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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSHKOSH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551119003340

Oakwood Elementary

1225 N Oakwood Rd, Oshkosh, WI 54904 · (920) 424-0315 · Winnebago County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 323
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
56 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4913%
Grade 16617%
Grade 27119%
Grade 37018%
Grade 46417%
Grade 56216%
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
31783%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
185%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
62%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
236%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
185%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
19551%
Female
18749%

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
69.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
72.9%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2569.8%72.9%
2023-2468.0%70.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 →

Where Oakwood Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Winnebago County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
72.7%#136 of 982#5 of 29
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
72.9%#157 of 992#5 of 29
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
69.8%#139 of 992#4 of 29
Enrollment
ranked largest first
382#393 of 1,157#10 of 32
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.6:1#807 of 901#24 of 27
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
30.3%#561 of 901#21 of 27
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
14.7%#962 of 1,064#30 of 32
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.6%#239 of 664#6 of 17
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
382
-14 (-4%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253822316.6:115% (56)
2023-2440726.815.2:114% (58)
2022-2340927.215.0:111% (46)
2020-213962714.7:113% (53)
2017-1846925.518.4:110% (46)
2015-164562319.8:111% (50)
2010-115192917.9:18% (43)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakwood Elementary.

About Oakwood Elementary

This page covers Oakwood Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Its 382 students are spread across pre-K through 5.

Oshkosh Area School District runs Oakwood Elementary along with 20 other schools, enrolling 9,582 students in total.

Oakwood Elementary enrolls a student body that is 83% White. The rest of enrollment is 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The White share in Winnebago County as a whole is similar, at about 87%. Oakwood Elementary has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Teachers at the school number 23 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.6:1. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Winnebago County is 41%.

Oakwood Elementary scores 72.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 68.7%.

Winnebago County has these Census figures: median household income is about $74,925, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of Winnebago County number 56 and enroll about 22,271.

West High is the closest public school, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line. Oakwood Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 72.7% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Small, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.

Federal counts put enrollment at 396 in 2020-21 and 382 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.7:1 to 16.6:1.

The Oakwood Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Winnebago County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Oakwood Elementary
District
Oshkosh Area School District
Address
1225 N Oakwood Rd, Oshkosh, WI 54904
Phone
(920) 424-0315
County
Winnebago County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
382
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
16.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
56 (15%)
Locale
23-Suburb: Small
NCES ID
551119003340
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Oakwood Elementary
How many students attend Oakwood Elementary?
Oakwood Elementary enrolls approximately 382 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Oakwood Elementary serve?
Oakwood Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Oakwood Elementary?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Oakwood Elementary.
How diverse is Oakwood Elementary?
Oakwood Elementary reports a student body of 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Oakwood Elementary in?
Oakwood Elementary is part of Oshkosh Area School District.
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