Summary:
ZIP code 54311 is home to four elementary-level schools, all part of the Green Bay Area Public School District — three PK–5 elementaries (Baird Elementary, Wilder Elementary, and McAuliffe Elementary) and one PK–8 school, Red Smith K-8. Together they enroll 2,257 students. The district overall is rated 1 star (rank 383 of 432, 11th percentile), but that district-wide label hides large differences between the individual schools.
McAuliffe is the strongest of the four: 4 stars, 75th percentile in 2025–26, and chronic absenteeism of just 6.5%, far below the district's 27.3% and the state's 17.3%. Its 2025–26 test averages led the group (ELA 62.3%, math 72.5%, social studies 74.6%, science 60.0%), including an 81.82% 5th grade math result. Red Smith is next at 3 stars and 57th percentile, with the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (30.84%), the strongest social studies (76.7% average) and science (62.6%) results, and a 0.0% dropout rate compared with 2.0% for the district and 1.1% for the state.
Baird and Wilder are both 1-star schools with the lowest outcomes. Baird ranks in the 22nd percentile, has the highest free/reduced lunch (63.55%) and absenteeism (20.6%), and only 22.22% of its 4th graders were proficient in science. Wilder ranks in the 15th percentile and has the lowest test averages overall (32.9% across all tests, versus McAuliffe's 67.4%), even though its absenteeism (12.9%) and free/reduced lunch (50.85%) are better than Baird's. Notably, McAuliffe spends the least per student ($13,854) with the largest classes (15.2 ratio) yet performs best, while Baird spends the most ($15,330) with the smallest classes. For parents, the key takeaway is that which school a child attends within this ZIP code matters a great deal.
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