Northeast Wisconsin School of Innovation

Northeast Wisconsin School of Innovation is a small 6–12 school in Green Bay, Wisconsin, serving 228 students as part of the Green Bay Area Public School District. It ranked 519 of 533 Wisconsin schools in 2025–2026 (3rd percentile, 0 stars), at the bottom statewide, within a district ranked 383 of 432. It shares the 701 Cherry Street address with John Dewey Academy of Learning, another small 6–12 school in the same district. Class sizes are small (student-teacher ratio 10.1) and per-student spending is high at $19,062 in 2024–2025, with 65.79% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Attendance and completion are the most striking concerns. In 2024–2025, 87.9% of students were chronically absent — about three times the district rate (27.3%) and five times the state rate (17.3%); the school has stayed between 84% and 89% for five years. Nearby John Dewey Academy of Learning was 47.5%, East High 45.6%, and West High 44.1%, while Ashwaubenon High was 19.3%, De Pere High 12.6%, and West De Pere High 4.3%. The dropout rate was 11.4% in 2024–2025, versus 2.0% district and 1.1% state, and has ranged from 8.4% to 15.7% over five years. Graduation was 75.8%, below the district's 86.5% and the state's 92.0%, and lower than East High (87.0%), West High (87.2%), Southwest High (88.7%), and Preble High (92.4%).

Test scores are mostly low, especially at the high school level: 2025–2026 ACT proficiency was 3.85% in English language arts, 0% in math, and 3.85% in science. A bright spot was 8th grade Social Studies at 60%, above the district's 45.49%. State subgroup effectiveness rankings place the school near the bottom for female students (460 of 461) and low-income students (433 of 446). With only 228 students, subject-level percentages can swing year to year, but the attendance and completion trends are consistent and are the most reliable signals.