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Oak Creek East Middle

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Oak Creek East Middle ranks 181 st of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

181^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 71% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Oak Creek East Middle is a high-performing public middle school serving 895 students in grades 6-8 in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Part of the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, Oak Creek East Middle has consistently been ranked in the top 25% of Wisconsin middle schools over the past 10 years, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is a standout, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages on the Forward Exam across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, 60.69% of 6th graders, 58.95% of 7th graders, and 63.28% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 53.66%, 53.59%, and 53.97% respectively. Oak Creek East Middle also excels in supporting the academic achievement of its diverse student population, ranking in the top 20 in the state for African American and Hispanic students, and in the top 25 for multi-racial students.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Oak Creek East Middle stands out as a high-performing institution. It outperforms the nearby Forest Park Middle and Oak Creek West Middle (both in the same district) on academic measures, and significantly outperforms the middle schools in the Milwaukee and Greenfield school districts, which struggle with lower proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism. Oak Creek East Middle's consistent performance and commitment to equity make it a model for other schools to emulate.

935

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,641

Per pupil spending ?

25.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9330 S Shepard Ave
Oak Creek, WI 53154-4548

(414) 768-6260

District: Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District

Students who attend Oak Creek East Middle usually attend:

High:

Oak Creek High

Feeder schools for Oak Creek East Middle:

Elementary:	Carollton Elementary
	Deerfield Elementary
	Edgewood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.0%

Hispanic:

18.9%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (64% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

Wisconsin avg54%

181^st of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

174^th of 426Oak 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
2025	69.9	181 of 628	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	151 of 641	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	127 of 640	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	134 of 617	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	156 of 613	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	107 of 594	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	99 of 579	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	75.2	101 of 612	83.5%	★★★★☆
2016	74.7	105 of 609	82.8%	★★★★☆
2015	64.4	199 of 612	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.8	164 of 585	72.0%	★★★★☆
2013	62.0	199 of 569	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.6	208 of 559	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.9	200 of 549	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.9	197 of 539	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.2	83 of 521	84.1%	★★★★☆
2008	71.0	123 of 519	76.3%	★★★★☆
2007	74.2	71 of 366	80.6%	★★★★☆
2006	74.1	74 of 382	80.6%	★★★★☆
2005	67.8	123 of 332	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.4	67 of 324	79.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	19 of 117	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	19 of 118	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	99.1	1 of 134	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	3 of 127	97.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	34 of 88	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	27 of 87	69.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	26 of 90	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	24 of 95	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.9	36 of 90	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.9	20 of 91	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	29 of 90	67.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	57 of 178	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.0	24 of 173	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	11 of 170	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	76.3	10 of 158	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	68.9	15 of 138	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	6 of 153	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	45.7	51 of 140	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	171 of 573	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	159 of 580	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	109 of 579	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	131 of 576	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	112 of 574	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	103 of 557	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	83 of 551	84.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	17 of 237	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.6	33 of 239	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	32 of 229	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	38 of 221	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	22 of 225	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	15 of 209	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	19 of 204	90.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	53 of 509	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	93 of 520	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	61 of 525	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	122 of 522	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	200 of 499	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.6	33 of 487	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	60.6	145 of 489	70.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	172 of 577	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	118 of 585	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	129 of 591	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	124 of 577	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.8	198 of 572	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	102 of 557	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	99 of 551	82.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	22 of 126	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	40 of 131	69.5%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	54 of 132	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	55 of 126	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	98.2	2 of 101	98.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	253 of 414	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	162 of 425	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	158 of 439	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	214 of 421	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.9	95 of 437	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	40.8	243 of 414	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	152 of 417	63.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	176 of 399	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	116 of 407	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	107 of 412	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	109 of 397	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.0	148 of 393	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	120 of 382	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	83 of 375	77.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)83rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)61st percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies70%+7 vs state

Mathematics67%+13 vs state

English Language Arts61%+7 vs state

Science56%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)					Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)					Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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%)	69.9	181^st of 628 public middle schools	71.2%		73.2	151^st of 641 public middle schools	76.4%	30			60.7	59.0	63.3			66.4	62.8	71.9		69.6		55.6	$11,641	$678	$10,963
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%)	69.8	182^nd of 628 public middle schools	71.0%		76.3	112^th of 641 public middle schools	82.5%	70			67.9	62.9	68.6			56.0	68.2	62.9		72.0		49.7	$12,630	$678	$11,952
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%)	23.7	502^nd of 628 public middle schools	20.1%		23.7	530^th of 641 public middle schools	17.3%	28			32.8	39.2	39.7			27.6	31.5	30.6		49.8		39.0	$13,370	$1,169	$12,201
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%)	23.1	506^th of 628 public middle schools	19.4%		22.5	534^th of 641 public middle schools	16.7%	28				39.7	34.6				37.9	27.9		50.5		27.9	$13,895	$896	$12,999
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%)	78.8	95^th of 628 public middle schools	84.9%		75.4	124^th of 641 public middle schools	80.7%	29			76.2	69.6	73.9			64.2	72.8	71.9		76.7		53.7	$11,855	$366	$11,489
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%)	36.6	446^th of 628 public middle schools	29.0%		38.6	438^th of 641 public middle schools	31.7%	8			50.7	47.3	50.7			32.7	43.7	41.3		51.1		37.7	$12,352	$1,022	$11,330
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%)	77.9	105^th of 628 public middle schools	83.3%		75.2	128^th of 641 public middle schools	80.0%	23			67.5	72.2	74.3			63.4	68.7	70.1		73.0		61.4	$12,474	$689	$11,785
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%)	45.6	385^th of 628 public middle schools	38.7%		56.6	291^st of 641 public middle schools	54.6%	94	43.1	48.1	38.0	50.0	55.1	45.1	63.5	52.0	60.9	44.9	58.8	55.1	51.0	40.6
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%)	2.5	607^th of 628 public middle schools	3.3%		3.7	601^st of 641 public middle schools	6.2%	6			8.1	16.8	14.0			2.5	2.9	3.0		20.8		9.0	$15,936	$2,563	$13,373
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%)	9.4	566^th of 628 public middle schools	9.9%		17.1	552^nd of 641 public middle schools	13.9%	14			23.2	27.8	28.0			18.3	24.2	12.6		33.5		20.5	$13,901	$2,320	$11,580

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Creek East Middle

What is the racial makeup of Oak Creek East Middle?

Students at Oak Creek East Middle are 66% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% African American.

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

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

What district is Oak Creek East Middle in?

Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District

How many students attend Oak Creek East Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 935 students attended Oak Creek East Middle.

Is Oak Creek East Middle a good school?

Oak Creek East Middle ranks 181^st of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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