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Best Public Schools in Oshkosh, WI

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At a glance

Schools

8,579

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedTraeger Middle48^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools

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Biggest riser

Traeger Elementary up 119 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Roosevelt Elementary 10.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

2★

1★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Oshkosh, Wisconsin has 17 public schools — 11 elementary, 4 middle, and 2 high schools serving roughly 8,579 students — all within the Oshkosh Area School District, which ranks 335th of 432 districts statewide (22nd percentile) even though its individual schools span from the 13th to the 93rd percentile. That gap is the most important thing to understand: district averages hide very different school experiences.

The city's strongest options are easy to identify. Traeger Middle ranks 48th of 643 middle schools (93rd percentile) with 5 stars for three straight years, low chronic absenteeism (7.2%) and low free/reduced lunch (16.78%). Oakwood Elementary is the top elementary at 91st percentile, with the city's lowest poverty (14.66%) and lowest absenteeism (2.9%). Traeger Elementary climbed to the 77th percentile, and West High is the better high school at 65th percentile with an 89.5% graduation rate.

At the other end, Read Elementary (13th percentile, 69.45% free/reduced lunch, 23.6% absenteeism) and Roosevelt Elementary (15th) rank lowest among elementaries, while North High (16th) trails district and state in every tested subject. Vel Phillips Middle has the city's highest absenteeism at 30.2%. Notably, Menominee Elementary spends the most per student ($18,935) with small classes yet ranks 18th percentile, while Oaklawn Elementary (19th) faces similar challenges. Attendance and school culture appear far more tied to outcomes than spending or class size.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)			Forward Exam Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
DOC: Oshkosh Correctional Institution	Public	12	1730 Snell Rd	Oshkosh	54903	Winnebago County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(920) 231-4010	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Traeger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 W 20th Ave	Oshkosh	54904	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0221	423	31	13.5	26.7%	313 (74.0%)	15 (3.5%)	31 (7.3%)	32 (7.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	75.3	239^th of 1039 public elementary schools	77.0%		67.4	358^th of 1044 public elementary schools	65.7%	119				65.7	66.2	60.5				67.2	71.6	60.5				77.3			74.7		$15,563	$501	$15,062
Traeger Middle	Public	6-8	3000 W 20th Ave	Oshkosh	54904	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0065	447	32	14.1	16.8%	368 (82.3%)	10 (2.2%)	16 (3.6%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	85.6	48^th of 643 public middle schools	92.5%		86.4	47^th of 628 public middle schools	92.5%	1							76.1	75.3	78.4				70.3	77.3	69.3		87.0			68.8	$15,788	$499	$15,289
E Cook Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Hazel St	Oshkosh	54901	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 424-0152	278	21	13.2	64.4%	145 (52.2%)	59 (21.2%)	22 (7.9%)	17 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	33 (11.9%)	26	828^th of 1039 public elementary schools	20.3%		27	827^th of 1044 public elementary schools	20.8%	1				27.3	30.0	40.0				38.6	30.0	37.5				56.7			46.7		$15,649	$1,079	$14,571
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	244 W 11th Ave	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 424-0165	260	24	10.8	64.6%	155 (59.6%)	23 (8.8%)	32 (12.3%)	9 (3.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (15.0%)	30.3	796^th of 1039 public elementary schools	23.4%		16.8	897^th of 1044 public elementary schools	14.1%	101				33.3	47.8	29.3				44.4	34.8	39.0				52.2			47.8		$16,490	$1,211	$15,278
Lakeside Elementary	Public	K-5	4991 S US Highway 45	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0131	229	16	13.9	30.6%	184 (80.3%)	6 (2.6%)	11 (4.8%)	10 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.4%)	40.5	713^th of 1039 public elementary schools	31.4%		40.4	725^th of 1044 public elementary schools	30.6%	12				31.3	38.5	46.0				35.4	56.4	46.0				69.2			59.0		$14,282	$584	$13,697
Vel Phillips Middle School	Public	6-8	1401 Kentucky St	Oshkosh	54901	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0177	832	73	11.4	62.3%	423 (50.8%)	151 (18.1%)	74 (8.9%)	81 (9.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (11.9%)	26	511^th of 643 public middle schools	20.5%		20.1	522^nd of 628 public middle schools	16.9%	11							42.6	32.3	36.6				38.8	33.1	35.4		56.0			36.6	$16,431	$536	$15,894
Oaklawn Elementary	Public	K-5	112 Viola Ave	Oshkosh	54901	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 424-0170	416	33	12.7	63.5%	211 (50.7%)	56 (13.5%)	41 (9.9%)	77 (18.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	23.5	843^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	18.9%		13.2	921^st of 1044 public elementary schools	11.8%	78				38.8	25.3	29.4				44.8	30.7	29.4				56.0			37.3		$15,310	$1,648	$13,662
North High	Public	9-12	1100 W Smith Ave	Oshkosh	54901	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-7000	1,266	107	11.8	54.9%	694 (54.8%)	221 (17.5%)	124 (9.8%)	114 (9.0%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (8.4%)	21	447^th of 533 public high schools	16.1%		14.8	391^st of 431 public high schools	9.3%	56	27.6	24.4	23.4															33.7			$16,333	$493	$15,840
West High	Public	9-12	375 N Eagle St	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-4090	1,623	118	13.7	29.0%	1,229 (75.7%)	84 (5.2%)	112 (6.9%)	96 (5.9%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (5.7%)	64.7	187^th of 533 public high schools	64.9%		62.4	148^th of 431 public high schools	65.7%	39	50.3	49.2	42.1															58.3			$15,050	$495	$14,555
Tipler Middle	Public	4-8	325 S Eagle St	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0320	366	32	11.5	41.0%	246 (67.2%)	20 (5.5%)	32 (8.7%)	34 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.0%)	53.5	325^th of 643 public middle schools	49.5%		65.2	218^th of 628 public middle schools	65.3%	107					77.8	91.7	49.0	61.6	54.4		77.8	91.7	49.0	61.6	43.0	88.9	64.0		77.8	53.5	$15,545	$492	$15,053
Read Elementary	Public	K-5	1120 Algoma Blvd	Oshkosh	54901	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 424-0172	383	36	10.7	69.5%	152 (39.7%)	94 (24.5%)	46 (12.0%)	30 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (15.9%)	15.7	901^st of 1039 public elementary schools	13.3%		18.4	883^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	15.4%	18				31.8	28.8	34.6				31.8	22.0	29.1				37.3			30.0		$15,976	$1,403	$14,573
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	910 N Sawyer St	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 424-0411	235	23	10.1	62.6%	126 (53.6%)	25 (10.6%)	25 (10.6%)	28 (11.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.3%)	18.7	878^th of 1039 public elementary schools	15.5%		22	859^th of 1044 public elementary schools	17.7%	19				30.8	10.3	43.6				28.2	17.2	43.6				37.9			24.1		$16,689	$1,173	$15,516
South Park Middle	Public	6-8	1551 Delaware St	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0431	354	32	10.9	44.1%	244 (68.9%)	26 (7.3%)	27 (7.6%)	24 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.3%)	37.9	448^th of 643 public middle schools	30.3%		47.1	369^th of 628 public middle schools	41.2%	79							39.4	53.7	43.1				41.8	48.4	40.4		60.2			40.4	$18,168	$536	$17,632
Menominee Elementary School	Public	K-5	915 Hazel Street	Oshkosh	54901	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 808-6440	573	54	10.6	68.4%	317 (55.3%)	92 (16.1%)	65 (11.3%)	20 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.4%)	22.1	852^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	18.0%		21.5	863^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	17.3%	11				37.9	27.4	36.4				43.7	29.5	27.3				41.1			42.1		$18,935	$1,270	$17,665
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 W 5th Ave	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 424-0078	308	25	12.2	46.8%	223 (72.4%)	16 (5.2%)	23 (7.5%)	31 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.2%)	32.2	785^th of 1039 public elementary schools	24.4%		31.8	795^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.9%	10				42.5	41.9	37.8				39.7	34.9	42.2				55.8			46.5		$15,609	$984	$14,625
Shapiro STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 W 18th Ave	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 424-0164	204	17	12.2	44.6%	143 (70.1%)	10 (4.9%)	10 (4.9%)	21 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.8%)	33.2	773^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	25.6%		31.1	799^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.5%	26				29.4	41.4	54.2				41.2	34.5	45.8				58.6			34.5		$15,549	$983	$14,566
Oakwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1225 N Oakwood Rd	Oshkosh	54904	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0315	382	23	16.6	14.7%	317 (83.0%)	6 (1.6%)	18 (4.7%)	23 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	84.6	94^th of 1039 public elementary schools	91.0%		79.7	164^th of 1044 public elementary schools	84.3%	70				76.1	72.5	82.3				78.9	66.7	88.7				82.6			65.2		$13,245	$490	$12,755

Cities Near Oshkosh

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Winnebago	4.11 mi	4
Neenah	9.69 mi	11	151^st
Omro	10.11 mi	4	139^th
Winneconne	10.39 mi	3	48^th
Stockbridge	12.58 mi	3	437^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.