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John Dewey Academy of Learning

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

Summary

John Dewey Academy of Learning is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, part of the Green Bay Area Public School District. With 161 students, the school has seen significant fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past decade, ranging from a high of 80 out of 410 schools in 2017-2018 to a low of 418 out of 431 schools in the current 2023-2024 school year.

While John Dewey Academy of Learning has maintained relatively strong graduation rates, ranging from 84.6% to 91.0% in recent years, it has struggled with high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.7% to 53.1%. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on state assessments have consistently lagged behind the Green Bay district and state averages across various subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 8th grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts (28.57%), Mathematics (14.29%), and Science (21.43%) were all well below the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the school serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 60.87% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the nearby district high schools. This socioeconomic challenge may contribute to the school's academic struggles, as research has shown that students from low-income backgrounds often face additional barriers to educational success. Despite these challenges, John Dewey Academy of Learning has maintained dropout rates that are comparable to or slightly better than the nearby district high schools.

134

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,266

Per pupil spending ?

53%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Cherry Street
Green Bay, WI 54301

(920) 448-2232

District: Green Bay Area Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.9%

Hispanic:

15.7%

Two or more races:

12.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (31% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Wisconsin average (76% vs 92%)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg34%

Wisconsin avg54%

546^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	546 of 628	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	474 of 641	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	567 of 640	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	561 of 617	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	457 of 613	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.7	156 of 594	73.7%	★★★★☆
2016	29.8	472 of 609	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	493 of 573	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	454 of 580	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	567 of 576	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	477 of 509	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	507 of 520	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	504 of 522	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	459 of 577	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.9	287 of 585	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.1	478 of 577	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	32.7	291 of 407	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	364 of 412	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	394 of 397	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	5.4	418 of 431	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	380 of 415	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	212 of 391	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.6	366 of 390	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	310 of 400	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	73.5	80 of 410	80.5%	★★★★☆
2017	42.5	238 of 410	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.4	277 of 408	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.8	218 of 466	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.1	169 of 462	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	3.4	347 of 353	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	233 of 343	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	97.5	2 of 255	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	51.5	156 of 347	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	98.9	2 of 373	99.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	2.6	297 of 300	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	198 of 269	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

White (2024)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)99th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2022)55th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2024)2nd percentile~ school

White (2024)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies39%-16 vs state

Mathematics31%-22 vs state

English Language Arts27%-26 vs state

Science21%-29 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about John Dewey Academy of Learning

What district is John Dewey Academy of Learning in?

Green Bay Area Public School District

What is the racial makeup of John Dewey Academy of Learning?

Students at John Dewey Academy of Learning are 62% White, 16% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend John Dewey Academy of Learning?

In the 2024-25 school year, 134 students attended John Dewey Academy of Learning.

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