Summary:
ZIP code 54901 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin is home to six schools — four elementary schools (E Cook Elementary, Menominee Elementary School, Oaklawn Elementary, and Read Elementary), one middle school (Vel Phillips Middle School), and one high school (North High) — all part of the Oshkosh Area School District. Together they enroll 3,748 students, ranging from 278 at E Cook Elementary to 1,266 at North High. The district ranks 335 of 432 statewide (22nd percentile, 1 star), and every one of these six schools ranks between the 13th and 21st percentile.
Within the group, E Cook Elementary stands out positively: it has the best attendance in the ZIP, with chronic absenteeism of 15.4% — the only rate below the district's 16.9% and the state's 17.3% — and the strongest elementary test average at 38.3%. Vel Phillips Middle School posts the highest overall test average (38.9%, up from 33.6%) but also the worst absenteeism (30.2%). Oaklawn Elementary improved the most, gaining about 8.9 percentage points year over year and rising from the 12th to the 19th percentile. Menominee Elementary spends the most per student ($18,935) with the lowest student-teacher ratio (10.6), yet its rank fell from the 39th to the 18th percentile. Read Elementary has the highest poverty rate (69.45%) and the lowest elementary test average (30.7%). North High, the largest school, has the lowest test average (27.3%), 26.2% chronic absenteeism, and an 85.8% graduation rate, below district and state.
Three patterns matter most for families. Attendance is the clearest divide, with chronic absenteeism ranging from 15.4% to 30.2% and averaging about 22.3% — roughly 5 points above both district and state. Test results are a shared challenge: every 2025-26 test row at every school falls below the matching district and state rate, with Social Studies generally the relative bright spot. And higher spending does not line up with stronger results in this ZIP.
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