Enrollment
354
Middle
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSHKOSH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551119001501
South Park Middle
1551 Delaware St, Oshkosh, WI 54902 · (920) 424-0431 · Winnebago County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
156 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 130 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 31% |
Student demographics
50%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
48.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.1% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.2% | 48.9% |
% 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
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 South Park Middle
South Park Middle's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Park Middle this school | 354 | 44.1% | 52.2% |
| Tipler Middle Oshkosh | 366 | 41.0% | 67.3% |
| Clarke Middle Two Rivers | 397 | 45.3% | 42.2% |
| Longfellow Middle La Crosse | 631 | 46.9% | 45.1% |
| Wilson Middle Manitowoc | 478 | 38.9% | 48.4% |
| Theisen Middle Fond du Lac | 431 | 44.5% | 57.4% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 South Park Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #213 of 323 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #255 of 327 ▼ 21 | #7 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #228 of 327 ▼ 19 | #6 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #182 of 389 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #32 of 265 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #77 of 265 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.1% | #103 of 323 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #61 of 176 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
354
-29 (-8%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 354 | 32.2 | 11.0:1 | 44% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 34.1 | 9.6:1 | 50% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 34.7 | 9.4:1 | 46% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 39 | 9.8:1 | 49% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 36.4 | 11.6:1 | 43% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 36 | 11.4:1 | 45% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 41% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 21% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 23 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Park Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (421 to 354); teachers down 11% (36.4 to 32.2).
About South Park Middle
In Oshkosh, Wisconsin, part of Winnebago County, South Park Middle is a middle school. It serves 354 students in grades 6 through 8.
Oshkosh Area School District enrolls 9,582 students, and its 21 schools include South Park Middle.
At 69%, White students outnumber all other groups at South Park Middle combined. After that, the student body is 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 7% Asian. Among all residents of Winnebago County, the White share is about 87%. By the diversity index, South Park Middle comes in at 50%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.0:1, with 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 44%. That is close to the 41% average for public schools in Winnebago County.
The allk12 Grade for South Park Middle is C+. Compared with Wisconsin public middle schools, the school scored higher than 36% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 50.6% for a school in Wisconsin with South Park Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. South Park Middle posts 52.2%.
South Park Middle is located in Winnebago County, where median household income is about $74,925, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 56 public schools in Winnebago County, with a combined enrollment of about 22,271.
The nearest public school is Shapiro STEM Academy, at about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, South Park Middle is 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies South Park Middle's location as City: Small.
South Park Middle had 383 students in 2020-21 and 354 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. The ratio was 9.8:1 in 2020-21 and 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about South Park Middle may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other South Park Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named South Park Middle. South Park Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- South Park Middle SchoolSouth Park, PA · 580 students
- South Park Middle SchoolFAIRPLAY, CO · 87 students
Nearby schools
- Shapiro STEM Academy0.5 mi · 204
- Jefferson Elementary0.6 mi · 260
- Franklin Elementary1.0 mi · 308
- Ready 4 Learning School1.2 mi · 522
- Tipler Middle1.2 mi · 366
- Accelerated Advanced Learning Program1.2 mi · 59
Frequently asked questions
About South Park MiddleHow large is South Park Middle?
South Park Middle enrolls approximately 354 students in grades 06-08.
Is South Park Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Park Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at South Park Middle?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at South Park Middle.
How diverse is South Park Middle?
South Park Middle reports a student body of 69% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees South Park Middle?
South Park Middle is overseen by Oshkosh Area School District in Winnebago County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.