Tank Elementary, Green Bay WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Tank Elementary

Tank Elementary serves children from prekindergarten through fifth grade in the Green Bay Area Public School District, a mid-sized industrial and commercial city with a strong healthcare employment base and a deep connection to the Green Bay Packers. The school itself is a regular public elementary school, not a charter or magnet. The enrollment is small and the student body is diverse, with no single racial or ethnic group forming a majority. Hispanic students make up the largest share, followed by Black students, then students who identify as two or more races, White students, Asian students, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. A substantial share of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need.

State assessment results from the 2023-24 school year show that proficiency rates at Tank Elementary fall well below the midpoint when compared to other districts in Brown County. The overall proficiency index across all tested subjects and grades places the school in the bottom quartile among that set. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above was in the low to mid range across grades three, four, and five. In English language arts, proficiency rates were similarly low, with the highest rate in fourth grade and the lowest in fifth grade. In science, only fourth graders are tested, and the proficiency rate there was moderate. Social studies had the highest proficiency rate of any subject, reaching near half of fourth graders. Because Wisconsin changed its assessment cut scores recently, parents should be aware that direct comparisons to prior years may not be reliable. The district brief notes that the Board of Education voted in 2024 to consolidate several elementary schools, including the closure of three schools at the end of the 2025-26 school year, contingent on a referendum. This restructuring could affect attendance boundaries and school assignments for families in the district, though Tank Elementary’s specific role in that plan is not detailed in the available data.

The housing market in the area where the school sits reflects a zip-code level home value that is slightly below the state benchmark but close to the national median. The estimated monthly mortgage payment exceeds the typical rent, which may shape family decisions about where to live. The broader city of Green Bay is served by a public transit system and has a downtown with cultural anchors, a university campus away from the core, and a mix of historic and commercial districts.

Tank Elementary is a neighborhood school with a high-poverty student body and academic results that are low compared to other schools in the county. For a parent, understanding whether the school’s specific programs, teaching staff, or school culture fit a child’s needs would require looking beyond the test scores. The data show that special education and English learner counts were not reported, which is an information gap a parent may want to fill by contacting the school directly. The small enrollment means each grade has a limited number of students, and the school serves only elementary grades, so there is no graduation rate to consider. A family considering this school should weigh the academic achievement picture against any non-academic strengths the school community may offer.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 344%

School 44% · District 43% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 422%

School 22% · District 40% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 36 pts below county median

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 40% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 21 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 435%

School 35% · District 39% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 521%

School 21% · District 38% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Science

Grade 430%

School 30% · District 35% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 448%

School 48% · District 49% · ▼ 2 pts below district

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

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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.