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Alumni: what's one memory from Red Smith K-8 that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
924
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREEN BAY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550582001672
Red Smith K-8
2765 Sussex St, Green Bay, WI 54311 · (920) 391-2425 · Brown County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL924 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
285 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 44 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 128 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 157 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 125 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 38% smaller than its 8th grade class (125).
Student demographics
51%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
59.2%
WI avg 53.1% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
63.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.2% | 63.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 58.9% |
% 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Red Smith K-8
Red Smith K-8's state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Smith K-8 this school | 924 | 30.8% | 58.2% |
| Waukesha STEM Academy Waukesha | 580 | 25.0% | 72.4% |
| Huntley Elementary Appleton | 570 | 33.2% | 64.3% |
| Union Grove Elementary Union Grove | 886 | 28.2% | 65.0% |
| Westwood Elementary De Pere | 623 | 30.3% | 69.3% |
| Nash Elementary Kenosha | 576 | 31.1% | 63.8% |
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 Red Smith K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #445 of 982 | #20 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #332 of 992 ▲ 122 | #16 of 44 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #354 of 992 ▲ 161 | #18 of 44 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 924 | #8 of 1,157 | #1 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #539 of 901 | #27 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #301 of 901 | #23 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.8% | #721 of 1,064 | #30 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #177 of 240 | #12 of 13 |
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
924
+33 (+4%) vs 2020
+45% since 2000-01, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 924 | 67.4 | 13.7:1 | 31% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 861 | 60 | 14.4:1 | 36% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 828 | 60 | 13.8:1 | 33% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 891 | 61 | 14.6:1 | 36% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 894 | 57 | 15.7:1 | 27% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 935 | 60 | 15.6:1 | 31% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 863 | 54 | 16.0:1 | 26% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 40 | 15.9:1 | 34% (216) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Smith K-8.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (894 to 924); teachers up 18% (57 to 67.4).
About Red Smith K-8
Families in Green Bay, Wisconsin, are served by Red Smith K-8, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 924 students. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have about 323 students on average; enrollment here is 186% higher.
Green Bay Area Public School District serves 18,722 students across 44 schools.
More than half of the students at Red Smith K-8 are White (67%). The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Brown County's population at about 79%. The diversity index for Red Smith K-8 is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 67.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.7:1. Compared with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Red Smith K-8 sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.2% and a predicted 58.7%.
Brown County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $79,649 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Brown County number 86, with about 42,385 students.
The closest school to Red Smith K-8 is Brown County Institute of Learning, located about 2.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 58.2% is above the 37.8% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Red Smith K-8 the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment increased by 4% across 4 years, from 891 in 2020-21 to 924 in 2024-25.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. 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
- West HighHigh · 777 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 688 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
Nearby schools
- Brown County Institute of Learning2.0 mi · 15
- Baird Elementary2.7 mi · 513
- Wequiock Elementary3.5 mi · 73
- Danz Elementary4.0 mi · 542
- Edison Middle4.2 mi · 1,121
- Preble High4.4 mi · 2,149
Frequently asked questions
About Red Smith K-8What is the total enrollment at Red Smith K-8?
Red Smith K-8 enrolls approximately 924 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Red Smith K-8 serve?
Red Smith K-8 serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Red Smith K-8?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Red Smith K-8.
How diverse is Red Smith K-8?
Red Smith K-8 reports a student body of 67% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Red Smith K-8?
Red Smith K-8 is overseen by Green Bay Area Public School District in Brown County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.