Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSHKOSH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551119001498
Read Elementary
1120 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh, WI 54901 · (920) 424-0172 · Winnebago County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
266 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 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
74%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% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
30.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.2pp 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 31 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.7% | 30.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.5% | 28.3% |
% 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Read Elementary
Read Elementary's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Read Elementary this school | 383 | 69.5% | 32.3% |
| Chappell Elementary Green Bay | 384 | 66.7% | 52.2% |
| Westside Elementary Sun Prairie | 434 | 66.1% | 27.3% |
| E Cook Elementary Oshkosh | 278 | 64.4% | 38.3% |
| Gegan Elementary Menasha | 258 | 70.5% | 39.1% |
| Badger Elementary Appleton | 258 | 69.4% | 46.4% |
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 Read Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #825 of 982 | #27 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #826 of 992 ▲ 23 | #24 of 29 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #846 of 992 ▲ 8 | #26 of 29 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #390 of 1,157 | #9 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #116 of 901 | #7 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #32 of 901 | #1 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.5% | #183 of 1,064 | #3 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #115 of 240 | #3 of 8 |
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
383
+94 (+33%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 383 | 35.5 | 10.8:1 | 69% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 29.4 | 11.7:1 | 73% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 29.4 | 12.8:1 | 72% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 24 | 12.0:1 | 63% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 31.3 | 11.3:1 | 56% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 29 | 11.8:1 | 49% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 49% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 21% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 367 | 22 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Read Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (354 to 383); teachers up 14% (31.3 to 35.5).
About Read Elementary
Read Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It had 383 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
Read Elementary reports to Oshkosh Area School District, which has 21 schools and 9,582 students.
The largest group at Read Elementary is White students, at 40%. It is also 25% Black, 16% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 8% Asian. For comparison, the population of Winnebago County is roughly 87% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Read Elementary scores 74%.
There are 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, 14.7:1, is higher. Of all students at Read Elementary, 69% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Winnebago County, the average eligibility rate is 41%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Read Elementary would be expected to post about 35.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.3%.
The county, Winnebago County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $74,925, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 56, with about 22,271 students.
Measured in a straight line, Roosevelt Elementary is about 0.6 miles from Read Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Read Elementary comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 383, up from 289 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 12.0 to 10.8 over 4 years.
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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
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Elementary0.6 mi · 235
- Vel Phillips Middle School0.7 mi · 832
- Merrill Elementary0.8 mi · 256
- North High1.1 mi · 1,266
- Oaklawn Elementary1.1 mi · 416
- West High1.1 mi · 1,623
Frequently asked questions
About Read ElementaryHow many students attend Read Elementary?
Read Elementary enrolls approximately 383 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Read Elementary serve?
Read Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Read Elementary?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Read Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Read Elementary?
Student demographics at Read Elementary are roughly 40% White, 12% Hispanic, 25% Black, 8% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Read Elementary in?
Read Elementary is part of Oshkosh Area School District.
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