Valley View Elementary, Green Bay WI

Original Research by School Decision on Valley View Elementary

Valley View Elementary sits in the Ashwaubenon School District and serves kindergarten through fifth grade. It is a regular public school that draws primarily from the Ashwaubenon area, a suburban village just west of Green Bay proper. The locale brief paints Green Bay as a mid-sized industrial and commercial city shaped by paper manufacturing, meatpacking, and healthcare employment, with the Packers franchise woven deeply into local identity. Ashwaubenon itself is a separate village, more suburban in character, and the school is located on True Lane in a residential pocket of that village.

The student body at Valley View is predominantly white, with a smaller but noticeable share of students who identify as two or more races. Hispanic students make up the next largest group, followed by smaller populations of Asian, Black, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. A substantial share of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a measure that suggests a fair number of families face economic pressure. The school enrolls a large student population for an elementary building, which means class sizes and hallway movement feel busier than at a very small school. The grade-level counts show a notably lighter kindergarten cohort relative to the grades above it, which could reflect an enrollment dip that may shift as that cohort moves up.

On state assessments administered through Wisconsin’s Forward exam, Valley View’s results land in a mixed territory relative to other schools across Brown County. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages performance across tested subjects and grades, places it in the bottom quartile among the county’s elementary schools. The raw grade-level numbers show that in math, the share of students scoring proficient or above declines as grades advance: third grade is the strongest, fourth grade sits a bit lower, and fifth grade is the weakest of the three. In English language arts, the pattern is similar, with fourth graders performing strongest and fifth graders weakest. Science is tested only in fourth grade, and the proficiency rate there is more encouraging, while social studies in fourth grade is a real strength, with a large majority of students meeting the bar.

The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Data on special education and English learner populations were not available in the state data we received, so it is unclear what share of students receive those supports. A parent who wants to understand how the school serves students with disabilities or multilingual learners would need to ask the school directly.

The district brief turned up little in the way of recent referendums, budget shifts, or curriculum changes of note, so it appears Ashwaubenon School District has operated without major public disruption in the recent period. The housing context for the area shows home values in the Green Bay ZIP code tied to Valley View sit somewhat below the state average, and the estimated monthly mortgage payment is affordable relative to national benchmarks. Renting is also an option, and the rent-to-income estimate suggests housing costs consume a modest share of income for the typical household.

For a family considering this school, the picture is a straightforward one. Valley View is a large suburban elementary that serves a diverse-in-some-ways but predominantly white student body, with a meaningful share of students in economic need. Academically, the school’s strongest marks come in social studies and science at fourth grade, while math and English language arts proficiency dips in the upper grades. The overall performance relative to other elementary schools in the county is on the lower side, and a parent may want to look into what instructional supports are in place for fifth graders in particular. The district appears stable, the area is affordable, and the school offers the convenience of a neighborhood elementary in a village that is close to Green Bay’s employment and entertainment anchors.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 363%

School 63% · District 56% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 458%

School 58% · District 59% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 551%

School 51% · District 55% · ▼ 4 pts below district

even with state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 358%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 460%

School 60% · District 68% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 57% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Science

Grade 461%

School 61% · District 67% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 476%

School 76% · District 79% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

This schoolAshwaubenon School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income47%Higher-income66%19 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income46%Higher-income68%22 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income43%Higher-income60%18 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income55%Higher-income68%13 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income51%Higher-income61%9 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income41%Higher-income59%18 pp gap