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Enrollment
542
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREEN BAY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550582000616
Danz Elementary
2130 Basten St, Green Bay, WI 54302 · (920) 391-2440 · Brown County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
399 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 64 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
21.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
24.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.1% | 24.7% |
| 2023-24 | 17.9% | 21.4% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Danz Elementary
Danz Elementary's state test result (22.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danz Elementary this school | 542 | 73.6% | 22.8% |
| Eisenhower Elementary Green Bay | 468 | 77.4% | 23.7% |
| Sullivan Elementary Green Bay | 662 | 73.0% | 17.3% |
| Doty Elementary Green Bay | 298 | 71.5% | 28.6% |
| Abbotsford Elementary Abbotsford | 374 | 70.6% | 20.3% |
| Honey Creek Elementary Milwaukee | 393 | 73.5% | 39.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Danz Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #885 of 982 | #42 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #866 of 992 ▲ 22 | #40 of 44 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #891 of 992 ▲ 28 | #41 of 44 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #101 of 1,157 | #8 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #208 of 901 | #15 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #306 of 901 | #24 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #157 of 1,064 | #11 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.5% | #36 of 240 | #6 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
542
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 542 | 46.6 | 11.6:1 | 74% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 46 | 11.8:1 | 79% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 43.6 | 12.2:1 | 80% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 44 | 12.3:1 | 87% (472) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 38 | 11.4:1 | 84% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 39 | 11.9:1 | 91% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 512 | 49 | 10.4:1 | 90% (461) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 36 | 11.9:1 | 34% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 18 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Danz Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (432 to 542); teachers up 23% (38 to 46.6).
About Danz Elementary
Danz Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Total enrollment is 542 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have about 323 students on average; enrollment here is 68% higher.
Danz Elementary is a school in Green Bay Area Public School District. The district has 44 schools and 18,722 students.
More than half of the students at Danz Elementary are Hispanic (68%). Other reported shares: 9% Asian, 9% Black, 7% White, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 10% Hispanic among all Brown County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
Based on 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, Danz Elementary has a ratio of 11.6:1. Compared with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 74%. The average for public schools in Brown County is 39%.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Danz Elementary outscored 7%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Danz Elementary are 9.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (22.8% actual, 32.5% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Brown County show that median household income comes to about $79,649, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 86, with about 42,385 students.
Of the public schools around it, Danz Elementary is closest to Preble High, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 25.5% on proficiency, and Danz Elementary is below that at 22.8%.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (540) to 2024-25 (542).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
270,892
Census ACS
Median income
$79,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
42,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Green Bay Area Public School District
- Preble HighHigh · 2,149 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 1,121 students
- East HighHigh · 1,119 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,025 students
- Red Smith K-8Elementary · 924 students
- West HighHigh · 777 students
Other schools in Green Bay
- Preble HighHigh · 2,149 students
- Bay Port HighHigh · 1,966 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 1,121 students
- East HighHigh · 1,119 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,025 students
- Ashwaubenon HighHigh · 1,024 students
Nearby schools
- Preble High0.6 mi · 2,149
- Sullivan Elementary1.0 mi · 662
- East High1.2 mi · 1,119
- Nicolet Elementary Community School1.3 mi · 312
- Martin Elementary1.4 mi · 363
- Edison Middle1.4 mi · 1,121
Frequently asked questions
About Danz ElementaryHow large is Danz Elementary?
Danz Elementary enrolls approximately 542 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Danz Elementary serve?
Danz Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Danz Elementary have?
Danz Elementary employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Danz Elementary?
At Danz Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 68% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Danz Elementary in?
Danz Elementary is part of Green Bay Area Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.