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West High

Public Grades 9-12

456^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 14% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

West High is a 9–12 high school in Green Bay, Wisconsin, serving 777 students as one of the smaller comprehensive high schools in the Green Bay Area Public School District. Its 2025–26 overall rank is 456th of 533 Wisconsin high schools (14th percentile, 1 star) — still in the bottom tier, but a meaningful step up from the 1st–4th percentile, 0-star results of recent years. About 65.4% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch in 2024–25, and the school spends $17,653 per student with a 13.3 student-teacher ratio.

In 2025–26, test proficiency ranged from 21.1% in math to 29.8% in social studies — below district and state averages and roughly 18–22 points behind the state. West outperformed East High in all four tested subjects and is close to Southwest High in social studies, but trails Preble High and Southwest in most areas and sits well behind nearby De Pere High, Bay Port High, and Ashwaubenon High. Scores rose in every subject from 2024–25 to 2025–26, with the largest gains in ELA (18.6% to 29.1%) and science (16.2% to 23.8%). Graduation is 87.2% and dropout 2.1%, but chronic absenteeism is 44.1% — more than double the state average and the school's clearest challenge.

Despite spending more per student than every nearby comprehensive peer and having a lower student-teacher ratio, outcomes remain below district and state averages, suggesting resources alone do not explain the results. The school's relative rankings are notably stronger for African American students (70th percentile) and English learners (63rd percentile) than its overall 14th percentile, while low-income students rank in the 12th percentile. Keep in mind that small or alternative settings such as John Dewey Academy of Learning and Northeast Wisconsin School of Innovation are not directly comparable to West High.

777

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,653

Per pupil spending ?

65.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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
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	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: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (26% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg29%

Wisconsin avg46%

456^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High Schools in the Green Bay Area Public School District

383^rd of 432Green 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
2026	19.0	456 of 533	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	25 of 84	70.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	58 of 71	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	42 of 115	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	391 of 461	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	38.9	108 of 187	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	18.1	393 of 446	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.8	391 of 462	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	86 of 102	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	11 of 19	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	265 of 333	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	316 of 344	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

African American (2026)70th percentile+56 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)63rd percentile+49 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+28 vs school

Native American (2026)42nd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2026)18th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies30%-18 vs state

English Language Arts29%-19 vs state

Science24%-19 vs state

Mathematics21%-22 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	19	456^th of 533 public high schools	14.4%		6.1	413^th of 431 public high schools	4.2%	43	29.1	21.1	23.8								29.8		$17,653	$790	$16,864
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%)	36.7	366^th of 533 public high schools	31.3%					(n/a)	46.7	33.3	26.7	45.5	31.6	44.4	27.3	52.6	27.8	38.9	38.1	33.3	$21,421	$722	$20,699
Northeast Wisconsin School of Innovation	Public, Charter	6-12	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%)	2.6	519^th of 533 public high schools	2.6%					(n/a)	3.9	0.0	3.9	33.3	22.2	18.2	33.3	0.0	9.1	60.0	16.7	20.0	$19,062	$1,350	$17,712
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%)	15.6	463^rd of 533 public high schools	13.1%		5.4	416^th of 431 public high schools	3.5%	47	26.8	19.9	21.1								26.2		$15,462	$766	$14,697
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%)	66.1	174^th of 533 public high schools	67.4%		37.2	303^rd of 431 public high schools	29.7%	129	48.3	51.3	52.5								50.4		$15,106	$516	$14,589
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%)	29	411^th of 533 public high schools	22.9%		18.1	383^rd of 431 public high schools	11.1%	28	38.4	31.4	28.1								29.5		$16,649	$793	$15,856
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%)	30.4	405^th of 533 public high schools	24.0%		18.5	381^st of 431 public high schools	11.6%	24	33.2	30.2	29.8								38.1		$13,750	$689	$13,061
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)													$17,974	$189	$17,785
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%)	87.2	41^st of 533 public high schools	92.3%		90.7	23^rd of 431 public high schools	94.7%	18	63.0	63.6	59.3								71.3		$14,007	$295	$13,712

Frequently Asked Questions about West High

Is West High a good school?

West High ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Wisconsin high schools.

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

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.

How many students attend West High?

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

What district is West High in?

Green Bay Area Public School District

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