	28.6	47.1	21.4	$13,266	$569	$12,697
Northeast Wisconsin School of Innovation	Public, Charter	7-12	701 Cherry St	Green Bay	54301	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 272-7639	228	23	10.1	65.8%	59 (25.9%)	23 (10.1%)	92 (40.4%)	5 (2.2%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (15.4%)								(n/a)						20.0			10.0	40.0	0.0	30.0	$15,259	$1,332	$13,927
East High	Public	9-12	1415 E Walnut St	Green Bay	54301	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 448-2090	1,119	74	15.1	66.6%	286 (25.6%)	150 (13.4%)	542 (48.4%)	47 (4.2%)	25 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (6.0%)	5.4	416^th of 431 public high schools	3.5%		6.4	416^th of 431 public high schools	3.5%		21.0	16.3	14.9								26.6		$13,655	$797	$12,858
Ashwaubenon High	Public	9-12	2391 S Ridge Rd	Green Bay	54304	Brown County	Ashwaubenon School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 492-2950	1,024	64	15.9	31.4%	754 (73.6%)	27 (2.6%)	80 (7.8%)	46 (4.5%)	20 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	95 (9.3%)	37.2	303^rd of 431 public high schools	29.7%		46.2	246^th of 431 public high schools	42.9%	57	36.0	35.5	39.3								54.6		$11,145	$686	$10,460
Southwest High	Public	9-12	1331 Packerland Dr	Green Bay	54304	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 492-2650	1,025	68	15.0	47.8%	482 (47.0%)	92 (9.0%)	204 (19.9%)	70 (6.8%)	72 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (10.1%)	18.1	383^rd of 431 public high schools	11.1%		28.4	335^th of 431 public high schools	22.3%	48	35.2	25.6	26.2								40.4		$13,302	$775	$12,527
DOC: Green Bay Correctional Institution	Public	11-12	2833 Riverside Dr	Green Bay	54307	Brown County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(920) 432-4877	19	1	19.0		1 (5.3%)	13 (68.4%)	4 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Preble High	Public	9-12	2222 Deckner Ave	Green Bay	54302	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 391-2400	2,149	132	16.3	47.7%	894 (41.6%)	129 (6.0%)	816 (38.0%)	199 (9.3%)	21 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	88 (4.1%)	18.5	381^st of 431 public high schools	11.6%		25.1	359^th of 431 public high schools	16.7%	22	34.4	34.7	28.4								30.9		$12,297	$695	$11,601
Phantom Knight School of Opportunity	Public, Charter	7-12	400 Reid St	De Pere	54115	Brown County	West De Pere School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 425-1915	22	2	11.0	31.8%	16 (72.7%)	1 (4.5%)	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)								(n/a)													$10,114	$279	$9,835
De Pere High	Public	9-12	1700 Chicago St	De Pere	54115	Brown County	De Pere School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 337-1020	1,466	93	15.7	19.2%	1,230 (83.9%)	21 (1.4%)	83 (5.7%)	48 (3.3%)	13 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (4.8%)	90.7	23^rd of 431 public high schools	94.7%		92.6	19^th of 431 public high schools	95.6%	4	71.6	70.7	68.2								61.6		$11,497	$294	$11,203

Frequently Asked Questions about West High

What schools feed into West High?

West High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chappell Elementary
Elementary : Elmore Elementary
Elementary : Fort Howard Elementary
Elementary : Jackson Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Middle : Franklin Middle

How many students attend West High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 777 students attended West High.

Is West High a good school?

West High ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Wisconsin high schools.

What is the racial makeup of West High?

Students at West High are 34% White, 29% Hispanic, 15% African American, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

What district is West High in?

Green Bay Area Public School District

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