Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD-SUAMICO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550663000719
Howard Elementary
631 W Idlewild Ct, Green Bay, WI 54303 · (920) 662-9700 · Brown County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
144 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 19% smaller than its 4th grade class (53).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Howard-Suamico School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
52.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.4% | 52.1% |
| 2023-24 | 53.7% | 54.7% |
% 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Howard Elementary
Howard Elementary's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Elementary this school | 262 | 55.0% | 55.7% |
| Douglas Elementary Watertown | 311 | 56.9% | 51.6% |
| Edison Elementary Appleton | 242 | 50.4% | 46.6% |
| Webster Elementary Green Bay | 271 | 54.2% | 58.0% |
| Richmond Elementary Appleton | 245 | 46.9% | 54.3% |
| Walker Elementary West Allis | 371 | 56.1% | 51.4% |
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 Howard Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #513 of 982 | #23 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #556 of 992 ▼ 10 | #25 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #392 of 992 ▲ 118 | #19 of 44 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #739 of 1,157 | #38 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #41 of 901 | #2 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #205 of 901 | #18 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #341 of 1,064 | #20 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #334 of 664 | #17 of 29 |
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
262
-13 (-5%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 262 | 26.9 | 9.7:1 | 55% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 26.1 | 9.8:1 | 58% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 23.4 | 11.8:1 | 56% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 24 | 11.5:1 | 51% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 23.2 | 13.2:1 | 39% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 51% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 294 | 21 | 14.0:1 | 53% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 195 | 12 | 16.3:1 | 7% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 249 | 16 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howard Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (307 to 262); teachers up 16% (23.2 to 26.9).
About Howard Elementary
In Green Bay, Wisconsin, Howard Elementary is a small elementary school. Enrollment stands at 262 students, covering pre-K through 4.
Howard Elementary reports to Howard-Suamico School District, which has 9 schools and 5,678 students.
About 58% of the student body at Howard Elementary is White. Enrollment also includes 18% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 6% Black, and 5% Asian. Among people living in Brown County, the White share is about 79%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. Compared with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 55% of the student body. Compared with the 39% average for public schools in Brown County, the school's rate is higher.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Howard Elementary is 11.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 55.7%. Predicted: 43.9%.
In Brown County, home to about 270,892 people, median household income comes to about $79,649, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 86 public schools in the county, enrolling about 42,385, Howard Elementary among them.
Howard Elementary is about 1.1 miles from Bay View Middle, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Howard Elementary at 5th of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 275 (2020-21) to 262 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.5:1 to 9.7:1.
On allk12, people connected to Howard Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Howard-Suamico School District
- Bay Port HighHigh · 1,966 students
- Bay View MiddleMiddle · 820 students
- Lineville IntermediateMiddle · 815 students
- Meadowbrook ElementaryElementary · 478 students
- Forest Glen ElementaryElementary · 446 students
- Bay Harbor ElementaryElementary · 344 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
Other Howard Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 11 states are named Howard Elementary. Howard Elementary is the 12th largest of the 14.
- Howard ElementaryGallatin, TN · 591 students
- Howard ElementaryMadera, CA · 487 students
- HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGRAND ISLAND, NE · 484 students
- Howard Elementary SchoolEugene, OR · 474 students
- Howard Elementary SchoolDEARBORN, MI · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Bay View Middle1.1 mi · 820
- Meadowbrook Elementary1.2 mi · 478
- Keller Elementary1.3 mi · 160
- New Leaf Prep Academy1.4 mi · 225
- Chappell Elementary2.2 mi · 384
- Lineville Intermediate2.3 mi · 815
Frequently asked questions
About Howard ElementaryHow many students attend Howard Elementary?
Howard Elementary enrolls approximately 262 students in grades PK-04.
Is Howard Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Howard Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Howard Elementary have?
Howard Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Howard Elementary?
At Howard Elementary, the student body is approximately 58% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Howard Elementary public or private?
Howard Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Howard-Suamico School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.