South Park Middle

South Park Middle is an intermediate school of moderately sized scale in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, run under Oshkosh Area School District, caters to 354 students in grades 6 through 8.

South Park Middle is one of 21 schools operated by Oshkosh Area School District, a district that educates 9,582 students overall.

On the student-mix side, South Park Middle reports that 69% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting South Park Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, South Park Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.6%, the actual is 52.2%, a residual of +1.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Winnebago County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,925 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Winnebago County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,271 students), South Park Middle is one campus in the mix.

Shapiro STEM Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Park Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 55.5%.

South Park Middle operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Park Middle has fell 16%, going from 421 students in 2018 to 354 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 84% to 69% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.