Green Bay Area Public School District (GBAPS) is the fourth largest

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. As of the 2020-2021 school year, GBAPS served more than 21,000 students in 36 schools and had 3,641 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff positions. A publicly elected

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, the Green Bay Area Public School Board of Education, provides direction and oversight, with a superintendent heading the organization's administration. Green Bay Area Public Schools' offerings include neighborhood schools, specialty schools and charter schools serving students as young as age 3 up through grade 12. The district was founded in 1856, with the founding of the first public school, Sale School. Sale School has since been demolished.

Programs

Specialty programs in GBAPS include arts schools such as Green Bay East High School's Fine Arts Academy; alternative instruction such as Aldo Leopold Community School, Dr. Rosa Minoka-Hill School, and the Northeast Wisconsin School of innovation; charter schools including the

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schools such as Green Bay West High School. A multitude of 4K and other early education programs are also offered by the district, as well as afterschool programs.

Performance

In general, both English Language Arts Achievement and Mathematics Achievement is below the state average according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's latest district report card, showing that the district received a 47.6/100 score compared to the states 62.3/100 score. These issues are complicated by 59.4% of student's who are classified as Economically Disadvantaged, in addition to 22.3% who are considered English Learners. Absenteeism and Dropout Rates sit within the state's goal for the district of less than 13%, and less than 6% respectively, with the actual rates being 10.6% and 2.8%.

Elementary schools

*Aldo Leopold Community School *Baird Elementary School *Beaumont Elementary School *Chappell Elementary School *Danz Elementary School *Doty Elementary School *Eisenhower Elementary School *Elmore Elementary School *Fort Howard Elementary School *Howe Elementary School *Jackson Elementary School *Jefferson Elementary School *Keller Elementary School *Kennedy Elementary School *King Elementary School *Langlade Elementary School *Lincoln Elementary School *MacArthur Elementary School *Martin Elementary School *McAuliffe Elementary School *Nicolet Elementary School *Sullivan Elementary School *Tank Elementary School *Webster Elementary School *Wequiock Elementary School *Wilder Elementary School

Middle schools

*Edison Middle School *Franklin Middle School *Leonardo da Vinci School for Learners with Disabilities (K-8) *Lombardi Middle School *Red Smith School (K-8) *Washington Middle School

High schools

* Green Bay East High School *

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Alternative schools

* Dr. Rosa Minoka-Hill School

References

External links

Official website
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