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Red Smith K-8

Public Grades PK, KG-8
445th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 57% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Red Smith K-8 is a PK–8 school in Green Bay, Wisconsin, serving 924 students and making it the largest school among the nearby Green Bay schools compared here; it is part of the Green Bay Area Public School District. That district ranks low statewide (383rd of 432 districts, 11th percentile, 1 star), but Red Smith sits well above that profile. Its recent history shows a clear upward arc: 29th percentile/1 star in 2020–21, 50th percentile/2 stars in 2021–22, and 3 stars every year since 2022–23. The strongest recent year was 2024–25 at 67th percentile; 2025–26 dipped slightly to 57th percentile but held 3 stars.

In 2025–26, proficiency averaged across grades 3–8 was 55.2% in ELA and 57.5% in math — both above state averages (54.0% and 53.7%) and far above district averages (37.2% and 36.7%). Social studies in grades 4 and 8 was 76.7% versus 65.1% statewide, and science was 62.6% versus 52.7%. That places Red Smith third among nearby schools, behind Leonardo da Vinci School for Gifted Learners (100th percentile, 5 stars — a gifted-learner school with much lower poverty and absenteeism, so not a like-for-like comparison) and McAuliffe Elementary (75th percentile, 4 stars). Most other nearby schools — Fort Howard Elementary, Nicolet Elementary Community School, Sullivan Elementary, Eisenhower Elementary, Danz Elementary, and Baird Elementary — fall in the 7th–22nd percentile range.

Chronic absenteeism is a major strength: 12.4% in 2024–25 versus 27.3% for the district and 17.3% for the state, and lower than every nearby school except Leonardo and McAuliffe. About 30.8% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, the second-lowest rate in the comparison group, and per-student spending is $15,279 with a 13.7 student-teacher ratio — less than several lower-performing nearby schools, so spending alone doesn't explain the results. Areas to watch: 3rd-grade ELA (48.6%) and 5th-grade ELA (46.1%) came in below state averages in 2025–26, as did 3rd-grade math (51.4%), and results for English learners and special education students have been weaker than for other groups.

924
Students ?
13.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,279
Per pupil spending ?
30.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 2765 Sussex St
       Green Bay, WI  54311

(920) 391-2425

District: Green Bay Area Public School District


Students who attend Red Smith K-8 usually attend:

High:    Preble High
Racial breakdown:

White:
67.4%
Hispanic:
14.6%
Asian:
7.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026
Strengths
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Green Bay Area Public School District
✓Above the Wisconsin median (57th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school60%
District avg38%
Wisconsin avg55%
Elementary school
445th of 1,039
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Top 43%▼ down 5 pts since 2016
From top 37% (2016) to top 43% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
232nd of 643
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Top 36%▲ up 18 pts since 2016
From bottom 46% (2016) to top 36% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 25Elementary Schools in the Green Bay Area Public School District
383rd 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202660.2445 of 103957.2%★★★☆☆
202567.9349 of 104466.6%★★★☆☆
202463.0439 of 106158.6%★★★☆☆
202357.2495 of 106753.6%★★★☆☆
202254.1538 of 106749.6%★★☆☆☆
202136.0741 of 105029.4%★☆☆☆☆
201948.5610 of 103741.2%★★☆☆☆
201852.2548 of 102546.5%★★☆☆☆
201760.0436 of 107159.3%★★★☆☆
201662.2402 of 107562.6%★★★☆☆
201559.1501 of 107653.4%★★★☆☆
201454.6543 of 106148.8%★★☆☆☆
201358.9445 of 105357.7%★★★☆☆
201260.2484 of 104553.7%★★★☆☆
201169.0285 of 104672.8%★★★★☆
201069.2293 of 104572.0%★★★★☆
200955.6545 of 103047.1%★★☆☆☆
200869.9282 of 102172.4%★★★★☆
200771.0209 of 68969.7%★★★☆☆
200570.6213 of 63266.3%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202523.0229 of 25510.2%★☆☆☆☆
202426.3224 of 26916.7%★☆☆☆☆
202352.393 of 24962.7%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202664.5346 of 98664.9%★★★☆☆
202575.3212 of 100178.8%★★★★☆
202463.4401 of 101160.3%★★★☆☆
202355.9491 of 101051.4%★★★☆☆
202255.1485 of 101752.3%★★★☆☆
202140.6657 of 100434.6%★★☆☆☆
201953.3510 of 100249.1%★★☆☆☆
201851.2549 of 99744.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202644.7184 of 34747.0%★★☆☆☆
202551.3137 of 32257.5%★★★☆☆
202435.5211 of 33136.3%★★☆☆☆
202367.373 of 29074.8%★★★★☆
202149.6113 of 27458.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202646.6484 of 84842.9%★★☆☆☆
202554.8371 of 87057.4%★★★☆☆
202452.1412 of 86652.4%★★★☆☆
202353.5384 of 87155.9%★★★☆☆
202230.0658 of 85923.4%★☆☆☆☆
202136.6575 of 84732.1%★★☆☆☆
201943.7518 of 87440.7%★★☆☆☆
201831.4670 of 85421.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202655.9481 of 98951.4%★★★☆☆
202558.2448 of 100055.2%★★★☆☆
202461.9418 of 101258.7%★★★☆☆
202358.2458 of 101154.7%★★★☆☆
202252.3529 of 101748.0%★★☆☆☆
202134.4724 of 100327.8%★☆☆☆☆
201944.1637 of 100236.4%★★☆☆☆
201853.5500 of 99749.8%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202283.44 of 7794.8%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202623.3651 of 79117.7%★☆☆☆☆
202547.0411 of 80248.8%★★☆☆☆
202437.3502 of 79036.5%★★☆☆☆
202342.1437 of 77043.2%★★☆☆☆
201936.8470 of 74236.7%★★☆☆☆
201841.1425 of 72141.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202658.9280 of 69759.8%★★★☆☆
202571.7192 of 71873.3%★★★★☆
202462.6266 of 72763.4%★★★☆☆
202350.7378 of 71547.1%★★☆☆☆
202248.6392 of 70444.3%★★☆☆☆
202128.9559 of 69920.0%★☆☆☆☆
201937.0506 of 71829.5%★☆☆☆☆
201848.5377 of 68645.0%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202662.8232 of 64363.9%★★★☆☆
202565.9216 of 62865.6%★★★☆☆
202449.6366 of 64142.9%★★☆☆☆
202350.3317 of 64050.5%★★★☆☆
202251.5313 of 61749.3%★★☆☆☆
202136.7429 of 61330.0%★★☆☆☆
201950.7323 of 59445.6%★★☆☆☆
201861.1223 of 57961.5%★★★☆☆
201754.5273 of 61255.4%★★★☆☆
201649.1329 of 60946.0%★★☆☆☆
201550.5356 of 61241.8%★★☆☆☆
201466.2176 of 58569.9%★★★★☆
201352.8316 of 56944.5%★★☆☆☆
201267.5167 of 55970.1%★★★★☆
201168.7139 of 54974.7%★★★★☆
201071.2118 of 53978.1%★★★★☆
200972.1105 of 52179.8%★★★★☆
200872.5103 of 51980.2%★★★★☆
200775.063 of 36682.8%★★★★☆
200675.164 of 38283.2%★★★★☆
200563.5154 of 33253.6%★★★☆☆
200458.1187 of 32442.3%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202673.924 of 12580.8%★★★★☆
202422.4102 of 11813.6%★☆☆☆☆
202342.862 of 13052.3%★★★☆☆
202136.981 of 13439.6%★★☆☆☆
201929.987 of 12731.5%★★☆☆☆
201833.784 of 12331.7%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202651.540 of 9758.8%★★★☆☆
202533.855 of 8837.5%★★☆☆☆
202337.451 of 9043.3%★★☆☆☆
202211.590 of 955.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.681 of 9010.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202650.761 of 16963.9%★★★☆☆
202540.5106 of 17840.4%★★☆☆☆
202431.3131 of 17324.3%★☆☆☆☆
202338.0106 of 17037.6%★★☆☆☆
202233.9115 of 15827.2%★☆☆☆☆
202127.3130 of 1385.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201938.1101 of 15334.0%★★☆☆☆
201866.520 of 14085.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202663.4214 of 57262.6%★★★☆☆
202568.5172 of 57370.0%★★★★☆
202445.2360 of 58037.9%★★☆☆☆
202352.3283 of 57951.1%★★★☆☆
202247.5321 of 57644.3%★★☆☆☆
202132.9440 of 57423.3%★☆☆☆☆
201951.5296 of 55746.9%★★☆☆☆
201865.2174 of 55168.4%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202651.7100 of 23657.6%★★★☆☆
202560.383 of 23765.0%★★★☆☆
202437.2146 of 23938.9%★★☆☆☆
202350.2103 of 22955.0%★★★☆☆
202249.8101 of 22154.3%★★★☆☆
202125.5187 of 22516.9%★☆☆☆☆
201924.2171 of 20918.2%★☆☆☆☆
201854.480 of 20460.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202650.1261 of 51349.1%★★☆☆☆
202552.2240 of 50952.8%★★★☆☆
202437.2348 of 52033.1%★★☆☆☆
202348.5258 of 52550.9%★★★☆☆
202241.1324 of 52237.9%★★☆☆☆
202133.9370 of 49925.9%★☆☆☆☆
201927.4402 of 48717.5%★☆☆☆☆
201836.7335 of 48931.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202661.2221 of 57561.6%★★★☆☆
202561.4223 of 57761.4%★★★☆☆
202454.8278 of 58552.5%★★★☆☆
202349.4306 of 59148.2%★★☆☆☆
202256.5246 of 57757.4%★★★☆☆
202143.0351 of 57238.6%★★☆☆☆
201949.4300 of 55746.1%★★☆☆☆
201855.6251 of 55154.4%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202653.063 of 13553.3%★★★☆☆
202249.257 of 12654.8%★★★☆☆
201872.519 of 9680.2%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202649.4195 of 43955.6%★★★☆☆
202533.3280 of 41432.4%★★☆☆☆
202429.3327 of 42523.1%★☆☆☆☆
202363.994 of 43978.6%★★★★☆
202265.591 of 42178.4%★★★★☆
202150.3184 of 43757.9%★★★☆☆
201939.1258 of 41437.7%★★☆☆☆
201842.4232 of 41744.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202659.1149 of 39161.9%★★★☆☆
202568.1104 of 39973.9%★★★★☆
202448.1224 of 40745.0%★★☆☆☆
202344.8224 of 41245.6%★★☆☆☆
202250.9194 of 39751.1%★★★☆☆
202139.8252 of 39335.9%★★☆☆☆
201956.8155 of 38259.4%★★★☆☆
201862.8111 of 37570.4%★★★★☆
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)
Elementary school
Multi-racial (2022)95th percentile+45 vs school
Female (2026)65th percentile+8 vs school
White (2026)60th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)51st percentile-6 vs school
Hispanic (2026)47th percentile-10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-14 vs school
Special Education (2026)18th percentile-39 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile-56 vs school
Middle school
African American (2026)81st percentile+17 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)64th percentile~ school
Female (2026)63rd percentile~ school
White (2026)62nd percentile~ school
Male (2026)62nd percentile~ school
Asian (2026)59th percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2026)58th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2026)56th percentile-8 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)53rd percentile-11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
Social Studies75%+10 vs state
Science60%+7 vs state
Mathematics57%+4 vs state
English Language Arts56%~ state avg

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Students at Red Smith K-8 are 67% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Red Smith K-8 ranks 445th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 924 students attended Red Smith K-8.

Students who attend Red Smith K-8 usually go on to attend:

High : Preble High

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