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West De Pere High

Public Grades 9-12

43^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 90% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

West De Pere High is a public high school located in De Pere, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,078 students. The school is part of the West De Pere School District, which is ranked 50 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West De Pere High consistently ranks among the top high schools in Wisconsin, ranking 43rd out of 431 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly higher than the state average, with students consistently scoring well above the state average in subjects like social studies, English language arts, mathematics, and science. Additionally, the school has an impressive 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.4% to 98.5% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average, and a very low dropout rate, ranging from 0.0% to 1.3%.

When compared to nearby schools, such as those in the Green Bay Area Public School District, West De Pere High stands out as a high-performing institution, with significantly higher academic performance, graduation rates, and test scores. However, the school has experienced some fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.6% to 19.5% over the past few years, which is an area the school may want to focus on. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with free and reduced-price lunch recipients ranging from 19.43% to 23.44% over the past few years, suggesting the need to explore ways to better support and serve these students.

1,050

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,960

Per pupil spending ?

19.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

665 Grant St
De Pere, WI 54115-1367

(920) 338-5200

District: West De Pere School District

Feeder schools for West De Pere High:

Elementary:	Hemlock Creek Elementary
	Westwood Elementary
Middle:	West De Pere Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.3%

Two or more races:

7.2%

Hispanic:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (63% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Wisconsin high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg62%

Wisconsin avg46%

43^rd of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^th of 426West De Pere 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	84.6	43 of 431	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.7	40 of 431	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	44 of 415	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	46 of 391	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	52 of 390	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	39 of 400	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	73.7	79 of 410	80.7%	★★★★☆
2017	65.8	113 of 410	72.4%	★★★★☆
2016	77.9	63 of 408	84.6%	★★★★☆
2015	67.5	144 of 466	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.3	181 of 462	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.7	120 of 457	73.7%	★★★★☆
2012	73.5	90 of 452	80.1%	★★★★☆
2011	66.5	157 of 445	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.1	108 of 450	76.0%	★★★★☆
2009	69.0	121 of 438	72.4%	★★★★☆
2008	74.8	68 of 437	84.4%	★★★★☆
2007	72.5	75 of 281	73.3%	★★★★☆
2006	75.4	53 of 292	81.8%	★★★★☆
2005	71.0	77 of 287	73.2%	★★★★☆
2004	70.2	78 of 275	71.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	10 of 26	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	17 of 57	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	45.1	26 of 50	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	62.0	7 of 23	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	8 of 32	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	25 of 358	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	81.0	38 of 353	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	33 of 329	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.3	42 of 343	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	59 of 332	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	36 of 343	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	66 of 355	81.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	25 of 126	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	31 of 119	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	37.6	59 of 97	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	146 of 335	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	103 of 326	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	59 of 271	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	65 of 250	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	44 of 226	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	67 of 251	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	37.2	165 of 255	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	57 of 380	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	43 of 365	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	43 of 359	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	40 of 347	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	43 of 334	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	44 of 354	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	92 of 373	75.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	16 of 81	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	19 of 71	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	40.6	24 of 37	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	80.9	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	16 of 93	82.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	41 of 285	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	41 of 300	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	27 of 271	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	79.1	38 of 269	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	41 of 266	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	38 of 266	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	53 of 261	79.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile-10 vs school

Native American (2024)75th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2021)70th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2025)62nd percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies70%+23 vs state

English Language Arts63%+15 vs state

Mathematics61%+19 vs state

Science56%+13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Thursday, February 9, 2023

Unfortunately I had to transfer from how often I was bullied and harassed here. I never felt safe here and there is often issues towards students who aren’t the top tier of popularity. West De Pere High is not even the best high school in its own city! 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 De Pere High	Public	9-12	665 Grant St	De Pere	54115	Brown County	West De Pere School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 338-5200	1,050	66	15.9	19.7%	801 (76.3%)	29 (2.8%)	70 (6.7%)	38 (3.6%)	36 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (7.2%)	84.6	43^rd of 431 public high schools	90.0%		83.7	40^th of 431 public high schools	90.7%	3	63.3	61.4	56.4								70.5		$11,960	$490	$11,470
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West De Pere High

What district is West De Pere High in?

West De Pere School District

What is the racial makeup of West De Pere High?

Students at West De Pere High are 76% White, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% American Indian, 3% African American.

Is West De Pere High a good school?

Yes. West De Pere High ranks in the top 10.0% of Wisconsin high schools.

What schools feed into West De Pere High?

West De Pere High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hemlock Creek Elementary
Elementary : Westwood Elementary
Middle : West De Pere Middle

How many students attend West De Pere High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,050 students attended West De Pere High.

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