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Shapiro STEM Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-5

799^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Shapiro STEM Academy is an elementary school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 206 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.

Shapiro STEM Academy's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally below the Oshkosh Area School District and Wisconsin state averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts (32.43%) and Mathematics (23.68%) was significantly lower than the district (36.66% and 37.54%) and state (52.14% and 55%) averages. The school's performance has been consistently low, with a ranking between 605 and 813 out of over 1,000 Wisconsin elementary schools in the past 10 years, earning a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Shapiro STEM Academy's performance for specific student subgroups, such as female, male, and white students, is also below the state averages.

Additionally, Shapiro STEM Academy has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 9.5% to 19.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's spending per student has increased from $12,240 in 2018-2019 to $15,842 in 2020-2021, which is higher than the state average. Compared to nearby schools within the Oshkosh Area School District, such as Merrill Elementary, Webster Stanley Elementary, and Oakwood Elementary, Shapiro STEM Academy's performance is generally lower, with these nearby schools having higher academic performance, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and better overall rankings.

204

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,842

Per pupil spending ?

44.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1050 W 18th Ave
Oshkosh, WI 54902-6688

(920) 424-0164

District: Oshkosh Area School District

Students who attend Shapiro STEM Academy usually attend:

Middle:	South Park Middle
High:	West High

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.1%

Asian:

10.3%

Two or more races:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (39% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg43%

Wisconsin avg54%

799^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	31.1	799 of 1044	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	813 of 1061	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	787 of 1067	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.6	652 of 1067	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	605 of 1050	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	693 of 1037	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	698 of 1025	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.4	722 of 1071	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.2	808 of 1075	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.1	737 of 1076	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.9	697 of 1061	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.1	660 of 1053	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.3	565 of 1045	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.3	608 of 1046	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.7	644 of 1045	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	786 of 1001	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	788 of 1011	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	758 of 1010	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.0	499 of 1017	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	425 of 1004	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	586 of 1002	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	601 of 997	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	562 of 870	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	582 of 866	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	394 of 871	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	390 of 859	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	345 of 847	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.9	567 of 874	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	545 of 854	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	711 of 1000	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	739 of 1012	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	698 of 1011	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	724 of 1017	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	678 of 1003	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	690 of 1002	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	768 of 997	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	46.3	401 of 790	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.5	166 of 746	77.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	650 of 718	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	611 of 727	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	665 of 715	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	525 of 704	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	581 of 699	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	568 of 718	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	573 of 686	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)49th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies55%-9 vs state

Science52%~ state avg

English Language Arts38%-14 vs state

Mathematics31%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Shapiro STEM Academy

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Shapiro STEM Academy

Is Shapiro STEM Academy a good school?

Shapiro STEM Academy ranks in the bottom 23.5% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Shapiro STEM Academy?

Students at Shapiro STEM Academy are 70% White, 10% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 5% African American, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Shapiro STEM Academy attend?

Students who attend Shapiro STEM Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Park Middle
High : West High

How many students attend Shapiro STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Shapiro STEM Academy.

What district is Shapiro STEM Academy in?

Oshkosh Area School District

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