South Park Middle

Summary:

South Park Middle is a public middle school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 327. It is part of the Oshkosh Area School District, which is ranked 282 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, South Park Middle has struggled, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and other subjects consistently lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 314 out of 612 middle schools in 2014-2015 to 319 out of 641 in 2023-2024. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and Special Education students performing relatively better, while White and Multi-racial students perform significantly worse.

Compared to its neighboring schools, Traeger Middle and Vel Phillips Middle, both of which are also part of the Oshkosh Area School District, South Park Middle performs significantly worse. Traeger Middle, located just 2.74 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 10% of Wisconsin middle schools and outperforms South Park Middle across all academic measures. Vel Phillips Middle, located 2.14 miles away, also outperforms South Park Middle, ranking in the bottom 20% of Wisconsin middle schools. Despite the school's academic challenges, South Park Middle spends a relatively high amount per student, suggesting that the issue may not be solely a lack of resources, but rather the effective allocation and utilization of those resources to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1551 Delaware St
       Oshkosh, WI  54902-6595


(920) 424-0431

District: Oshkosh Area School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
319th of 641 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,768 Help


Students who attend South Park Middle usually attend:

High:    West High

Feeder schools for South Park Middle:

Elementary:    Jefferson Elementary
    Lakeside Elementary
    Shapiro STEM Academy

Student/teacher ratio:  9.6 Help
Number of students:  329

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.2%
Hispanic:
9.4%
Two or more races:
8.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  49.5% Help


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Compare Details South Park Middle ranks better than 50.2% of middle schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked middle schools in the Oshkosh Area School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.84. (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 Racial makeup is: White (70.2%), Hispanic (9.4%), two or more races (8.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 49.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Park Middle is 9.6, which is the lowest among 5 middle schools in the Oshkosh Area School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Park Middle is $15,768, which is the highest among 5 middle schools in the Oshkosh Area School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Park Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks South Park Middle 319th of 641 Wisconsin public middle schools. (See South Park Middle in the ranking list.)

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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 South Park Middle

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Rank History for all students at South Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 52.11 209th 324 35.5%
2005 51.92 223rd 332 32.8%
2006 61.80 188th 382 50.8%
2007 61.03 192nd 366 47.5%
2008 60.38 237th 519 54.3%
2009 52.81 322nd 521 38.2%
2010 60.31 245th 539 54.5%
2011 55.69 319th 549 41.9%
2012 62.91 227th 559 59.4%
2013 41.95 401st 569 29.5%
2014 46.22 380th 585 35.0%
2015 53.75 314th 612 48.7%
2016 36.28 433rd 609 28.9%
2017 42.38 384th 612 37.3%
2018 41.52 381st 579 34.2%
2019 28.42 471st 594 20.7%
2021 30.36 469th 613 23.5%
2022 35.36 435th 617 29.5%
2023 46.12 360th 640 43.8%
2024 53.84 319th 641 50.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at South Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.42 99th 129 23.3%
2023 14.68 125th 132 5.3%
2024 33.38 100th 131 23.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at South Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.95 144th 153 5.9%
2021 52.04 46th 138 66.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at South Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.80 188th 417 54.9%
2019 32.63 303rd 414 26.8%
2021 31.41 322nd 437 26.3%
2022 30.34 310th 421 26.4%
2023 49.08 190th 439 56.7%
2024 66.60 98th 425 76.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.71 309th 489 36.8%
2019 22.91 421st 487 13.6%
2021 29.20 399th 499 20.0%
2022 47.24 264th 522 49.4%
2023 44.49 287th 525 45.3%
2024 45.94 280th 520 46.2%
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Rank History for Female students at South Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.90 341st 551 38.1%
2019 26.08 454th 557 18.5%
2021 29.75 455th 574 20.7%
2022 32.48 420th 576 27.1%
2023 43.39 346th 579 40.2%
2024 56.36 270th 580 53.4%
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Rank History for Male students at South Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.59 384th 551 30.3%
2019 32.94 419th 557 24.8%
2021 34.72 412th 572 28.0%
2022 40.40 361st 577 37.4%
2023 49.69 303rd 591 48.7%
2024 52.25 303rd 585 48.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at South Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.26 114th 204 44.1%
2019 40.51 135th 209 35.4%
2021 62.54 61st 225 72.9%
2022 42.45 120th 221 45.7%
2023 40.44 120th 229 47.6%
2024 60.42 77th 239 67.8%
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Rank History for White students at South Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.50 302nd 375 19.5%
2019 14.94 353rd 382 7.6%
2021 18.17 351st 393 10.7%
2022 22.54 335th 397 15.6%
2023 34.76 290th 412 29.6%
2024 40.39 253rd 407 37.8%
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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 South Park Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 381 3 7 4 6 n/a n/a 0 401
1989 402 1 8 4 7 n/a n/a 0 422
1990 419 2 12 2 5 n/a n/a 0 440
1991 422 4 14 4 3 n/a n/a 0 447
1992 451 4 16 5 1 n/a n/a 0 477
1993 497 2 18 7 6 n/a n/a 0 530
1994 513 0 18 4 0 n/a n/a 0 535
1995 505 0 24 9 7 n/a n/a 0 545
1996 505 0 24 9 7 n/a n/a 0 545
1997 539 2 24 11 7 n/a n/a 0 583
1998 447 2 17 5 1 n/a n/a 0 472
1999 438 1 18 11 4 n/a n/a 0 472
2000 417 3 20 14 8 n/a n/a 0 462
2001 421 8 21 12 5 n/a n/a 0 467
2002 450 7 18 10 3 n/a n/a 0 488
2003 450 7 18 10 3 n/a n/a 0 488
2004 447 2 13 11 3 n/a n/a 0 476
2005 419 4 8 7 3 n/a n/a 0 441
2006 415 10 6 8 6 n/a n/a 0 445
2007 380 9 8 5 4 n/a n/a 0 406
2008 346 6 7 9 2 n/a n/a 0 370
2009 323 11 8 10 3 n/a n/a 0 355
2010 326 9 6 9 0 n/a n/a 0 350
2011 341 9 4 19 0 1 9 0 383
2012 332 7 5 18 0 0 13 0 375
2013 347 8 8 21 0 0 17 0 401
2014 355 9 7 24 1 0 16 0 412
2015 345 8 14 22 0 0 16 0 405
2016 353 10 10 21 2 0 13 0 409
2017 344 10 10 21 4 0 15 0 404
2018 354 11 13 24 5 0 14 0 421
2019 340 12 15 29 4 0 11 0 411
2020 335 14 16 31 2 0 13 0 411
2021 308 15 17 26 1 0 16 0 383
2022 271 16 16 28 2 0 21 0 354
2023 245 16 16 25 2 0 23 0 327
2024 231 19 17 31 2 0 29 0 329

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 South Park Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 401 21.3 18.8 13.2
1989 422 21.9 19.2 13
1990 440 24.5 17.9 12.7
1991 447 23.8 18.7 12.1
1992 477 27.3 17.4 14.5
1993 530 27.0 19.6 15.5
1994 535 30.7 17.4 15.9
1995 545 30.5 17.9 16.9
1996 545 30.5 17.9 16.9
1997 583 35.1 16.6 15.6
1998 472 34.9 13.5 15.9
1999 472 30.9 15.3 21.8
2000 462 31.1 14.9 21.4
2001 467 34.1 13.7 21.4
2002 488 33.0 14.8 20.3
2003 488 33.0 14.8 20.3
2004 476 34.9 13.6 24.4
2005 441 34.5 12.8 n/a
2006 445 36.5 12.2 n/a
2007 406 33.7 12.0 34.2
2008 370 31.1 11.9 37.3
2009 355 31.7 11.2 38.9
2010 350 26.8 13.0 41.1
2011 383 30.0 12.7 40.7
2012 375 25.3 14.8 40.5
2013 401 31.8 12.5 40.9
2014 412 35.1 11.7 47.1
2015 405 n/a n/a 44
2016 409 37.0 11.0 45
2017 404 35.2 11.4 40.1
2018 421 36.4 11.5 43.5
2019 411 37.6 10.9 40.9
2020 411 34.2 12.0 42.1
2021 383 39.2 9.7 48.8
2022 354 36.9 9.5 41
2023 327 34.6 9.4 46.2
2024 329 34.1 9.6 49.5

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 South Park Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 401 21.3 18.8 13.2
1989 422 21.9 19.2 13
1990 440 24.5 17.9 12.7
1991 447 23.8 18.7 12.1
1992 477 27.3 17.4 14.5
1993 530 27.0 19.6 15.5
1994 535 30.7 17.4 15.9
1995 545 30.5 17.9 16.9
1996 545 30.5 17.9 16.9
1997 583 35.1 16.6 15.6
1998 472 34.9 13.5 15.9
1999 472 30.9 15.3 21.8
2000 462 31.1 14.9 21.4
2001 467 34.1 13.7 21.4
2002 488 33.0 14.8 20.3
2003 488 33.0 14.8 20.3
2004 476 34.9 13.6 24.4
2005 441 34.5 12.8 n/a
2006 445 36.5 12.2 n/a
2007 406 33.7 12.0 34.2
2008 370 31.1 11.9 37.3
2009 355 31.7 11.2 38.9
2010 350 26.8 13.0 41.1
2011 383 30.0 12.7 40.7
2012 375 25.3 14.8 40.5
2013 401 31.8 12.5 40.9
2014 412 35.1 11.7 47.1
2015 405 n/a n/a 44
2016 409 37.0 11.0 45
2017 404 35.2 11.4 40.1
2018 421 36.4 11.5 43.5
2019 411 37.6 10.9 40.9
2020 411 34.2 12.0 42.1
2021 383 39.2 9.7 48.8
2022 354 36.9 9.5 41
2023 327 34.6 9.4 46.2
2024 329 34.1 9.6 49.5

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 South Park Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $342 (2.5%) $13,489 (97.5%) $13,832
2020 $293 (2.2%) $13,192 (97.8%) $13,485
2021 $760 (4.8%) $15,008 (95.2%) $15,768

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

Impact of COVID-19 on South Park Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 471st of 594 Middle schoolsRanks 360th of 640 Middle schools
 23%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Park Middle)34.646.3
 11.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Oshkosh Area School District)41.537.3
 4.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)41.740.6
 1.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (South Park Middle)40.640.2
 0.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Oshkosh Area School District)41.438.5
 2.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)43.542.6
 0.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Park Middle)26.238.6
 12.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Oshkosh Area School District)36.239.3
 3.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)45.541.1
 4.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (South Park Middle)32.332.4
 0%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Oshkosh Area School District)39.936.1
 3.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)39.735.7
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Park Middle)24.628.4
 3.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Oshkosh Area School District)36.931
 5.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)37.337.8
 0.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (South Park Middle)14.613.7
 0.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Oshkosh Area School District)25.826.7
 0.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)36.531.8
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (South Park Middle)36.954.9
 18%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Oshkosh Area School District)5257
 4.9%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)52.159.2
 7.1%
8th Grade Science (South Park Middle)42.353.4
 11.1%
   8th Grade Science (Oshkosh Area School District)52.449.2
 3.2%
   8th Grade Science (Wisconsin)54.649.4
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students411327
 20.4%
African American1216
 33.3%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian1516
 6.7%
Hispanic2925
 13.8%
Pacific Islander00
White340245
 27.9%
Two or More Races1123
 109.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40.9%46.2%
 5.3%


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South Park Middle ranks 319th of 641 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 329 students attended South Park Middle.

Students who attend South Park Middle usually go on to attend West High

Students at South Park Middle are 70% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American, 5% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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