Summary:
ZIP code 54904 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin contains three public schools — two elementary schools and one middle school — serving roughly 1,252 students in grades PK through 8, all within the Oshkosh Area School District. There is no high school in this ZIP, so students move elsewhere after 8th grade. The district itself is rated 335th of 432 in Wisconsin, but the three schools here rank far higher than that district rating would suggest.
Traeger Middle is the highest-ranked school in the ZIP, placing 48th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools (93rd percentile, 5 stars), and it has held 5 stars for three straight years. Its standout is 8th grade Social Studies at 87.01% proficient, versus 65.76% district and 64.63% state. Oakwood Elementary is the strongest elementary, at 94th of 1,039 (91st percentile, 5 stars), with 5th grade Math at 88.71% and 5th grade ELA at 82.26%. It does this with the lowest per-student spending ($13,245) and the highest student-teacher ratio (16.6) of the three. Traeger Elementary is the most improved, rising from 3 stars and the 64th percentile to 4 stars and the 77th percentile, even though it has the highest free/reduced-price lunch rate at 26.71%.
A shared strength ties all three together: chronic absenteeism is very low — 2.9% at Oakwood, 4.5% at Traeger Elementary, and 7.2% at Traeger Middle — compared with 16.9% for the district and 17.3% statewide. Every school also scores above district and state averages in most subjects. Traeger Middle’s dropout rate is 1.0%, below the district’s 1.6% and the state’s 1.1%. Traeger Middle and Traeger Elementary share the address 3000 W 20th Ave, suggesting a connected campus or close articulation between the two.
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