Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Oak Creek’s public schools outscore 70% of Wisconsin districts
In Oak Creek, 46% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Oak Creek, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.
From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Oak Creek’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1140 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Oak Creek’s, its schools beat 75%, higher than their 70% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 46% and math 44% in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,710 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Matthew School (private), Badger State Baptist School (private) and Grace Lutheran School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Oak Creek’s grade
B+: better than 70% of Wisconsin school districts, #139 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Oak Creek, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Oak Creek · depends on your address
Oak Creek East Middle
Grades 6–8 · 935 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Oak Creek West Middle
Grades 6–8 · 531 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Oak Creek · depends on your address
Oak Creek East Middle
Grades 6–8 · 935 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Oak Creek West Middle
Grades 6–8 · 531 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Oak Creek · depends on your address
Oak Creek East Middle
Grades 6–8 · 935 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Oak Creek West Middle
Grades 6–8 · 531 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Oak Creek
Oak Creek High
Grades 9–12 · 2,220 students · 18:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Oak Creek
Oak Creek High
Grades 9–12 · 2,220 students · 18:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Oak Creek
Oak Creek High
Grades 9–12 · 2,220 students · 18:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Oak Creek
Oak Creek High
Grades 9–12 · 2,220 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Oak Creek’s public schools are run by Oak Creek-Franklin School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Oak Creek vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Oak Creek’s borders.
Every school in Oak Creek
14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Oak Creek’s schools
Are Oak Creek’s schools good?
By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Oak Creek children attend outscore 70% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #139 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Oak Creek in?
Oak Creek-Franklin School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,554 students in 11 schools (2024–25).
Where do Oak Creek kids go to high school?
Oak Creek High, with 2,220 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Oak Creek’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Oak Creek-Franklin School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Oak Creek spend per student?
$12,710 in Oak Creek-Franklin School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Oak Creek?
Yes: St. Matthew School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 218 students), Badger State Baptist School (religious, grades PK–12, 170 students) and Grace Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 110 students).
Parents talk
What Oak Creek families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Oak Creek → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.