Green Bay School Closings Today — Live Status & Delays (Wisconsin)

Are Green Bay schools closed today? Check live status below — updated every 10 minutes.

Live status monitored for Green Bay Area Public School District, Howard-Suamico School District, Unified School District of De Pere, School District of West De Pere, and Ashwaubenon School District.

How Green Bay Area School Closings Are Announced

The Green Bay Area Public School District (GBAPS) is the largest district in the region and typically decides on weather-related closings, delays, or early dismissals in the early morning hours during an active storm, though the district tries to make the call the evening before whenever a forecast is clear enough to do so. Announcements are posted on the district’s official website at gbaps.org and pushed out to families directly. Green Bay-area districts most commonly rely on ParentSquare, SchoolMessenger, and district app push notifications to reach families, in addition to email and text alerts for households who have opted in.

Local television is the fastest way to confirm a closing if you don’t have push notifications enabled. The major Green Bay TV stations that report school closings each carry a running “closings” scroll or web list during active winter weather: WBAY-TV 2 (ABC), WFRV Local 5 (CBS), WLUK FOX 11, and WGBA NBC 26. This page automatically monitors official district sources alongside these stations so you don’t have to check each one individually.

Weather Risks That Can Close Green Bay Schools

• Heavy snowfall: Lake-effect and system snow off Lake Michigan and the Bay of Green Bay can dump several inches in a short window, overwhelming plows before the morning commute.
• Ice storms and freezing rain: A glaze of ice on untreated rural roads and rooftops is one of the most common triggers for a delayed start or closure, since bus routes across Brown County cover a mix of city streets and rural highways.
• Dangerous wind chill / extreme cold: Arctic air outbreaks that push wind chills well below zero can lead districts to cancel school outright to protect students waiting at bus stops.
• Blizzard conditions and blowing snow: High winds combined with snow can cause whiteout conditions on open stretches of highway between Green Bay, De Pere, Howard, Suamico, and Ashwaubenon.
• Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes: Northeast Wisconsin sees a secondary severe weather season in spring and summer, occasionally affecting summer school or early-fall scheduling.
• Spring flooding: Rapid snowmelt combined with rain can raise water levels on the Fox River and East River, occasionally affecting travel routes in low-lying areas.

Frequently Asked Questions

How early does Green Bay Area Public School District announce school closures?

GBAPS aims to announce a closure or delay as early as possible — ideally the evening before when a storm is well forecast, or by roughly 5:30 AM for fast-developing overnight weather. Announcements go out on the district website, through ParentSquare/SchoolMessenger alerts to enrolled families, and to local TV and radio stations.

What’s the difference between a school closure and a delayed start in Green Bay?

A closure means school is cancelled for the entire day district-wide. A delayed start (commonly one or two hours) keeps school open but pushes back the morning bell and bus pickups, usually because a district expects roads to be safer to travel a bit later in the morning once plows and treatment trucks have had more time to work.

Do all Green Bay-area schools close at the same time?

Not necessarily. GBAPS is a large urban district with dozens of buildings across the city, so while district-wide closures are most common during major storms, individual school situations (such as a localized power outage or a specific bus route problem) can occasionally affect one building differently than others. Neighboring districts — Howard-Suamico, De Pere, West De Pere, and Ashwaubenon — each make their own independent closure decisions, so it’s possible for one district to close while a neighboring district stays open or delays instead.

Which Green Bay TV stations report school closings?

WBAY-TV 2 (ABC), WFRV Local 5 (CBS), WLUK FOX 11, and WGBA NBC 26 are the primary local stations that report Brown County school closings during winter weather events. This page monitors official district sources alongside these stations automatically.

How often is this page updated?

Status checks run automatically every 15 minutes, or every 5 minutes during active weather alerts, pulling from official district sources and the TV stations above.

What school year calendar does this page use for Green Bay Area Public Schools?

This page reflects the official GBAPS 2026-2027 District Calendar, approved by the Board of Education on December 22, 2025, including the district’s move to an August 31, 2026 first day of school.

Green Bay Area Public School District — School Roster

High Schools

• East High School
• West High School
• Southwest High School
• Preble High School

Middle Schools

• Edison Middle School
• Franklin Middle School
• Lombardi Middle School
• Washington Middle School

Elementary Schools

• Baird Elementary School
• Beaumont Elementary School
• Chappell Elementary School
• Danz Elementary School
• Doty Elementary School
• Eisenhower Elementary School
• Fort Howard Elementary School
• Howe Community School
• Jackson Elementary School
• King Children’s Center for Engineering
• Lincoln Elementary School
• Martin Elementary School
• McAuliffe Elementary School
• Nicolet Elementary School
• Starr Elementary School
• Sullivan Elementary School
• Webster Children’s Center for Integrated Arts
• Wilder Elementary School

K-8 / Specialty Schools

• Aldo Leopold Community School (4K-8)
• Red Smith School (K-8)
• Leonardo da Vinci School for Gifted Learners (5K-8)
• Katherine Johnson Academy of Enriched Virtual Learning (5K-8)

Charter Schools

• John Dewey Academy of Learning (6-12)
• Northeast Wisconsin School of Innovation (7-12)

Alternative School

• Dr. Rosa Minoka-Hill School (K-12)