Enrollment
350
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREEN BAY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550582000624
Howe Elementary
525 S Madison St, Green Bay, WI 54301 · (920) 448-2141 · Brown County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
306 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 53% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
77%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
15.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.2pp since 2023
Math
13.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.0% | 13.6% |
| 2023-24 | 21.2% | 19.7% |
% 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
19.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Howe Elementary
Howe Elementary's state test result (19.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howe Elementary this school | 350 | 87.4% | 19.2% |
| Fort Howard Elementary Green Bay | 241 | 88.4% | 39.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary Green Bay | 260 | 83.1% | 39.3% |
| Fratt Elementary Racine | 435 | 80.5% | 18.8% |
| Wilson Elementary Janesville | 256 | 92.2% | 33.3% |
| Brass Community School Kenosha | 462 | 87.9% | 16.4% |
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 Howe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #902 of 982 | #43 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #924 of 992 ▼ 25 | #44 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #926 of 992 ▼ 26 | #44 of 44 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #460 of 1,157 | #26 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #74 of 901 | #5 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.4% | #8 of 901 | #5 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #76 of 1,064 | #3 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #276 of 664 | #12 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
350
+26 (+8%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 350 | 34 | 10.3:1 | 87% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 34.8 | 9.8:1 | 93% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 35.6 | 10.5:1 | 93% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 31 | 10.4:1 | 93% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 38.5 | 11.0:1 | 83% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 40 | 11.0:1 | 95% (415) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 38 | 11.1:1 | 94% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 41 | 12.6:1 | 34% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 30 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (422 to 350); teachers down 12% (38.5 to 34).
About Howe Elementary
The public elementary school Howe Elementary is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It enrolls 350 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
Howe Elementary is one school in a 44-school district, Green Bay Area Public School District, which enrolls 18,722 students.
At Howe Elementary, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 29%. Smaller groups are 29% Black, 17% multiracial, 16% White, and 5% Asian. County-wide, 10% of Brown County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 77%.
The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, 14.7:1, is higher. A total of 306 students, or 87%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 39% for public schools in Brown County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 24.0% for Howe Elementary. The school posts 19.2%, 4.8 points below the prediction.
In Brown County, the median household earns about $79,649 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Brown County, 86 public schools serve about 42,385 students.
Leonardo da Vinci School for Gifted Learners is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Howe Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Howe Elementary is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 324 (2020-21) to 350 (2024-25).
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Howe Elementary. 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
Other Howe Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Howe Elementary. Howe Elementary is the 4th largest of the 10.
- Howe ElementaryWisconsin Rapids, WI · 336 students
- Howe Elementary SchoolHowe, OK · 447 students
- Howe Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 398 students
- HOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NY · 390 students
- Howe Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 341 students
Nearby schools
- Leonardo da Vinci School for Gifted Learners0.4 mi · 334
- Aldo Leopold Community School K-80.5 mi · 500
- Northeast Wisconsin School of Innovation0.5 mi · 228
- John Dewey Academy of Learning0.5 mi · 134
- GBAPS Community 4K Site0.7 mi · 122
- Bay View0.8 mi · 15
Frequently asked questions
About Howe ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Howe Elementary?
Howe Elementary enrolls approximately 350 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Howe Elementary serve?
Howe Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Howe Elementary have?
Howe Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
How diverse is Howe Elementary?
Howe Elementary reports a student body of 16% White, 29% Hispanic, 29% Black, 5% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Howe Elementary?
Howe Elementary is overseen by Green Bay Area Public School District in Brown County.
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