Total enrollment
9,101
-90 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
22 schools in Oshkosh Area School District
Wisconsin · 9,582 students · 1 city
22 public schools operate under Oshkosh Area School District, with roughly 9,582 K-12 students enrolled (14 elementary, 5 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Oshkosh Area School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
18
-4 (-18%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Oshkosh Area School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Wisconsin | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #191 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,582 | #9 of 290 | #966 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 21 | #11 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #87 of 290 | #2,577 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 47.2% | #61 of 289 | #4,570 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #26 of 177 | #2,165 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Oshkosh Area School District
State test results across the district's 19 scored schools run from Traeger Middle at 76.8% proficient to Oaklawn Elementary at 28.0%, a gap of 48.8 points. That is the 10th widest gap among 113 Wisconsin districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 18 district schools that reported both years went from 8,849 to 9,101 students (up 3%) and from 635 to 716 full-time teachers (up 13%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West High | Oshkosh | High | 09-12 | 1,623 |
| North High | Oshkosh | High | 09-12 | 1,266 |
| Vel Phillips Middle School | Oshkosh | Middle | 06-08 | 832 |
| Menominee Elementary School | Oshkosh | Elementary | KG-05 | 573 |
| Ready 4 Learning School | Oshkosh | Elementary | PK-PK | 522 |
| Traeger Middle | Oshkosh | Middle | 06-08 | 447 |
| Traeger Elementary | Oshkosh | Elementary | PK-05 | 423 |
| Oaklawn Elementary | Oshkosh | Elementary | KG-05 | 416 |
| Read Elementary | Oshkosh | Elementary | KG-05 | 383 |
| Oakwood Elementary | Oshkosh | Elementary | PK-05 | 382 |
| Tipler Middle | Oshkosh | Middle | 04-08 | 366 |
| South Park Middle | Oshkosh | Middle | 06-08 | 354 |
| Franklin Elementary | Oshkosh | Elementary | KG-05 | 308 |
| E Cook Elementary | Oshkosh | Elementary | KG-05 | 278 |
| Jefferson Elementary | Oshkosh | Elementary | KG-05 | 260 |
| Merrill Elementary | Oshkosh | Elementary | KG-05 | 256 |
| Roosevelt Elementary | Oshkosh | Elementary | KG-05 | 235 |
| Lakeside Elementary | Oshkosh | Elementary | KG-05 | 229 |
| Shapiro STEM Academy | Oshkosh | Elementary | PK-05 | 204 |
| Washington Elementary | Oshkosh | Elementary | KG-05 | 166 |
| Accelerated Advanced Learning Program | Oshkosh | Middle | 04-08 | 59 |
| Webster Stanley Middle | Oshkosh | Combined | M-M | · |
About Oshkosh Area School District
Across 22 schools, Oshkosh Area School District enrolls about 9,582 students in Wisconsin. By footprint it is a small district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Oshkosh Area School District is made up of 14 elementary, 5 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Oshkosh Area School District runs about 436 students per school, 18% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 370.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 9,101 students, stayed largely flat from the 9,191 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count fell from 22 to 18 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Oshkosh Area School District discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.