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Franklin Elementary

Public Grades K-5

795^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a public elementary school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, serving 317 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.

Franklin Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally below the Oshkosh district and Wisconsin state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) was 40.43% at Franklin Elementary, compared to 36.66% for the Oshkosh district and 52.14% for the state. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 9.1% to 19.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the typical chronic absenteeism rate for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Additionally, Franklin Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 47.31% to 48.9% over the past few years.

Comparing Franklin Elementary to nearby schools in the Oshkosh Area School District highlights the wide range of academic performance and student demographics within the district. Oakwood Elementary and Traeger Elementary consistently outperform Franklin Elementary and the district/state averages in academic proficiency, while schools like Oaklawn Elementary, Read Elementary, and Roosevelt Elementary have similar or lower academic performance compared to Franklin Elementary. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio, these factors have not yet translated into improved academic outcomes for the students at Franklin Elementary.

308

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,604

Per pupil spending ?

46.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 W 5th Ave
Oshkosh, WI 54902-5697

(920) 424-0078

District: Oshkosh Area School District

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tipler Middle
High:	West High

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.4%

Asian:

10.1%

Hispanic:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (41% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg43%

Wisconsin avg54%

795^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	31.8	795 of 1044	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	724 of 1061	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	772 of 1067	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.3	657 of 1067	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	713 of 1050	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	765 of 1037	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	768 of 1025	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.9	832 of 1071	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.8	835 of 1075	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.1	736 of 1076	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.8	555 of 1061	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.9	521 of 1053	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.0	568 of 1045	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.9	427 of 1046	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.9	368 of 1045	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	42.9	54 of 110	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	46 of 106	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	6.0	121 of 122	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	66.4	48 of 248	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	36 of 222	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	9.1	273 of 275	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	743 of 1001	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.9	639 of 1011	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	674 of 1010	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	550 of 1017	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	647 of 1004	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	661 of 1002	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	689 of 997	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	794 of 870	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	627 of 866	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	769 of 871	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.4	492 of 859	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	512 of 847	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	681 of 874	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	630 of 854	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	789 of 1000	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	717 of 1012	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	763 of 1011	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	658 of 1017	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	683 of 1003	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	787 of 1002	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	772 of 997	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	10.1	75 of 77	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	707 of 802	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	597 of 790	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	627 of 770	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.6	362 of 748	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	320 of 746	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	309 of 742	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	372 of 721	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	611 of 718	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	619 of 727	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	606 of 715	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	490 of 704	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	537 of 699	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	593 of 718	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	596 of 686	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)81st percentile+42 vs school

Asian (2022)51st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)3rd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies51%-13 vs state

English Language Arts43%-9 vs state

Science39%-12 vs state

Mathematics38%-16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Thursday, April 30, 2020

Great school. And I am looking for a Mr Olson who taught in the 1970s do you have his name I am reconnecting with former teachers Close Quote

by a citizen
Thursday, November 16, 2017

Great Teachers! 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.9% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tipler Middle
High : West High

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 72% White, 10% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 308 students attended Franklin Elementary.

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

Oshkosh Area School District

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