Traeger Middle

Traeger Middle is a 6-8 campus of mid-tier scale in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, run under Oshkosh Area School District, works with 447 students in grades 6 through 8.

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

On demographics, Traeger Middle reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). The remainder breaks down as 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Traeger Middle has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Traeger Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Winnebago County's rate of about 41%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Traeger Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.3%, the actual is 76.8%, a residual of +9.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Winnebago County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,925 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Winnebago County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,271 students), Traeger Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Traeger Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. 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), Traeger Middle ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 62.5%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 513 students in 2018 compared to 447 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 87% to 82%.

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