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Read Elementary

Public Grades K-5

883^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Read Elementary is a public elementary school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 344 students. The school is part of the Oshkosh Area School District, which is ranked 337 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Read Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Oshkosh Area School District and the state of Wisconsin in standardized test scores. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) was 25.81% at Read Elementary, compared to 36.66% for the district and 52.14% for the state. Read Elementary also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.4% to 27.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 64.69% to 72.97% over the past few years, indicating a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Read Elementary to other nearby schools in the Oshkosh Area School District, it becomes clear that Read Elementary is one of the lower-performing schools in the district. For example, Franklin Elementary and Webster Stanley Elementary, which are both within 2 miles of Read Elementary, consistently outperform Read Elementary on standardized tests and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. The statewide school ranking for Read Elementary has also steadily declined over the past decade, suggesting the school is struggling to improve student outcomes over time.

383

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,335

Per pupil spending ?

69.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1120 Algoma Blvd
Oshkosh, WI 54901-3516

(920) 424-0172

District: Oshkosh Area School District

Students who attend Read Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vel Phillips Middle School
High:	North High

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.7%

African American:

24.5%

Two or more races:

15.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (32% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg43%

Wisconsin avg54%

883^rd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	18.4	883 of 1044	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	908 of 1061	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	942 of 1067	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	895 of 1067	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	724 of 1050	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	654 of 1037	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	721 of 1025	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.5	785 of 1071	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.0	833 of 1075	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	52.9	593 of 1076	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.0	552 of 1061	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.3	573 of 1053	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.8	532 of 1045	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.1	705 of 1046	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.8	706 of 1045	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.8	481 of 1030	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.1	387 of 1021	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.9	409 of 689	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.3	327 of 712	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.2	425 of 632	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	81 of 144	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	89 of 137	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	75 of 138	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	83.6	17 of 161	89.4%	★★★★★
2018	55.8	46 of 165	72.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	186 of 255	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	263 of 269	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	247 of 249	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	817 of 1001	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	830 of 1011	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	884 of 1010	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	781 of 1017	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.9	645 of 1004	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	598 of 1002	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	589 of 997	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	805 of 870	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	767 of 866	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	843 of 871	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	818 of 859	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	663 of 847	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	580 of 874	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	704 of 854	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	857 of 1000	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	872 of 1012	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	884 of 1011	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	884 of 1017	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	708 of 1003	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	636 of 1002	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	783 of 997	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	99 of 113	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	78 of 119	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.0	91 of 96	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	70 of 77	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	61 of 85	28.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	550 of 802	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	628 of 790	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	722 of 770	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	637 of 748	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	673 of 746	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	532 of 742	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	481 of 721	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	641 of 718	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	671 of 727	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	697 of 715	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	645 of 704	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	478 of 699	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	387 of 718	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	455 of 686	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)44th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies38%-26 vs state

Science38%-13 vs state

Mathematics31%-23 vs state

English Language Arts29%-23 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Read Elementary

How many students attend Read Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Read Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Read Elementary attend?

Students who attend Read Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vel Phillips Middle School
High : North High

What district is Read Elementary in?

Oshkosh Area School District

Is Read Elementary a good school?

Read Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Read Elementary?

Students at Read Elementary are 40% White, 25% African American, 16% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian.

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