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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Traeger Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSHKOSH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551119001359
Traeger Elementary
3000 W 20th Ave, Oshkosh, WI 54904 · (920) 424-0221 · Winnebago County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
113 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
44%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
60.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
62.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.2% | 62.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 64.2% |
% 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Traeger Elementary
Traeger Elementary's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traeger Elementary this school | 423 | 26.7% | 62.4% |
| Eagle Point Elementary DeForest | 389 | 24.9% | 62.5% |
| Mound View Elementary Elk Mound | 456 | 25.7% | 68.8% |
| Robbins Elementary Eau Claire | 522 | 28.0% | 61.5% |
| Eastside Elementary Sun Prairie | 408 | 23.8% | 69.8% |
| Poplar Creek Elementary New Berlin | 514 | 22.4% | 74.3% |
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 Traeger Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #353 of 982 | #8 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #345 of 992 ▲ 1 | #9 of 29 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #330 of 992 ▲ 19 | #9 of 29 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #296 of 1,157 | #6 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #517 of 901 | #19 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #391 of 901 | #15 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.7% | #786 of 1,064 | #26 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #274 of 664 | #12 of 17 |
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
423
-38 (-8%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 423 | 31.1 | 13.6:1 | 27% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 34.8 | 12.4:1 | 26% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 36.5 | 12.0:1 | 20% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 37 | 12.5:1 | 24% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 31 | 16.5:1 | 18% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 24% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 18% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 21% (111) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Traeger Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (511 to 423); teachers unchanged (31 to 31.1).
About Traeger Elementary
Traeger Elementary runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 423 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students.
The district, Oshkosh Area School District, has 9,582 students enrolled across 21 schools.
Roughly 74% of students at Traeger Elementary are White. Other reported shares: 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. Winnebago County's residents are about 87% White, 12 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Traeger Elementary total 31.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin have 14.7:1, compared with 13.6:1 here. Traeger Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 27%. Across public schools in Winnebago County, the average is 41%.
Traeger Elementary is 1.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (62.4% versus 61.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
In the county around the school, Winnebago County, the median household income is $74,925, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Winnebago County is home to 56 public schools and about 22,271 public school students.
The nearest public school is Traeger Middle, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Traeger Elementary is 5th among 8 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Traeger Elementary is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment dropped 8% from its 2020-21 level of 461. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.5:1 in 2020-21, and 13.6:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Traeger Middle0.0 mi · 447
- Ready 4 Learning School2.1 mi · 522
- Accelerated Advanced Learning Program2.1 mi · 59
- Tipler Middle2.1 mi · 366
- Franklin Elementary2.2 mi · 308
- Shapiro STEM Academy2.3 mi · 204
Frequently asked questions
About Traeger ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Traeger Elementary?
Traeger Elementary enrolls approximately 423 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Traeger Elementary serve?
Traeger Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Traeger Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Traeger Elementary is approximately 13.6:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Traeger Elementary?
At Traeger Elementary, the student body is approximately 74% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Traeger Elementary public or private?
Traeger Elementary 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.