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What's one thing Oak Creek High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
2,220
High
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK CREEK-FRANKLIN JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551083001411
Oak Creek High
340 E Puetz Rd, Oak Creek, WI 53154 · (414) 768-6210 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,220 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
125 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
705 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 533 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 553 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 570 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 564 | 25% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 58% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Oak Creek High
Oak Creek High's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Creek High this school | 2,220 | 31.8% | 42.0% |
| West High Madison | 2,222 | 34.2% | 42.0% |
| Sun Prairie East High Sun Prairie | 1,340 | 27.2% | 40.8% |
| Memorial High Eau Claire | 1,558 | 28.4% | 55.3% |
| Stevens Point Area Senior High Stevens Point | 1,478 | 30.2% | 46.3% |
| West High Oshkosh | 1,623 | 29.0% | 52.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 Oak Creek High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #265 of 402 | #9 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,220 | #3 of 532 | #1 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #303 of 325 | #28 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #56 of 325 | #19 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.8% | #240 of 418 | #39 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #69 of 128 | #9 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,220
+114 (+5%) vs 2020
+83% since 1990-91, when it was 1,212
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 2,220 | 125 | 17.8:1 | 32% (705) |
| 2023-24 | 2,223 | 123.5 | 18.0:1 | 32% (707) |
| 2022-23 | 2,168 | 121.8 | 17.8:1 | 29% (631) |
| 2020-21 | 2,106 | 115 | 18.3:1 | 26% (540) |
| 2017-18 | 2,089 | 110.2 | 19.0:1 | 19% (405) |
| 2015-16 | 2,088 | 103 | 20.3:1 | 27% (564) |
| 2010-11 | 1,964 | 115 | 17.1:1 | 23% (451) |
| 2000-01 | 1,720 | 94 | 18.3:1 | 9% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 1,212 | 72 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Creek High.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (2,089 to 2,220); teachers up 13% (110.2 to 125).
About Oak Creek High
Oak Creek High is a large high school in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Total enrollment is 2,220 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. High schools in Wisconsin have about 475 students on average; enrollment here is 367% higher.
Oak Creek High is one school in an 11-school district, Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, which enrolls 6,554 students.
Federal enrollment data show Oak Creek High is 63% White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 51% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
With 125 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.8:1. High schools in Wisconsin average 14.6:1, 3.2 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 32% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Milwaukee County average 64%.
After accounting for student poverty, Oak Creek High is in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 42.0% is 16.2 points below the 58.2% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Milwaukee County show that median household income comes to about $64,435, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 284, with about 122,496 students.
About 0.3 miles separate Oak Creek High from the closest public school, Edgewood Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Oak Creek High is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Oak Creek High is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 2,220, from 2,106 in 2020-21.
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Milwaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
- Oak Creek East MiddleMiddle · 935 students
- Oak Creek West MiddleMiddle · 531 students
- Forest Ridge ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Shepard Hills ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- Edgewood ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- Carollton ElementaryElementary · 376 students
Other schools in Oak Creek
- Oak Creek East MiddleMiddle · 935 students
- Oak Creek West MiddleMiddle · 531 students
- Forest Ridge ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Shepard Hills ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- Edgewood ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- Carollton ElementaryElementary · 376 students
Nearby schools
- Edgewood Elementary0.3 mi · 389
- Oak Creek East Middle0.9 mi · 935
- Shepard Hills Elementary1.3 mi · 419
- Oak Creek West Middle1.3 mi · 531
- Early Learning Academy1.6 mi · 266
- Blakewood Elementary1.8 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Creek HighHow large is Oak Creek High?
Oak Creek High enrolls approximately 2,220 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Oak Creek High serve?
Oak Creek High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Oak Creek High have?
Oak Creek High employs 125 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Oak Creek High?
Student demographics at Oak Creek High are roughly 63% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Oak Creek High public or private?
Oak Creek High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.