Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSHKOSH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551119002699
Franklin Elementary
1401 W 5th Ave, Oshkosh, WI 54902 · (920) 424-0078 · Winnebago County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
144 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
37.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.8% | 37.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 45.0% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Franklin Elementary
Franklin Elementary's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary this school | 308 | 46.8% | 44.6% |
| Washington Elementary Wisconsin Rapids | 322 | 48.8% | 58.0% |
| Wakanda Elementary Menomonie | 351 | 44.4% | 56.7% |
| Pertzsch Elementary Onalaska | 373 | 45.0% | 65.6% |
| Halmstad Elementary Chippewa Falls | 355 | 51.5% | 66.0% |
| Northwoods Elementary Eau Claire | 304 | 52.0% | 62.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Franklin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #705 of 982 | #17 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #755 of 992 ▼ 64 | #20 of 29 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #689 of 992 ▼ 41 | #16 of 29 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #598 of 1,157 | #14 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #305 of 901 | #11 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #373 of 901 | #14 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #470 of 1,064 | #18 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #204 of 664 | #5 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
308
-72 (-19%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 308 | 25.1 | 12.3:1 | 47% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 25.1 | 12.6:1 | 49% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 26.3 | 13.1:1 | 48% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 51% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 51% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 47% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 45% (183) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (389 to 308); teachers down 10% (28 to 25.1).
About Franklin Elementary
Franklin Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Wisconsin, with an address in Oshkosh. There are 308 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
Within Oshkosh Area School District, Franklin Elementary is one of 21 schools. The district enrolls 9,582 students.
The largest group at Franklin Elementary is White students, at 72%. Other students are 10% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Winnebago County residents are about 87% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Franklin Elementary scores 45%.
Based on 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Franklin Elementary has a ratio of 12.3:1. The gap from the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 2.4 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 47%.
A school with Franklin Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 49.0%. Franklin Elementary scores 44.6%, 4.3 points below that line.
The school's county is Winnebago County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $74,925, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 56 public schools in the county, enrolling about 22,271, Franklin Elementary among them.
The closest school to Franklin Elementary is Tipler Middle, located about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Franklin Elementary ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 44.6% versus a 55.2% average.
The NCES locale for Franklin Elementary is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 72 students, from 380 to 308.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Franklin Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Winnebago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
171,769
Census ACS
Median income
$74,925
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
22,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oshkosh Area School District
- West HighHigh · 1,623 students
- North HighHigh · 1,266 students
- Vel Phillips Middle SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Menominee Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Ready 4 Learning SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Traeger MiddleMiddle · 447 students
Other schools in Oshkosh
- West HighHigh · 1,623 students
- North HighHigh · 1,266 students
- Vel Phillips Middle SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Menominee Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Ready 4 Learning SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Traeger MiddleMiddle · 447 students
Other Franklin Elementary schools
74 other US public schools in 22 states are named Franklin Elementary. Franklin Elementary is the 50th largest of the 75.
- Franklin ElementaryManitowoc, WI · 356 students
- Franklin ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 311 students
- Franklin ElementaryMadison, WI · 308 students
- Franklin ElementaryAppleton, WI · 277 students
- Franklin ElementaryWest Allis, WI · 244 students
Nearby schools
- Tipler Middle0.2 mi · 366
- Accelerated Advanced Learning Program0.2 mi · 59
- Ready 4 Learning School0.2 mi · 522
- West High0.7 mi · 1,623
- Shapiro STEM Academy0.9 mi · 204
- South Park Middle1.0 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin ElementaryHow large is Franklin Elementary?
Franklin Elementary enrolls approximately 308 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Franklin Elementary serve?
Franklin Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Franklin Elementary have?
Franklin Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Franklin Elementary?
At Franklin Elementary, the student body is approximately 72% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Franklin Elementary?
Franklin Elementary is overseen by Oshkosh Area School District in Winnebago County.
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