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West High

Q: Is West High a good school?

West High ranks 187 th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

187^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 65% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

West High is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, with 1,623 students — the largest high school in the Oshkosh Area School District and one of the largest in the Fox Valley area. About 29% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, it spends $15,050 per student, and its classes average 13.7 students per teacher. West High ranks 187th of 533 Wisconsin high schools (3 stars, roughly the 65th percentile), a sharp contrast with its district, which ranks 335th of 432. That position has held steady for four years — the apparent drop from 148th to 187th in raw rank mostly reflects about 100 more schools joining the ranking, not a real slide.

Within its own district, West High decisively outperforms North High, beating it by 21–25 percentage points in social studies, English, math and science, with a higher graduation rate (89.5% vs. 85.8%) and far less chronic absenteeism (14.0% vs. 26.2%). The most revealing comparison is Neenah High, which serves an almost identical share of low-income students (28.66% vs. 28.96%) yet earns 4 stars, posts higher scores in English, math and science, graduates 95.8% of its students, and does all of it on $2,380 less per student with larger classes. West's clear strength is social studies, where 58.29% proficiency runs about 10 points above the state average.

The weak spots are completion and science. West's graduation rate has fallen three years in a row to 89.5%, now below the state's 92.0%, and its 1.9% dropout rate is the highest among its local peers. Science is the only subject where West trails the state average, and it has declined for three straight years (48.01% → 44.13% → 42.05%). Attendance, by contrast, is a genuine strength: 14.0% chronic absenteeism is better than the district and the state, and well ahead of nearby Neenah High (18.5%) and North High (26.2%). The takeaway for families: West High is a solidly above-average, stable school that clearly outpaces its district, with completion rates the main area to watch.

1,623

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,050

Per pupil spending ?

29%

Free/discounted lunch ?

375 N Eagle St
Oshkosh, WI 54902-4224

(920) 424-4090

District: Oshkosh Area School District

Feeder schools for West High:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	Lakeside Elementary
	Oakwood Elementary
	More...
	Roosevelt Elementary
	Shapiro STEM Academy
	Traeger Elementary
Middle:	South Park Middle
	Tipler Middle
	Traeger Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.7%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Asian:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Wisconsin median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg40%

Wisconsin avg46%

187^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Oshkosh Area School District

335^th of 432Oshkosh 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
2026	64.7	187 of 533	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.4	148 of 431	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	143 of 431	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	132 of 415	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	86 of 391	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	62 of 390	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	131 of 400	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	191 of 410	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.6	146 of 410	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.2	185 of 408	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.5	230 of 466	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	82.8	28 of 462	93.9%	★★★★★
2013	76.5	58 of 457	87.3%	★★★★☆
2012	73.6	88 of 452	80.5%	★★★★☆
2011	73.7	87 of 445	80.4%	★★★★☆
2010	74.1	81 of 450	82.0%	★★★★☆
2009	59.1	220 of 438	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.6	264 of 437	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.1	145 of 281	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.3	197 of 292	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.2	190 of 287	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.6	167 of 275	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	35 of 84	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	28 of 71	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.5	33 of 57	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	30 of 51	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	28 of 50	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	25 of 48	47.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	26 of 44	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	22 of 44	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	30 of 51	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	18.0	31 of 32	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	35 of 40	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	20 of 115	82.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	216 of 461	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	170 of 358	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	129 of 353	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	144 of 329	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	85 of 343	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	67 of 332	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	145 of 343	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	201 of 355	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	52 of 187	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	56.5	49 of 126	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	53 of 119	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	25 of 97	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	21 of 86	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	27 of 68	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	64 of 86	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	50 of 76	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	191 of 446	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.8	128 of 335	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.9	248 of 326	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.0	119 of 271	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	97 of 250	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	134 of 226	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	106 of 251	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.1	208 of 255	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	140 of 462	69.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	163 of 365	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	98 of 359	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	81 of 347	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	63 of 334	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	106 of 354	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	49.6	169 of 373	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	91 of 102	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	63 of 71	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	38 of 56	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	17 of 37	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	120 of 333	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	24.9	80 of 93	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	90 of 95	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	50.5	26 of 55	52.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	123 of 344	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.8	107 of 285	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	89 of 300	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	99 of 271	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	74 of 269	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	46 of 266	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	90 of 266	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	145 of 261	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)83rd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)72nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)61st percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile-54 vs school

Disabled (2019)3rd percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies58%+10 vs state

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Mathematics49%+6 vs state

Science42%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam Social Studies (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 Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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)
Wisconsin Resource Center	Public	8-12	1505 North Dr	Winnebago	54985	Winnebago County	Wisconsin Department of Health Services	No	No	No	No	(608) 267-5150	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Winnebago Correctional Center	Public	12	4300 Sherman Road	Winnebago	54985	Winnebago County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(262) 878-6000	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
DOC: Drug Abuse Correctional Center	Public	12	4280 North Sherman Rd	Winnebago	54985	Winnebago County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(262) 878-6000	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Omro High	Public	9-12	455 Fox Trl	Omro	54963	Winnebago County	Omro School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 303-2300	317	24	13.0	27.4%	283 (89.3%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	77.3	86^th of 533 public high schools	83.9%		77.1	72^nd of 431 public high schools	83.3%	14	59.7	53.3	53.3	60.6	$16,750	$428	$16,322
Winneconne High	Public	9-12	100 Wolf Run	Winneconne	54986	Winnebago County	Winneconne Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 582-5810	487	42	11.7	18.3%	451 (92.6%)	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	89.9	31^st of 533 public high schools	94.2%		69.2	105^th of 431 public high schools	75.6%	74	72.7	69.3	61.4	67.5	$15,521	$228	$15,293
Neenah High	Public	9-12	500 Rocket Way	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6900	2,013	114	17.5	28.7%	1,598 (79.4%)	59 (2.9%)	158 (7.8%)	90 (4.5%)	8 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	96 (4.8%)	69.6	143^rd of 533 public high schools	73.2%		69.7	101^st of 431 public high schools	76.6%	42	54.2	54.0	51.7	50.3	$12,670	$411	$12,260
Stockbridge High	Public	9-12	110 School St	Stockbridge	53088	Calumet County	Stockbridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 439-1158	53	7	8.1	5.7%	51 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	81.3	63^rd of 533 public high schools	88.2%					(n/a)	84.6	69.2	61.5	46.7	$20,075	$750	$19,325

Frequently Asked Questions about West High

What is the racial makeup of West High?

Students at West High are 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Is West High a good school?

West High ranks 187^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,623 students attended West High.

What district is West High in?

Oshkosh Area School District

What schools feed into West High?

West High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Franklin Elementary
Elementary : Jefferson Elementary
Elementary : Lakeside Elementary
Elementary : Oakwood Elementary
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary : Shapiro STEM Academy
Elementary : Traeger Elementary
Middle : South Park Middle
Middle : Tipler Middle
Middle : Traeger Middle

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