Student Growth
The Green Bay Area Public School District is striving every day to improve the academic outcomes for all students. The District's Strategic Plan identifies several five-year goals (2030) to position the District to be a statewide leader.
- English Language Arts (ELA) performance (grades 3-11) will meet or exceed the annual State average as measures by State assessments: Forward Exam (grades 3-8), Pre-ACT (grades 9 and 10), ACT (grade 11).
- Math performance (grades 3-11) will meet or exceed the annual State Average as measured by State assessments: Forward Exam (grades 3-8), Pre-ACT (grades 9 and 10), ACT (grade 11).
- The District average ACT composite score will be 20 or higher.
- The District graduation rate will be 90% or higher.
- The percentage of students earning AP, IB, and/or dual credit will be 73% higher with a reduction in our greatest disproportionality by at least 50% from a 2024 baseline.
- At least 45% of our students will earn an Industry credential upon graduation.
Celebrating Growth and Momentum!
Leading the State in Industry Certifications
GBAPS leads the state in the number of students who are earning Industry certifications, which provide students workforce skills. GBAPS offers 42 industry-recognized credentials in courses and program.
Continued Growth in Students Earning College Credit
In 2024-25, 65% of graduates earned at least one college credit, and 51% of graduates earned at least 5 college credits.
Significant Growth in Workplace Experiences
Youth Apprenticeship Program through CESA 7 has grown from 15 students in 2021-22 to 379 students in 2025-26.
Students earned $7.1 million over the past four years, and nearly $2.5M in 2025-26 alone.
Growth has occurred across a wide range of career pathways, including manufacturing, health science, construction, education, business, hospitality, transportation, technology, agriculture, and marketing.
Learn more about Lauren's experience in youth apprenticeship by watching Our GBAPS Story Podcast, Episode 3.
Addressing Academic Gaps
GBAPS has been systematically working to address academic gaps for our students. Efforts have included:
- Adopted the state required Act 20 literacy curriculum and provided extensive professional development for staff.
- Adopted new curriculum using one-time COVID relief funds to ensure the District has up-to-date curriculum to engage learners.
- Implemented multi-year professional development to improve teacher practice.
- Partnering with community organizations to provide additional supports in our schools: (not a complete list):
- Achieve Brown County (ABC)
- Oneida Reads
- Yes!
- United Way
- Reading Corps
- Big Brothers, Big Sisters
- Boys and Girls Club
- YMCA
Improving Instruction to Impact Outcomes
GBAPS has also developed an instructional-vision, which is an intentional effort to improve academic outcomes. Over the summer, UnboundEd presented GBAPS with its 2026 GLEAM Instruction Showcase Award, recognizing the District's sustained, system-wide commitment to grade-level, engaging, affirming, and meaningful (GLEAM) instruction. The honor celebrates a multi-year partnership between GBAPS and UnboundEd to build instructional coherence and lasting capacity across every grade level. To learn more view the video.
GBAPS Instructional Vision
We provide high-quality, engaging, affirming, and meaningful instruction that meets every student’s needs, grounded in grade-level standards.
We value each student’s background and experiences, creating a learning environment where all students feel seen, supported, and empowered.
Students will grow by building the knowledge, skills, and confidence to be successful.
This video explains the instructional vision and depicts what it looks like in practice.