Read Elementary

Summary:

Read Elementary is a public elementary school in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, serving 375 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Oshkosh Area School District, which is ranked 282 out of 428 school districts in the state.

Despite higher spending per student and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Read Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on the Forward Exam across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's academic struggles are particularly pronounced for certain student subgroups, such as White students and English Language Learners. Additionally, Read Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.8% in 2020-2021 to 26.9% in 2022-2023, well above the state average. These challenges may be exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 72.27% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

In comparison, nearby schools in the Oshkosh Area School District, such as Franklin Elementary, Webster Stanley Elementary, and Jefferson Elementary, generally perform better on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates on the Forward Exam and higher overall school rankings. However, these nearby schools also have higher percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, suggesting that the challenges faced by Read Elementary may be more complex and require a comprehensive approach to address the specific needs of its student population.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1120 Algoma Blvd
       Oshkosh, WI  54901-3516


(920) 424-0172

District: Oshkosh Area School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
908th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,335 Help


Students who attend Read Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Vel Phillips Middle School
High:    North High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.7 Help
Number of students:  375

Racial breakdown:

White:
45.6%
African American:
19.2%
Hispanic:
13.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72.3% Help


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Compare Details Read Elementary ranks worse than 85.6% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 11th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Oshkosh Area School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.11. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Read Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (45.6%), African American (19.2%), Hispanic (13.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 72.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Read Elementary is 12.7. 9 elementary schools in the Oshkosh Area School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Read Elementary is $13,335. 7 elementary schools in the Oshkosh Area School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Read Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Read Elementary 908th of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Read Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Oshkosh Area School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Oshkosh Area School District 282nd of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Read Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Read Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 45.22 425th 632 32.8%
2006 63.33 327th 712 54.1%
2007 53.87 409th 689 40.6%
2008 65.12 387th 1021 62.1%
2009 59.82 481st 1030 53.3%
2010 47.80 706th 1045 32.4%
2011 48.10 705th 1046 32.6%
2012 57.83 532nd 1045 49.1%
2013 52.30 573rd 1053 45.6%
2014 53.96 552nd 1061 48.0%
2015 52.89 593rd 1076 44.9%
2016 29.01 833rd 1075 22.5%
2017 34.49 785th 1071 26.7%
2018 37.43 721st 1025 29.7%
2019 44.89 654th 1037 36.9%
2021 37.55 724th 1050 31.0%
2022 20.83 895th 1067 16.1%
2023 11.49 942nd 1067 11.7%
2024 17.11 908th 1061 14.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Read Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.08 61st 85 28.2%
2022 15.01 70th 77 9.1%
2023 10.05 91st 96 5.2%
2024 39.45 78th 119 34.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Read Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 15.65 247th 249 0.8%
2024 14.04 263rd 269 2.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Read Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.06 481st 721 33.3%
2019 30.90 532nd 742 28.3%
2021 18.53 673rd 746 9.8%
2022 22.61 637th 748 14.8%
2023 15.42 722nd 770 6.2%
2024 25.45 628th 790 20.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Read Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.91 704th 854 17.6%
2019 39.10 580th 874 33.6%
2021 28.19 663rd 847 21.7%
2022 10.58 818th 859 4.8%
2023 8.17 843rd 871 3.2%
2024 19.43 767th 866 11.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Read Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.49 589th 997 40.9%
2019 47.27 598th 1002 40.3%
2021 41.91 645th 1004 35.8%
2022 29.46 781st 1017 23.2%
2023 13.66 884th 1010 12.5%
2024 22.84 830th 1011 17.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Read Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.88 783rd 997 21.5%
2019 44.21 636th 1002 36.5%
2021 35.56 708th 1003 29.4%
2022 15.57 884th 1017 13.1%
2023 14.06 884th 1011 12.6%
2024 16.08 872nd 1012 13.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Read Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.84 46th 165 72.1%
2019 83.58 17th 161 89.4%
2023 37.13 75th 138 45.7%
2024 34.16 89th 137 35.0%
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Rank History for White students at Read Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.56 455th 686 33.7%
2019 48.48 387th 718 46.1%
2021 37.79 478th 699 31.6%
2022 15.13 645th 704 8.4%
2023 6.80 697th 715 2.5%
2024 12.92 671st 727 7.7%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Read Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 324 8 11 2 3 n/a n/a 0 348
1989 321 3 8 2 n/a n/a n/a 0 334
1990 326 0 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 333
1991 358 1 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 367
1992 372 0 13 1 0 n/a n/a 0 386
1993 359 3 15 0 0 n/a n/a 0 377
1994 367 0 9 1 0 n/a n/a 0 377
1995 333 5 10 1 1 n/a n/a 0 350
1996 333 5 10 1 1 n/a n/a 0 350
1997 356 11 6 4 0 n/a n/a 0 377
1998 342 8 52 5 1 n/a n/a 0 408
1999 324 9 41 4 0 n/a n/a 0 378
2000 273 13 42 4 0 n/a n/a 0 332
2001 329 14 33 8 0 n/a n/a 0 384
2002 264 9 27 8 0 n/a n/a 0 308
2003 264 9 27 8 0 n/a n/a 0 308
2004 246 7 30 7 0 n/a n/a 0 290
2005 253 6 29 9 1 n/a n/a 0 298
2006 258 11 30 12 2 n/a n/a 0 313
2007 251 13 35 12 1 n/a n/a 0 312
2008 306 11 46 11 2 n/a n/a 0 376
2009 312 7 52 8 5 n/a n/a 0 384
2010 315 21 53 10 6 n/a n/a 0 405
2011 303 9 53 15 2 0 9 0 391
2012 317 11 44 13 0 0 10 0 395
2013 331 7 41 14 1 0 16 0 410
2014 270 13 31 11 0 0 12 0 337
2015 263 13 34 13 0 0 13 0 336
2016 262 15 26 17 2 0 20 0 342
2017 251 22 29 12 2 0 26 0 342
2018 227 57 21 18 4 0 27 0 354
2019 216 38 24 24 5 0 29 0 336
2020 207 43 20 14 5 0 28 0 317
2021 171 39 20 27 2 1 29 0 289
2022 180 45 26 35 0 0 51 0 337
2023 171 72 35 51 2 0 44 0 375

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Read Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 348 19.6 17.7 13.2
1989 334 22.5 14.8 12
1990 333 21.9 15.2 14.4
1991 367 22.5 16.3 11.2
1992 386 22.4 17.2 14.5
1993 377 20.6 18.3 15.6
1994 377 21.6 17.5 15.9
1995 350 20.7 16.9 16.9
1996 350 20.7 16.9 16.9
1997 377 23.2 16.3 15.6
1998 408 23.2 17.6 15.9
1999 378 22.5 16.8 21.7
2000 332 21.9 15.2 21.4
2001 384 25.2 15.2 21.4
2002 308 24.4 12.6 28.2
2003 308 24.4 12.6 28.2
2004 290 21.8 13.3 33.1
2005 298 21.6 13.8 n/a
2006 313 21.1 14.8 n/a
2007 312 23.1 13.5 42.6
2008 376 24.9 15.1 39.4
2009 384 26.1 14.7 39.8
2010 405 25.9 15.6 49.1
2011 391 25.1 15.5 48.8
2012 395 26.1 15.1 45.8
2013 410 26.1 15.7 46.1
2014 337 27.6 12.2 50.1
2015 336 n/a n/a 45.5
2016 342 29.0 11.7 48.5
2017 342 30.0 11.3 45
2018 354 31.3 11.3 56.2
2019 336 30.6 10.9 54.2
2020 317 27.3 11.5 65.3
2021 289 24.8 11.6 62.6
2022 337 29.2 11.5 64.7
2023 375 29.3 12.7 72.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Read Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 348 19.6 17.7 13.2
1989 334 22.5 14.8 12
1990 333 21.9 15.2 14.4
1991 367 22.5 16.3 11.2
1992 386 22.4 17.2 14.5
1993 377 20.6 18.3 15.6
1994 377 21.6 17.5 15.9
1995 350 20.7 16.9 16.9
1996 350 20.7 16.9 16.9
1997 377 23.2 16.3 15.6
1998 408 23.2 17.6 15.9
1999 378 22.5 16.8 21.7
2000 332 21.9 15.2 21.4
2001 384 25.2 15.2 21.4
2002 308 24.4 12.6 28.2
2003 308 24.4 12.6 28.2
2004 290 21.8 13.3 33.1
2005 298 21.6 13.8 n/a
2006 313 21.1 14.8 n/a
2007 312 23.1 13.5 42.6
2008 376 24.9 15.1 39.4
2009 384 26.1 14.7 39.8
2010 405 25.9 15.6 49.1
2011 391 25.1 15.5 48.8
2012 395 26.1 15.1 45.8
2013 410 26.1 15.7 46.1
2014 337 27.6 12.2 50.1
2015 336 n/a n/a 45.5
2016 342 29.0 11.7 48.5
2017 342 30.0 11.3 45
2018 354 31.3 11.3 56.2
2019 336 30.6 10.9 54.2
2020 317 27.3 11.5 65.3
2021 289 24.8 11.6 62.6
2022 337 29.2 11.5 64.7
2023 375 29.3 12.7 72.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Read Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $789 (6.6%) $11,176 (93.4%) $11,967
2020 $953 (7.5%) $11,821 (92.5%) $12,773
2021 $888 (6.7%) $12,447 (93.3%) $13,335

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Read Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 654th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 942nd of 1067 Elementary schools
 25.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Read Elementary)23.310.2
 13.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Oshkosh Area School District)31.628
 3.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Read Elementary)46.522.5
 24.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Oshkosh Area School District)48.243.3
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Read Elementary)36.714.3
 22.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Oshkosh Area School District)35.234.8
 0.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Read Elementary)51.723.8
 27.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Oshkosh Area School District)50.241.2
 8.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Read Elementary)5523.8
 31.2%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Oshkosh Area School District)46.549.8
 3.3%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Read Elementary)5528.6
 26.4%
   4th Grade Science (Oshkosh Area School District)51.843.8
 8%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Read Elementary)34.813.1
 21.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Oshkosh Area School District)38.831
 7.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Read Elementary)45.721.3
 24.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Oshkosh Area School District)48.938
 10.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students336375
 11.6%
African American3872
 89.5%
American Indian52
 60%
Asian2435
 45.8%
Hispanic2451
 112.5%
Pacific Islander00
White216171
 20.8%
Two or More Races2944
 51.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients54.2%72.3%
 18.1%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 375 students attended Read Elementary.

Students at Read Elementary are 46% White, 19% African American, 14% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 9% Asian.

Read Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Students who attend Read Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vel Phillips Middle School
High : North High


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