Wilder Elementary, Green Bay WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Wilder Elementary

Wilder Elementary is a regular public school in Green Bay, Wisconsin, serving students from prekindergarten through fifth grade. It sits within the Green Bay Area Public School District, a system that has recently undergone significant restructuring that families should be aware of when considering this school.

The school enrolls a moderate-sized student body for an elementary building. The student population is notably diverse. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a community with a range of economic circumstances. Racially and ethnically, the largest groups are Hispanic students, who make up close to half the student body, followed by White students, and then Asian students, with smaller shares of students who identify as two or more races, Black, and American Indian or Alaska Native. This mix gives Wilder a genuinely multiethnic peer environment that many families value.

On the state’s Forward assessments, Wilder’s results show a pattern that parents will want to examine carefully. In mathematics, proficiency rates climb from the lower elementary grades to fifth grade, where roughly half of students scored at or above the proficient level. In English language arts, the same upward trend appears: third and fourth grade proficiency rates are modest, while fifth grade reaches a level that approaches the district average. Science and social studies are only tested in fourth grade, and those proficiency rates are lower still. Compared with other elementary schools across Brown County, Wilder’s overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades sits in the bottom quartile. That is a soft spot. A parent may want to ask the school about targeted supports in the earlier grades and how the upward movement by fifth grade is being sustained.

Because Wilder is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report, and data on chronic absenteeism was not available in the source material. Those metrics do not apply in the same way at this grade band, but families may still wish to inquire about attendance patterns and student support.

The community surrounding Wilder is part of Green Bay, a mid-sized industrial and commercial city shaped by its paper and meatpacking history, now anchored by a large healthcare employment sector. The city’s population has been fairly stable with a slight recent decline, while the broader metro area has seen modest growth. Home values in the area around Wilder have risen over the past year and are above both the state and national averages, making this a relatively more expensive part of the housing market for the region. Rents are lower than mortgage costs, which is typical in many markets.

The district context matters here. In mid-2024, the Green Bay Area Public School District board voted to consolidate several elementary schools, including closing Elmore, Langlade, and MacArthur at the end of the 2025-26 school year, with affected students moving to other buildings. A referendum in November 2024 was tied to this plan; if it had not passed, new boundaries would have been drawn. While Wilder itself was not named in those closures, the broader restructuring means that attendance boundaries across the district may shift, and families looking at Wilder should confirm with the district whether any boundary changes are planned that could affect eligibility or busing.

Overall, Wilder Elementary offers a diverse, mid-sized elementary setting in a stable urban community. Its academic performance, particularly in the upper elementary grades, shows some strength, but the lower proficiency rates in third and fourth grade and the bottom-quartile county comparison point to areas where the school may be working on improvement. Families considering Wilder should weigh its diverse peer environment and the district’s current transition period against the academic picture, and they should talk directly with the school about how it supports learning growth across all grade levels.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 330%

School 30% · District 43% · ▼ 13 pts below district

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

Grade 425%

School 25% · District 40% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 33 pts below county median

Grade 552%

School 52% · District 40% · ▲ 12 pts above district

even with state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 329%

School 29% · District 39% · ▼ 10 pts below district

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

Grade 420%

School 20% · District 39% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

Grade 546%

School 46% · District 38% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▼ 5 pts below state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 418%

School 18% · District 35% · ▼ 17 pts below district

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

Social studies

Grade 430%

School 30% · District 49% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 35 pts below state median · ▼ 38 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income15%Higher-income43%28 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income7%Higher-income38%31 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income42%Higher-income49%6 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income18%Higher-income43%26 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income13%Higher-income42%29 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income41%Higher-income60%19 pp gap