Howe Elementary

Located at 525 S Madison St, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Howe Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that hosts 350 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Green Bay Area Public School District.

Within Green Bay Area Public School District, which oversees 44 schools and 18,722 students, Howe Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Howe Elementary records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (29%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% Black, 17% multiracial, 16% White, 5% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Howe Elementary has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Howe Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Brown County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Howe Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.2%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Brown County) records that median household income runs about $79,649, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Brown County's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,385 students), Howe Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Leonardo da Vinci School for Gifted Learners, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Howe Elementary at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 47.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 17%: 422 students in 2018 compared to 350 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 20% to 29% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.