Summary
Oaklawn Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 382 students in Menomonie, Wisconsin, part of the Menomonie Area School District. In 2025–26 it ranked 417th of 1,039 Wisconsin schools — the 60th percentile, with 3 stars. That puts it above its own district (47th percentile, 2 stars) and well above where it stood in 2018–19 (32nd percentile, 2 stars), though it has cooled from its peak of 85th and 82nd percentile in 2021–22 and 2022–23. Chronic absenteeism is 5.3%, 31.94% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and per-student spending is $14,076.
Academically, Oaklawn is above both district and state in all three tested English language arts grades (54.43%, 58.11%, and 59.49% in grades 3, 4, and 5) and well above both in 4th grade social studies at 75.68%. Math is strong in grades 4 and 5, but 3rd grade math at 46.84% falls below the district's 47.71% and the state's 54.75%. Fourth grade science also slipped year over year, from 68.75% to 51.35%. Compared with same-district peers, Oaklawn sits just behind the much smaller Knapp Elementary, but is clearly stronger than the other two in-town Menomonie elementaries, Wakanda Elementary and River Heights Elementary, which rank in the 31st–35th percentile with 2 stars.
Attendance is a standout strength: Oaklawn's 5.3% chronic absenteeism is far below the district's 15.3% and the state's 17.3%, and lower than every same-district peer. The school also spends less per student and has a higher student–teacher ratio than those peers while still outperforming most of them. School effectiveness varies by group: Oaklawn ranks in the 77th percentile for male students but the 47th for female students, while special education students have improved from the 19th percentile to the 52nd over three years. Nearby Elmwood Elementary, Mound View Elementary, Knapp, and Tiffany Creek Elementary rank higher, so Oaklawn is a solidly above-average local school but not the top performer in the wider region.
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