Bay View Middle, Green Bay WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Bay View Middle

Bay View Middle serves seventh and eighth graders in the Howard-Suamico School District, drawing from parts of Green Bay and the surrounding area. The school is a regular public middle school with an enrollment that is substantial for a two-grade building. Because it covers only middle grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and state testing data provides the main window into academic performance.

On the Wisconsin Forward assessments, Bay View’s results are consistently solid across subjects. Math proficiency rates for both seventh and eighth graders are comfortably above the midpoint, with the large majority of students scoring at proficient or advanced levels. English language arts rates are also positive, with roughly three in five students meeting the bar in each grade. Science, tested only in eighth grade, shows a similar level of performance. Social studies stands out as the strongest subject, where a very large majority of eighth graders scored proficient or above. When compared with other districts in Brown County, Bay View’s overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, indicating that the school is among the stronger performers in the local area.

The student body is predominantly white, with a modest share of students who identify as Hispanic, Asian, or two or more races. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that suggests a relatively low level of economic disadvantage compared to many other schools statewide. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about how those populations are served and what supports are in place.

The school’s setting in Green Bay places it within a mid-sized city with an industrial and commercial heritage shaped by paper manufacturing, meatpacking, and shipping. Today, healthcare is the dominant local employer, and the city is also known for the Green Bay Packers and the tourism that accompanies the team. The local housing market reflects a moderately high cost of living: home values and rents are above national medians, but remain more accessible than in many larger metropolitan areas. The broader metro area has seen little recent population change, and the district itself has not had any major recent referenda, curriculum shifts, or tax changes that would be of immediate note to parents, based on available public information.

Bay View Middle is not a high school, so it does not offer upper-level pathways like Advanced Placement or career and technical certification, but the strong test results and top-quartile county ranking suggest a school where the core academic program is working well for most students. The peer environment is one of relative economic stability, and the school’s size means students move through seventh and eighth grade in a reasonably large cohort, which may offer a wider range of class sections and elective options than a smaller middle school. A family looking for a middle school that delivers solid proficiency numbers in a suburban-style setting within a midsized city would find Bay View a strong candidate, though a closer look at student support services and special education would be worthwhile given the data gaps.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 777%

School 77% · District 77%

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 876%

School 76% · District 76%

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 765%

School 65% · District 65%

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

Grade 861%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Science

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 885%

School 85% · District 85%

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

This schoolHoward-Suamico 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 7Lower-income48%Higher-income70%22 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income42%Higher-income66%25 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income52%Higher-income84%32 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income57%Higher-income82%25 pp gap