Tank Elementary

Located at 814 S Oakland Ave, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Tank Elementary is a tiny elementary school that educates 110 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Green Bay Area Public School District. That puts it 66% below the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Tank Elementary shows that 31% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 22% Black, 15% White, 15% multiracial, 8% Asian. By comparison, Brown County as a whole is about 10% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Tank Elementary has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Brown County's rate of about 39%.

After controlling for student poverty, Tank Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.3%, the actual is 33.2%, a residual of +6.9 points.

Around the school, Brown County reports that median household income runs about $79,649, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tank Elementary is one of 86 public schools in Brown County (combined enrollment of about 42,385 students).

The closest other public school is GBAPS Community 4K Site, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tank Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 29.6%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 6 years. Over the past 6-year window, the student count fell 57%: 258 students in 2018 compared to 110 in 2024. Hispanic enrollment moved from 52% to 31% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 today.

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