The top reported proficiency rate is 64% in English language arts. The lowest is 59% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on West De Pere Intermediate School
West De Pere Intermediate School serves only grades five and six, a focused two-year bridge between elementary school and middle school. It is a regular public school in the West De Pere School District, located in the city of De Pere on the Fox River in the Green Bay metropolitan area. The school sits on the city’s west side, where St. Norbert College and a mix of historic homes and newer subdivisions shape the neighborhood.
The student body is predominantly white, with noticeable shares of students who identify as two or more races and as Hispanic. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has a sizable total enrollment for a two-grade building, which suggests each grade runs multiple sections.
Academically, the school’s proficiency rates on the Wisconsin Forward exam place it below the midpoint among the districts in Brown County. In both fifth and sixth grades, reading and language arts proficiency runs higher than math proficiency. Math results show a dip from grade five to grade six, while English language arts remains fairly steady across the two grades. Participation rates on the state assessments were near perfect, so the results reflect nearly the whole student body. A parent evaluating academic performance may want to look into how the school supports math learning in particular, given the lower results there compared to reading.
The school operates as a standard public school; it is not a charter, and its magnet and Title I status were not reported. No information was available on special education or English learner populations, nor on discipline, staffing, or chronic absenteeism. Because the school does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. The district brief turned up little of lasting parent-relevant change, so the school’s immediate context appears stable on that front.
Housing in the zip code surrounding the school is priced above the state benchmark, and rents are steep enough that the estimated monthly mortgage payment runs well ahead of typical rent, suggesting that owning a home here requires an above-average household income. The De Pere housing stock includes historic homes near the river and suburban subdivisions farther out, and the city has seen modest population growth. The Fox River runs through town, providing recreational pathways and a walkable downtown core, though public transit is limited.
For a family considering this school, the key takeaways are straightforward. The school’s academic profile is mixed: reading scores are solid, while math scores are a weaker point that merits a conversation with the school. The school is sizable for its two-grade span, and the student body is not highly diverse but is not homogenous either. The surrounding community offers a mix of older and newer housing, a college-town atmosphere, and riverfront amenities, all at a cost above the state average. The school fits a family that values a contained intermediate experience before a bigger middle school transition and that wants to know more about how math instruction works in these grades.
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