Heritage Elementary, De Pere WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Heritage Elementary

Heritage Elementary is a regular public school in De Pere, Wisconsin, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fourth grade. It is one of several elementary schools in the Unified School District of De Pere. The school does not serve high school grades, so metrics like a graduation rate do not apply here. Attendance and chronic absenteeism data were not available.

Academically, Heritage Elementary performs at a strong level. On the Wisconsin Forward exam, the share of students scoring proficient or advanced is well above typical levels in reading and math, and the school’s overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among districts in Brown County. In social studies the results are particularly high, and science also shows solid achievement. The school’s test participation rates are nearly complete, lending confidence to the results. A parent looking at these outcomes would see a school where most students are meeting or exceeding state standards across all tested subjects.

The student body is relatively homogeneous. A large majority of students are white, with smaller numbers identifying as Hispanic, two or more races, Asian, Black, and American Indian. About a modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a predominantly middle-income or higher-income attendance area. The school is not a Title I school, and it is not a charter or magnet school. Enrollment is moderate for a primary school.

Heritage Elementary sits in De Pere, a city of roughly mid‑sized scale within the Green Bay metropolitan area. The city stretches along both banks of the Fox River and has a historic downtown core, a walkable riverfront district, and St. Norbert College as a major local institution and employer. The housing stock includes large historic homes near the river as well as newer suburban subdivisions further out. Home values in the area are above the statewide benchmark, and rent is also elevated relative to national averages. The city has seen steady but not rapid growth. The Fox River PCB cleanup, a multi‑billion‑dollar environmental remediation, was completed a few years ago and may open up further riverfront redevelopment. Transit service is limited, but Interstate 41 and state highways provide easy car access.

Within the school district, the most recent available research did not turn up major recent changes such as referenda, curriculum overhauls, or boundary shifts. The district operates a set of elementary schools that feed into a shared intermediate and middle school, then De Pere High School. The school’s own academic record is clearly a strong point, and the surrounding community offers a mix of historic and suburban living with good access to the Green Bay area. A family considering Heritage Elementary would find a school with consistently high test results and a relatively advantaged student population, set in a stable, amenity‑rich small city.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 380%

School 80% · District 84% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 475%

School 75% · District 76% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 376%

School 76% · District 81% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 478%

School 78% · District 74% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Science

Grade 471%

School 71% · District 68% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 482%

School 82% · District 83% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

This schoolDe Pere 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-income29%Higher-income83%55 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income53%Higher-income81%28 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income50%Higher-income84%34 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income59%Higher-income78%19 pp gap