Oaklawn Elementary

Oaklawn Elementary is an elementary campus of mid-sized scale in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Oshkosh Area School District, instructing 416 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 29% bigger than typical.

Across the 21 schools in Oshkosh Area School District (9,582 students total), Oaklawn Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Oaklawn Elementary shows that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 19% Asian, 13% Black, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Oaklawn Elementary lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Oaklawn Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Winnebago County's rate of about 41%.

With demographic context factored in, Oaklawn Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.7%; this one delivers 28.0%.

In the area at large, Winnebago County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,925 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Winnebago County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,271 students), Oaklawn Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Vel Phillips Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oaklawn Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oaklawn Elementary ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oaklawn Elementary has remained close to its prior level, going from 416 students in 2018 to 416 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 51% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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