Tipler Middle

Tipler Middle is a middle school of reasonably sized scale in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, operated by Oshkosh Area School District, educateing 366 students in grades 4 through 8.

Within Oshkosh Area School District, which oversees 21 schools and 9,582 students, Tipler Middle is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Tipler Middle records that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment; the rest reads as 9% Asian, 9% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black. By comparison, Winnebago County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Tipler Middle is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 52.5%; this one delivers 67.3%, a residual of +14.8 points.

Around the school, census data for Winnebago County shows median household earnings sit near $74,925, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Winnebago County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,271 students), of which Tipler Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ready 4 Learning School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Tipler Middle. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tipler Middle ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 51.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Tipler Middle's enrollment has climbed 16% since 2018, when it stood at 315 (now 366). White enrollment moved from 74% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Tipler Middle community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.