Lakeside Elementary

Lakeside Elementary is one of the modestly sized elementary schools in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Oshkosh Area School District, with 229 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 29% smaller than typical.

Within Oshkosh Area School District, which oversees 21 schools and 9,582 students, Lakeside Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Lakeside Elementary lists that nearly all students (80%) are White; the rest looks like 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lakeside Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Winnebago County's rate of about 41%.

With demographic context factored in, Lakeside Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.9%; this one delivers 56.1%.

In the surrounding community, Winnebago County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,925 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Winnebago County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,271 students), of which Lakeside Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is South Park Middle, roughly 4.7 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lakeside Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lakeside Elementary has contracted 19%, going from 281 students in 2018 to 229 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 87% to 80%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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