Enrollment
366
Middle
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSHKOSH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551119001497
Tipler Middle
325 S Eagle St, Oshkosh, WI 54902 · (920) 424-0320 · Winnebago County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
150 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 4 | 12 | 3% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 3% |
| Grade 6 | 113 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 116 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 31% |
Student demographics
52%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
61.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
60.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.6% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 52.7% | 56.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Tipler Middle
Tipler Middle's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tipler Middle this school | 366 | 41.0% | 67.3% |
| South Park Middle Oshkosh | 354 | 44.1% | 52.2% |
| Longfellow Middle La Crosse | 631 | 46.9% | 45.1% |
| Northstar Middle Eau Claire | 529 | 42.9% | 54.8% |
| Menomonie Middle Menomonie | 730 | 41.5% | 59.9% |
| Clarke Middle Two Rivers | 397 | 45.3% | 42.2% |
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 Tipler Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #77 of 323 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #151 of 327 ▲ 34 | #4 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #111 of 327 ▲ 70 | #3 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #177 of 389 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #54 of 265 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #68 of 265 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.0% | #131 of 323 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.2% | #23 of 79 | 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
366
+35 (+11%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 366 | 31.7 | 11.6:1 | 41% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 27.7 | 11.5:1 | 51% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 28.9 | 11.8:1 | 52% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 27 | 12.3:1 | 51% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 24.7 | 12.8:1 | 45% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 26 | 11.5:1 | 45% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 42% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 21% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 30 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tipler Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (315 to 366); teachers up 28% (24.7 to 31.7).
About Tipler Middle
Tipler Middle is a public middle-grades school in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The school's 366 students are in grades 4 through 8.
Tipler Middle is one of the 21 schools that make up Oshkosh Area School District (9,582 students in total).
White students make up a majority at Tipler Middle, at 67%. Next come 9% Asian, 9% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 5% Black. That compares with about 87% White among all Winnebago County residents. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Tipler Middle and a ratio of 11.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 41% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Winnebago County average 41%.
Tipler Middle is in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.5%. The school's actual rate is 67.3%, 14.8 points higher.
Winnebago County has about 171,769 residents, and the median household income is $74,925, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Winnebago County has 56 public schools and roughly 22,271 students.
Nearest public school: Accelerated Advanced Learning Program, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Tipler Middle is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Tipler Middle falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment rise, from 331 in 2020-21 to 366 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Tipler Middle may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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
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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
- Accelerated Advanced Learning Program0.0 mi · 59
- Ready 4 Learning School0.0 mi · 522
- Franklin Elementary0.2 mi · 308
- West High0.5 mi · 1,623
- Roosevelt Elementary1.0 mi · 235
- Shapiro STEM Academy1.1 mi · 204
Frequently asked questions
About Tipler MiddleHow large is Tipler Middle?
Tipler Middle enrolls approximately 366 students in grades 04-08.
Is Tipler Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tipler Middle is a middle school covering grades 04-08.
How many teachers does Tipler Middle have?
Tipler Middle employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tipler Middle?
At Tipler Middle, the student body is approximately 67% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Tipler Middle public or private?
Tipler Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oshkosh Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.