Summary:
ZIP code 54904 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin contains two public elementary schools — Traeger Elementary (PK–5) and Oakwood Elementary (K–5) — enrolling 805 students combined. Both belong to the Oshkosh Area School District, which ranks 335th of 432 Wisconsin districts (1 star, bottom quarter statewide). Despite that district profile, both 54904 schools rank well above the state median, making them two of the district's clearest bright spots.
Oakwood Elementary is the stronger of the pair academically. Its state rank climbed from 159th to 94th over three years, reaching the 91st percentile and a 5-star rating. Its 5th graders posted 82.26% proficient in ELA and 88.71% in Math — the highest single score in the data — against state rates of 53.63% and 51.81%. Chronic absenteeism is just 2.9%. Traeger Elementary is the faster improver, rising from 378th to 239th (77th percentile, 4 stars), with science proficiency jumping from 60.56% to 74.67% and 4th-grade Math at 71.62%. Its absenteeism rate of 4.5% is also far below district and state.
Comparing the two: both beat the state and their own district in every tested subject and grade across two years. Traeger spends $2,318 more per student ($15,563 vs. $13,245) with smaller classes (13.5 vs. 16.6 students per teacher), yet Oakwood leads in 6 of 8 subjects. Oakwood's free/reduced-lunch rate is 14.66% versus Traeger's 26.71%, so spending and demographics move together here. Attendance is a shared strength: 2.9% and 4.5% chronic absenteeism versus 16.9% district and 17.3% state. Fifth grade shows the sharpest split — Traeger's weakest cohort (60.53% ELA and Math) against Oakwood's strongest.
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