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Oaklawn Elementary

Public Grades K-5

921^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Oaklawn Elementary is a public elementary school in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, serving 410 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Oshkosh Area School District, which is ranked 337 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oaklawn Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Wisconsin elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade. The school's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.64% of 3rd-grade students at Oaklawn were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 36.66% in the district and 52.14% statewide. Oaklawn also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 15.4% to 19.5% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Oaklawn Elementary's performance is consistently lower than the nearby Franklin Elementary, Shapiro STEM Academy, and Washington Elementary, which have significantly higher academic achievement and lower chronic absenteeism, despite still generally underperforming compared to the state. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Oaklawn, the school has not shown any meaningful improvement over the past decade, indicating a need for more substantial interventions and support to address the underlying challenges.

416

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,556

Per pupil spending ?

63.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

112 Viola Ave
Oshkosh, WI 54901-1900

(920) 424-0170

District: Oshkosh Area School District

Students who attend Oaklawn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vel Phillips Middle School
High:	North High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.7%

Asian:

18.5%

African American:

13.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (28% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 28 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg43%

Wisconsin avg54%

921^st of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Oshkosh Area School District

337^th of 426Oshkosh Area 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	13.2	921 of 1044	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	938 of 1061	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	927 of 1067	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	902 of 1067	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	861 of 1050	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	810 of 1037	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	772 of 1025	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.5	840 of 1071	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	910 of 1075	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.8	908 of 1076	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.3	912 of 1061	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.7	824 of 1053	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.9	804 of 1045	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	51.4	645 of 1046	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.9	522 of 1045	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.4	652 of 1030	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.6	725 of 1021	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.4	466 of 689	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	134 of 144	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	121 of 137	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	101 of 161	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	102 of 165	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	99 of 116	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	111 of 123	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	106 of 116	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	97 of 110	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	73 of 106	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	89 of 122	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	80 of 107	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	207 of 255	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	238 of 269	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	184 of 249	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	193 of 248	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	123 of 222	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	187 of 275	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	218 of 287	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	848 of 1001	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	866 of 1011	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	876 of 1010	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	848 of 1017	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	774 of 1004	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	823 of 1002	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	715 of 997	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	22.7	272 of 331	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	823 of 870	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	808 of 866	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	821 of 871	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	759 of 859	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	691 of 847	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	715 of 874	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	696 of 854	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	899 of 1000	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	908 of 1012	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	871 of 1011	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	851 of 1017	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	835 of 1003	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	725 of 1002	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	760 of 997	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	85 of 113	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	96 of 119	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	54 of 96	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	654 of 802	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	729 of 790	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	586 of 770	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	455 of 748	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	506 of 746	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	590 of 742	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	556 of 721	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	694 of 718	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	710 of 727	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	700 of 715	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	652 of 704	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	621 of 699	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	618 of 718	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	536 of 686	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2024)18th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

African American (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies35%-28 vs state

Mathematics28%-26 vs state

Science26%-24 vs state

English Language Arts25%-27 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, August 28, 2011

Unfortunately the Oshkosh schools do not give Oaklawn as much funding as their other schools. The building is old and the children are limited on activities due to the lack of funding. There has been a recent change in Principals, however, there is the aftermath of that now. Parents and students are of course taking the brunt force hit of that. There is lost paperwork, children not being placed in classrooms they were told to have and a lack of discipline in regards to the staff. Teachers seem to "run" the school. Looking for Parochial schools now due to their many issues. Close Quote

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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 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	13.2	921^st of 1044 public elementary schools	11.8%		12.3	938^th of 1061 public elementary schools	11.6%	17	24.6	20.6	29.6	33.3	26.5	24.3	35.3	26.5	$12,556	$754	$11,802
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%)	27	827^th of 1044 public elementary schools	20.8%		25.4	847^th of 1061 public elementary schools	20.2%	20	27.8	37.2	46.7	27.8	39.5	44.4	41.9	34.9	$14,549	$930	$13,619
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%)	18.4	883^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	15.4%		17.1	908^th of 1061 public elementary schools	14.4%	25	25.8	30.2	31.3	25.8	24.5	43.8	37.7	37.7	$13,335	$888	$12,447
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%)	21.5	863^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	17.3%		47.3	646^th of 1061 public elementary schools	39.1%	217	32.2	35.6	34.9	27.3	32.6	29.1	48.9	36.7	$15,730	$1,026	$14,704
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%)	22	859^th of 1044 public elementary schools	17.7%		29.7	817^th of 1061 public elementary schools	23.0%	42	23.3	29.6	47.1	30.0	31.8	44.1	42.9	27.9	$15,028	$1,056	$13,971
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%)	16.8	897^th of 1044 public elementary schools	14.1%		36.4	767^th of 1061 public elementary schools	27.7%	130	29.6	28.2	28.9	25.0	35.9	31.1	38.5	30.8	$14,696	$976	$13,721
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%)	31.8	795^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.9%		40.2	724^th of 1061 public elementary schools	31.8%	71	40.4	43.5	44.2	36.2	41.3	36.5	51.1	39.1	$12,604	$824	$11,780
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%)	31.1	799^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.5%		30	813^th of 1061 public elementary schools	23.4%	14	32.4	48.4	33.3	23.7	54.8	12.5	54.8	51.6	$15,842	$1,423	$14,419
Oakwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	79.7	164^th of 1044 public elementary schools	84.3%		80.2	159^th of 1061 public elementary schools	85.0%	5	53.6	77.1	80.7	65.2	78.7	75.8	82.0	63.9	$11,708	$495	$11,213
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%)	67.4	358^th of 1044 public elementary schools	65.7%		66.9	378^th of 1061 public elementary schools	64.4%	20	67.2	61.4	52.9	70.2	67.6	50.0	67.6	60.6	$12,716	$495	$12,221

Frequently Asked Questions about Oaklawn Elementary

How many students attend Oaklawn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Oaklawn Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Oaklawn Elementary?

Students at Oaklawn Elementary are 51% White, 19% Asian, 13% African American, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Oaklawn Elementary in?

Oshkosh Area School District

What schools do graduates of Oaklawn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oaklawn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vel Phillips Middle School
High : North High

Is Oaklawn Elementary a good school?

Oaklawn Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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