Enrollment
134
High
DISTRICT 905 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREEN BAY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550582002857
John Dewey Academy of Learning
701 Cherry Street, Green Bay, WI 54301 · (920) 448-2232 · Brown County
GRADES 06–12HIGH12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Wisconsin public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
71 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 24 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 24 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 10% |
Student demographics
57%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
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
26.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
30.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.9% | 30.8% |
| 2023-24 | 31.3% | 45.8% |
% 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
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 John Dewey Academy of Learning
John Dewey Academy of Learning's state test result (32.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Dewey Academy of Learning this school | 134 | 53.0% | 32.9% |
| Fond du Lac STEM Academy Fond du Lac | 162 | 51.9% | 58.8% |
| Owen-Withee High Owen | 139 | 54.7% | 41.0% |
| iLEAD Charter Sch Mauston | 65 | 52.3% | 46.3% |
| Almond-Bancroft High Almond | 103 | 48.5% | 35.5% |
| Gillett High Gillett | 152 | 53.9% | 39.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 John Dewey Academy of Learning ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #334 of 402 | #9 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #51 of 64 ▼ 15 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #59 of 64 ▼ 6 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 134 | #387 of 532 | #13 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #73 of 418 | #4 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high 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
134
+35 (+35%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 134 | 13.2 | 10.1:1 | 53% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 13.2 | 12.2:1 | 61% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 136 | 13.1 | 10.4:1 | 57% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 99 | 5 | 19.8:1 | 58% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 59 | 4.2 | 14.2:1 | 36% (21) |
| 2015-16 | 77 | 4 | 19.3:1 | 42% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Dewey Academy of Learning.
Since 2017-18: students up 127% (59 to 134); teachers up 218% (4.2 to 13.2).
About John Dewey Academy of Learning
Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, John Dewey Academy of Learning is a small high school. It covers grades 6 through 12, with a total enrollment of 134 students. Statewide, high schools in Wisconsin average about 475 students each.
John Dewey Academy of Learning falls under Green Bay Area Public School District, which has 44 schools enrolling 18,722 students.
A majority of students at John Dewey Academy of Learning, 62%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 5% Black, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Brown County, the White share is about 79%. By the diversity index, John Dewey Academy of Learning comes in at 57%.
Staffing totals 13.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.1:1. For comparison, high schools in Wisconsin average 14.6:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 53%. That is 14 points above the 39% average for public schools in Brown County.
The allk12 Grade for John Dewey Academy of Learning is D. Compared with Wisconsin public high schools, the school scored higher than 12% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
John Dewey Academy of Learning is 12.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (32.9% versus 45.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Brown County has about 270,892 residents, and median household income is about $79,649, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 86 public schools in Brown County, with a combined enrollment of about 42,385.
Northeast Wisconsin School of Innovation is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. John Dewey Academy of Learning is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 34.1%, higher than John Dewey Academy of Learning's 32.9%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Federal counts put enrollment at 99 in 2020-21 and 134 in 2024-25, a 35% gain. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.1:1) than in 2020-21 (19.8:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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- Preble HighHigh · 2,149 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 1,121 students
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- Red Smith K-8Elementary · 924 students
- West HighHigh · 777 students
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- 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
- Northeast Wisconsin School of Innovation0.0 mi · 228
- Leonardo da Vinci School for Gifted Learners0.2 mi · 334
- Bay View0.4 mi · 15
- Dr Rosa Minoka-Hill School0.4 mi · 83
- Howe Elementary0.5 mi · 350
- Nicolet Elementary Community School0.7 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About John Dewey Academy of LearningHow large is John Dewey Academy of Learning?
John Dewey Academy of Learning enrolls approximately 134 students in grades 06-12.
Is John Dewey Academy of Learning an elementary, middle, or high school?
John Dewey Academy of Learning is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does John Dewey Academy of Learning have?
John Dewey Academy of Learning employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John Dewey Academy of Learning?
At John Dewey Academy of Learning, the student body is approximately 62% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is John Dewey Academy of Learning public or private?
John Dewey Academy of Learning is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Green Bay Area Public School District.
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