Enrollment
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSHKOSH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551119001487
Jefferson Elementary
244 W 11th Ave, Oshkosh, WI 54902 · (920) 424-0165 · Winnebago County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
168 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 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
60%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
28.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.3pp since 2023
Math
30.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -20.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 20 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.7% | 30.2% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 50.4% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary this school | 260 | 64.6% | 38.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary Janesville | 293 | 62.5% | 50.5% |
| Woodland Elementary Barron | 324 | 64.8% | 45.4% |
| Koenig Elementary Two Rivers | 326 | 66.9% | 31.5% |
| Madison Elementary Manitowoc | 202 | 64.9% | 41.0% |
| Gillett Elementary Gillett | 277 | 64.6% | 45.6% |
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 Jefferson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #776 of 982 | #24 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #830 of 992 ▼ 202 | #26 of 29 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #845 of 992 ▼ 53 | #25 of 29 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #746 of 1,157 | #18 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #120 of 901 | #8 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #211 of 901 | #11 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #231 of 1,064 | #9 of 32 |
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
260
+15 (+6%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 208
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 260 | 24.1 | 10.8:1 | 65% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 24.1 | 10.2:1 | 67% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 23.5 | 10.3:1 | 72% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 28 | 8.8:1 | 65% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 159 | 16.6 | 9.6:1 | 75% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 172 | 17 | 10.1:1 | 73% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 162 | 14 | 11.6:1 | 72% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 241 | 19 | 12.7:1 | 21% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 208 | 10 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 64% (159 to 260); teachers up 45% (16.6 to 24.1).
About Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, administered by Oshkosh Area School District. It serves 260 students in kindergarten through 5.
Jefferson Elementary is a school in Oshkosh Area School District. The district has 21 schools and 9,582 students.
White students account for 60% of enrollment at Jefferson Elementary. Other students are 15% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 87% White share among all Winnebago County residents. By the diversity index, Jefferson Elementary comes in at 60%.
Jefferson Elementary employs 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.8:1. That ratio is under the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 65% in 2024-25. That rate is above the 41% average among public schools in Winnebago County.
Jefferson Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.3% and a predicted 38.0%.
Among Winnebago County residents, median household income is about $74,925, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 56 public schools in Winnebago County, with a combined enrollment of about 22,271.
South Park Middle is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Jefferson Elementary is 7th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Jefferson Elementary had 245 students in 2020-21 and 260 in 2024-25, a 6% gain. Its ratio of students to teachers was 8.8:1 in 2020-21, and 10.8:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Jefferson Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary is the 119th largest of the 144.
- Jefferson ElementaryWest Allis, WI · 393 students
- Jefferson ElementaryManitowoc, WI · 344 students
- Jefferson ElementaryBeaver Dam, WI · 328 students
- Jefferson ElementaryJanesville, WI · 293 students
- Jefferson ElementaryStevens Point, WI · 276 students
Nearby schools
- South Park Middle0.6 mi · 354
- Washington Elementary1.1 mi · 166
- Shapiro STEM Academy1.2 mi · 204
- Franklin Elementary1.3 mi · 308
- Tipler Middle1.5 mi · 366
- Ready 4 Learning School1.5 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson ElementaryHow large is Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary enrolls approximately 260 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Jefferson Elementary serve?
Jefferson Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Jefferson Elementary?
Student demographics at Jefferson Elementary are roughly 60% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary is overseen by Oshkosh Area School District in Winnebago County.
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