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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSHKOSH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551119001368

Traeger Middle

3000 W 20th Ave, Oshkosh, WI 54904 · (920) 424-0065 · Winnebago County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
Enrollment
447
Middle
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
75 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 615434%
Grade 715234%
Grade 814132%
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
36882%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
164%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
102%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
266%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
266%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
22250%
Female
22550%

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
73.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
73.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2573.2%73.4%
2023-2474.8%77.4%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Middle

Traeger Middle's state test result (76.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Traeger Middle this school44716.8%76.8%
John Long Middle
Grafton
45214.4%72.8%
Indian Mound Middle
McFarland
53418.0%70.7%
Steffen Middle
Mequon
41814.8%73.5%
De Forest Middle
De Forest
60219.8%61.6%
Saint Croix Central Middle
Hammond
47618.3%69.8%
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 Traeger Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Winnebago County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
76.8%#22 of 323#2 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
73.4%#54 of 327
▼ 21
#2 of 8
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
73.2%#39 of 327
▼ 19
#2 of 8
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
447#141 of 389#4 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.1:1#197 of 265#6 of 8
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
31.4%#159 of 265#6 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
16.8%#287 of 323#8 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.9%#84 of 176N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
447
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2544731.714.1:117% (75)
2023-2443633.912.8:117% (73)
2022-2343134.412.5:116% (70)
2020-214573413.4:118% (81)
2017-1851336.414.1:115% (78)
2015-165103614.2:116% (80)
2010-114963016.5:111% (57)
2000-015413814.2:121% (115)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Traeger Middle.

Since 2017-18: students down 13% (513 to 447); teachers down 13% (36.4 to 31.7).

About Traeger Middle

Traeger Middle is a middle school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in Winnebago County. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 447 students.

Oshkosh Area School District has 21 schools and 9,582 students, and Traeger Middle is one of those schools.

Roughly 82% of students at Traeger Middle are White. Other groups include 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Traeger Middle scores 31%.

The school has 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.1 students per teacher. Middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1, 1.3 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Traeger Middle, 17% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Winnebago County report 41%.

After adjusting for student poverty, Traeger Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 76.8%; the prediction is 67.3%.

In the surrounding county, Winnebago County, the median household earns about $74,925 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Winnebago County has 56 public schools with about 22,271 students, including Traeger Middle.

Traeger Middle is less than a tenth of a mile from Traeger Elementary, its nearest public school. Traeger Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Traeger Middle's average proficiency of 76.8% compares with 62.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.

Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Compared with 2020-21, when it had 457 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 447.

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Winnebago County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Traeger Middle
District
Oshkosh Area School District
Address
3000 W 20th Ave, Oshkosh, WI 54904
Phone
(920) 424-0065
County
Winnebago County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
447
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
14.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
75 (17%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
551119001368
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Traeger Middle
How many students attend Traeger Middle?
Traeger Middle enrolls approximately 447 students in grades 06-08.
Is Traeger Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Traeger Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Traeger Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Traeger Middle is approximately 14.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Traeger Middle?
Traeger Middle reports a student body of 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Traeger Middle?
Traeger Middle is overseen by Oshkosh Area School District in Winnebago County.
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