Keller Elementary, Green Bay WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Keller Elementary

Keller Elementary is a regular public school in the Green Bay Area Public School District, serving students in prekindergarten through fifth grade. It is a relatively small elementary school with a diverse student body. The student population is made up of students who identify as Black, white, Asian, two or more races, Hispanic, and American Indian or Alaska Native. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school’s academic performance, as measured by the state's Forward assessment, shows a mixed picture. In mathematics, the share of students scoring proficient or above varies by grade level. Some grades show a modest share of students meeting that benchmark, while others are lower. The results in English language arts show a smaller share of students scoring proficient or above across the tested grades. In fourth grade science, the share of students scoring proficient or above is very low, a soft spot a parent may want to look into further with the school. Fourth grade social studies results are stronger than the other subjects for that grade. Overall, when the school’s proficiency across all tested subjects and grades is compared to other schools in its district, it lands in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Brown County.

Keller Elementary does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Data on chronic absenteeism was also not available for this school.

The school is situated in the city of Green Bay, a mid-sized industrial and commercial city on the Fox River and Lake Michigan. The city’s economy was historically built on paper manufacturing and meatpacking, and while those industries remain, healthcare has become the largest employment sector. The identity of the city is closely tied to the Green Bay Packers. The metro area has a stable population size, with a slight recent decline noted in the city limits. The housing market in the area shows a mix of home values and rents that align with a midwestern city of this size.

For families considering this school, a major upcoming change is highly relevant. In June 2024, the district’s Board of Education voted to consolidate MacArthur Elementary with Kennedy and Keller at a new west side elementary school and with King Elementary. Under this plan, MacArthur is anticipated to close at the end of the 2025-26 school year. A November 2024 referendum was tied to this consolidation plan, and if it did not pass, new attendance boundaries would have been drawn instead. This planned restructuring directly affects Keller’s future, as it indicates a merger with another school into a new facility. The timeline and exact nature of the resulting school are tied to the outcome of that referendum. This development means the school a family enrolls in today may look different in the near future, and it is worth investigating the current status of the consolidation with the district directly.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 341%

School 41% · District 43% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 439%

School 39% · District 40% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 548%

School 48% · District 40% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 331%

School 31% · District 39% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 431%

School 31% · District 39% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 38% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Science

Grade 412%

School 12% · District 35% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 40 pts below state median · ▼ 38 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 442%

School 42% · District 49% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

This schoolGreen Bay Area Public 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.