Franklin Elementary

Franklin Elementary is a mid-sized primary school in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Oshkosh Area School District. The school hosts 308 students in grades K through 5.

Oshkosh Area School District comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 9,582 students; Franklin Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Franklin Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment; the rest consists of 10% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Winnebago County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Franklin Elementary has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Franklin Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Winnebago County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,925, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Franklin Elementary is one of 56 public schools in Winnebago County (combined enrollment of about 22,271 students).

Tipler Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Franklin Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Franklin Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 55.2%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Franklin Elementary's enrollment has shrank 21% since 2018, when it stood at 389 (now 308). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 78% to 72%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.