Oak Creek West Middle, Oak Creek WI

Original Research by School Decision on Oak Creek West Middle

Oak Creek West Middle is a regular public school serving grades six through eight within the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, located in the city of Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The school is one of two middle schools in the district and sits in a community that has seen significant growth and development.

Oak Creek itself is a mix of suburban residential areas and commercial-industrial corridors. Publicly reported sources describe it as one of the fastest-growing cities in Wisconsin, with major employers like Amazon, IKEA, and the Astronautics Corporation of America driving economic activity. The civic center is anchored by the newly developed Drexel Town Square, which houses city hall and the public library, and the area is served by Milwaukee County Transit System routes. The school district did not have recent parent-relevant changes reported, such as boundary adjustments or program launches, that met the bar for inclusion here.

The student body at Oak Creek West Middle includes a substantial share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The racial and ethnic composition is diverse, with the largest group being white students, followed by Hispanic students, Asian students, Black students, and a smaller number of students who identify with two or more races and American Indian or Alaska Native students. The school is a regular public school and not a charter or magnet. Data on the percentage of students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and English learner status was not available in the provided information.

On the Wisconsin Forward state assessments, the school showed a range of results across grades and subjects. In mathematics, the share of students scoring proficient or above varied by grade level, with one grade performing higher and another lower, and the overall pattern across grades showed a majority of students meeting that benchmark. In English language arts, a solid majority of students scored proficient or above in each grade. In science, the proficiency rate was lower, with fewer than half of tested students reaching the proficient level, which is a soft spot a parent may want to look into further with the school. Social studies had the strongest result, with a clear majority of students scoring proficient or above.

When compared against other districts in Milwaukee County on an overall proficiency index that averages results across tested subjects and grades, Oak Creek West Middle’s performance sits above the midpoint of the cohort. This gives a general sense that its academic results are in the stronger half when measured against the full range of districts in the county.

The school serves only middle grades, so there is no graduation rate data. Chronic absenteeism data was also not available.

For families considering the area, the housing context in the Oak Creek zip code shows a market where home values have risen. Rent prices have experienced a slight decline over the past year. The typical home value in the area is above the national benchmark, and the combination of mortgage rates and home prices means that monthly homeownership costs exceed the typical rent, which is a common dynamic in many markets.

This school fits a family looking for a mid-sized public middle school in a growing suburban community with a mix of industrial and retail employment bases. The academic picture shows consistent strength in literacy and social studies, a solid showing in math that varies by grade, and a weaker point in eighth-grade science that warrants a conversation with the school. The student body is economically diverse, and the district has not recently undergone notable visible changes that would signal disruption. For a family prioritizing a school whose performance is above the county midpoint and whose community is in an active growth phase, this is a plausible match.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 656%

School 56% · District 63% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

Grade 768%

School 68% · District 65% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 46 pts above county median

Grade 863%

School 63% · District 69% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 44 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 668%

School 68% · District 63% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 45 pts above county median

Grade 763%

School 63% · District 60% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 36 pts above county median

Grade 869%

School 69% · District 65% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Science

Grade 850%

School 50% · District 54% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 872%

School 72% · District 71% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

This schoolOak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income59%Higher-income76%18 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income59%Higher-income67%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income53%Higher-income81%27 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income41%Higher-income69%28 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income59%Higher-income78%18 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income48%Higher-income75%26 pp gap