Washington Middle

Washington Middle is a middle school of substantial scale in Green Bay, Wisconsin, part of Green Bay Area Public School District, works with 688 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 81% bigger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 381 students.

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

Demographically, Washington Middle reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% White, 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 10% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Washington Middle has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 75% of students at Washington Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Brown County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Washington Middle is in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 31.7%; Washington Middle posts 14.4%, -17.3 points below that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Brown County put the typical household earns roughly $79,649 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington Middle is one of 86 public schools in Brown County (combined enrollment of about 42,385 students).

Nearest neighbor: East High, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.1%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Washington Middle's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 784 (now 688). Hispanic enrollment moved from 50% to 57% across the same window.

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