Meadowbrook Elementary

Meadowbrook Elementary is an elementary campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in Green Bay, Wisconsin, part of Howard-Suamico School District, instructing 478 students in grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Meadowbrook Elementary sits 48% above that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in Howard-Suamico School District (5,678 students total), Meadowbrook Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Meadowbrook Elementary shows that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Brown County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Meadowbrook Elementary shows 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 23% of students at Meadowbrook Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Brown County's rate of about 39%.

With demographic context factored in, Meadowbrook Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Brown County put median household earnings sit near $79,649, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Brown County runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,385 students), of which Meadowbrook Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: New Leaf Prep Academy, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Meadowbrook Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 58.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Meadowbrook Elementary's enrollment has shrank 7% since 2018, when it stood at 512 (now 478). The White share of enrollment edged down from 88% to 83% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Meadowbrook Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.