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Oak Creek West Middle

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Oak Creek West Middle ranks 123 rd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 81% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Oak Creek West Middle is a grade 6–8 school in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, serving 531 students as part of the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District. In 2025-26 it ranked 123rd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools (81st percentile, 4 stars) — a much stronger showing than the district's overall 148th of 432. The school has held 4 stars most recent years, rising from roughly the 55th–63rd percentile in the mid-2010s to the 80th percentile range now. In 2024-25, 45.39% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch, spending was $13,584 per student, the student-teacher ratio was 14.7, chronic absenteeism was 14.3%, and the dropout rate was 0.0%.

Among nearby schools, Oak Creek West Middle is the stronger of the two Oak Creek-Franklin middle schools (Oak Creek East Middle placed 148th). Only Muskego Lakes Middle (26th, 96th percentile, 5 stars) and Forest Park Middle (92nd, 86th percentile) rank higher locally; West leads Greendale Middle (162nd) and is far ahead of Greenfield Middle (446th), Deer Creek Intermediate (377th), South Milwaukee Middle (506th), Cudahy Middle (508th), Wedgewood Park School (576th), and Audubon Technology and Communication Middle (608th). On the 2025-26 Forward Exam, West beat state averages in every reported subject and grade, with standout 7th grade math (70.59) and 8th grade social studies (72.67). Relative soft spots are 7th grade ELA (62.75) and 6th grade math (66.67), both below the district but still above the state.

Subgroup results are the school's signature strength. English Language Learner students ranked 3rd of 169 statewide, African American students 4th of 125, and low-income students 46th of 513 (91st percentile, 5 stars); Hispanic students ranked in the 86th percentile. Chronic absenteeism fell from 17.2% in 2023-24 to 14.3% in 2024-25 — below the state's 17.3% but slightly above the district's 14.0%. Notably, Deer Creek Intermediate serves a similar low-income share (46.67%) yet ranks 377th and spends more ($16,827), while West produces higher scores on less money, suggesting strong school-level effectiveness.

531

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,584

Per pupil spending ?

45.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8401 S 13th St
Oak Creek, WI 53154-2811

(414) 768-6250

District: Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District

Students who attend Oak Creek West Middle usually attend:

High:

Oak Creek High

Feeder schools for Oak Creek West Middle:

Elementary:	Cedar Hills Elementary
	Forest Ridge Elementary
	Meadowview Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.2%

Hispanic:

24.1%

Asian:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (68% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg67%

Wisconsin avg56%

123^rd of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District

148^th of 432Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	123 of 643	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	69.8	182 of 628	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	112 of 641	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	122 of 640	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	124 of 617	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	190 of 613	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	251 of 594	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	224 of 579	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.2	278 of 612	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.8	227 of 609	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.0	189 of 612	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.2	269 of 585	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.3	324 of 569	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.4	292 of 559	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.5	351 of 549	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.6	276 of 539	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.7	181 of 521	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.4	209 of 519	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.3	162 of 366	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.6	173 of 382	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.1	112 of 332	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.6	131 of 324	59.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	95.6	4 of 125	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	11 of 118	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	75.0	14 of 130	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.6	6 of 125	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	8 of 134	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	40.8	65 of 123	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	27 of 97	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	25 of 88	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	22 of 87	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	25 of 90	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	33 of 95	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.6	24 of 90	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	33 of 91	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	36 of 90	60.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	94.5	3 of 169	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.3	1 of 178	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.3	13 of 173	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	5 of 170	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	7 of 158	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	3 of 138	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.4	3 of 153	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	57.9	28 of 140	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	78.2	96 of 572	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	167 of 573	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	161 of 580	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	129 of 579	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	136 of 576	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	157 of 574	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	251 of 557	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	242 of 551	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	32 of 236	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	64.3	70 of 237	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	34 of 239	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	41 of 229	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	48 of 221	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	76 of 225	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	112 of 209	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.6	67 of 204	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	46 of 513	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	68.7	116 of 509	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	68 of 520	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	72 of 525	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	182 of 522	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	141 of 499	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	181 of 487	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	155 of 489	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	143 of 575	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.3	177 of 577	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.7	72 of 585	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	92 of 591	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	97 of 577	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	189 of 572	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	221 of 557	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	171 of 551	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	25 of 135	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	86.1	13 of 126	89.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	7 of 131	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	72.6	25 of 132	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	45.1	71 of 129	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	114 of 439	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	63.4	118 of 414	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	132 of 425	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	177 of 439	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	256 of 421	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.8	170 of 437	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	211 of 414	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	165 of 417	60.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	78 of 391	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.2	98 of 399	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	72 of 407	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	69 of 412	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	66 of 397	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	129 of 393	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	179 of 382	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	150 of 375	60.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)98th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)97th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)81st percentile~ school

White (2026)80th percentile~ school

Male (2026)75th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)74th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)72nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies73%+8 vs state

Mathematics69%+15 vs state

English Language Arts68%+13 vs state

Science62%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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 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 Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oak Creek West Middle	Public	6-8	8401 S 13th St	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 768-6250	531	36	14.7	45.4%	272 (51.2%)	36 (6.8%)	128 (24.1%)	57 (10.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.8%)	76.2	123^rd of 643 public middle schools	80.9%		69.8	182^nd of 628 public middle schools	71.0%	59			74.5	62.8	67.4			66.7	70.6	69.2		72.7		62.2	$13,584	$558	$13,026
Oak Creek East Middle	Public	6-8	9330 S Shepard Ave	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 768-6260	935	62	15.1	25.6%	617 (66.0%)	33 (3.5%)	177 (18.9%)	45 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.6%)	73.7	148^th of 643 public middle schools	77.0%		69.9	181^st of 628 public middle schools	71.2%	33			70.2	65.6	65.5			75.0	59.9	70.2		68.4		59.7	$13,254	$247	$13,007
South Milwaukee Middle	Public	6-8	1001 15th Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-5800	610	48	12.6	53.3%	329 (53.9%)	37 (6.1%)	187 (30.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.2%)	26.9	506^th of 643 public middle schools	21.3%		23.7	502^nd of 628 public middle schools	20.1%	4			41.1	35.6	42.3			33.9	36.2	32.7		58.9		35.9	$14,855	$630	$14,225
Forest Park Middle	Public	6-8	8225 W Forest Hill Ave	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 529-8250	1,056	76	13.9	20.9%	726 (68.8%)	22 (2.1%)	121 (11.5%)	124 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.0%)	80.6	92^nd of 643 public middle schools	85.7%		78.8	95^th of 628 public middle schools	84.9%	3			77.9	75.2	72.1			70.7	69.5	67.9		80.2		58.7	$13,413	$378	$13,034
Greenfield Middle	Public	6-8	3200 W Barnard Ave	Greenfield	53221	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 282-4700	704	64	10.9	53.4%	332 (47.2%)	33 (4.7%)	232 (33.0%)	54 (7.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.7%)	38.1	446^th of 643 public middle schools	30.6%		36.6	446^th of 628 public middle schools	29.0%				48.3	39.1	50.6			39.3	31.9	47.0		63.7		45.3	$14,903	$549	$14,354
Greendale Middle	Public	6-8	6800 Schoolway	Greendale	53129	Milwaukee County	Greendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 423-2800	617	43	14.2	27.1%	407 (66.0%)	18 (2.9%)	120 (19.4%)	39 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.2%)	71.8	162^nd of 643 public middle schools	74.8%		77.9	105^th of 628 public middle schools	83.3%	57			69.5	67.0	65.7			53.0	68.5	61.1		71.7		64.1	$14,757	$430	$14,327
Cudahy Middle	Public	7-8	5530 S Barland Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-2830	247	23	10.7	62.8%	128 (51.8%)	19 (7.7%)	74 (30.0%)	5 (2.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.3%)	26.3	508^th of 643 public middle schools	21.0%		23.1	506^th of 628 public middle schools	19.4%	2				47.1	31.9				33.3	28.7		53.9		41.4	$20,110	$1,100	$19,010
Audubon Technology and Communication Middle	Public	6-8	3300 S 39th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7800	345	24	14.1	83.8%	19 (5.5%)	92 (26.7%)	199 (57.7%)	15 (4.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	3.5	608^th of 643 public middle schools	5.4%		2.5	607^th of 628 public middle schools	3.3%	1			15.9	12.9	18.6			7.4	10.1	7.3		24.2		17.4	$22,414	$2,844	$19,570
Deer Creek Intermediate	Public	4-8	3680 S Kinnickinnic Ave	Saint Francis	53235	Milwaukee County	Saint Francis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 482-8400	300	22	13.5	46.7%	154 (51.3%)	22 (7.3%)	90 (30.0%)	8 (2.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.0%)	47	377^th of 643 public middle schools	41.4%		45.6	385^th of 628 public middle schools	38.7%	8	52.1	37.5	53.9	48.2	45.9	41.7	42.9	63.5	57.4	50.0	62.5	56.5	54.2	40.3	$16,827	$408	$16,418
Wedgewood Park School	Public	6-8	6506 W Warnimont Ave	Milwaukee	53220	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7800	541	37	14.5	77.6%	54 (10.0%)	172 (31.8%)	257 (47.5%)	29 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	9.9	576^th of 643 public middle schools	10.4%		9.4	566^th of 628 public middle schools	9.9%	10			36.0	21.4	30.9			19.9	23.6	17.6		32.7		18.2	$20,665	$2,584	$18,081

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Creek West Middle

What district is Oak Creek West Middle in?

Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District

What is the racial makeup of Oak Creek West Middle?

Students at Oak Creek West Middle are 51% White, 24% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Oak Creek West Middle attend?

Students who attend Oak Creek West Middle usually go on to attend Oak Creek High

Is Oak Creek West Middle a good school?

Oak Creek West Middle ranks 123^rd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oak Creek West Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Oak Creek West Middle.

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