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What's the most underrated thing about Ossian Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
566
Elementary
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWELL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180822001411
Ossian Elementary
213 S Jefferson, Ossian, IN 46777 · (260) 622-4179 · Wells County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Indiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
192 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 57% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Norwell Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
45.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
50.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Ossian Elementary
Ossian Elementary's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ossian Elementary this school | 566 | 33.9% | 46.4% |
| Wakarusa Elementary School Wakarusa | 534 | 33.0% | 63.8% |
| Indian Creek Intermediate School Trafalgar | 513 | 34.1% | 44.8% |
| Fort Branch Community School Fort Branch | 577 | 32.8% | 54.9% |
| Churubusco Elementary School Churubusco | 500 | 35.4% | 45.7% |
| Northwestern Elementary School Kokomo | 665 | 32.3% | 52.5% |
Matched among Indiana elementary 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 Ossian Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #376 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #402 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #319 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #233 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #483 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.4% | #793 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.9% | #868 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #295 of 353 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25Enrollment
566
+32 (+6%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 566 | 37.8 | 15.0:1 | 34% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 39% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 36 | 15.7:1 | 36% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 32 | 16.7:1 | 29% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 32.6 | 16.9:1 | 33% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 33 | 17.7:1 | 32% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 37% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 616 | 30 | 20.5:1 | 14% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 627 | 28 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ossian Elementary.
About Ossian Elementary
Students in Ossian, Indiana, attend Ossian Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 566 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 30% higher than the average for elementary schools in Indiana, which is about 436.
Norwell Community Schools enrolls 2,413 students, and its 4 schools include Ossian Elementary.
The student body at Ossian Elementary is 90% White. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is close to the 93% White share among all Wells County residents. Ossian Elementary's diversity index is 18%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 37.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.0:1. That matches the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana fairly closely. Around 34% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Ossian Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Indiana, Ossian Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 46.4% actual against a predicted 51.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Wells County show that the median household income is $71,957, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Ossian Elementary, Wells County has 8 other public schools.
Norwell Middle School is the public school closest to Ossian Elementary, about 3.9 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Ossian Elementary's average proficiency of 46.4% compares with 33.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Ossian Elementary is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
The school enrolled 566 students in 2024-25, 32 more than the 534 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.0:1) than in 2020-21 (16.7:1).
Community posts for Ossian Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wells County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,420
Census ACS
Median income
$71,957
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
5,106 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norwell Community Schools
- Norwell High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- Norwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 561 students
- Lancaster Central SchoolElementary · 533 students
Other schools in Ossian
- Norwell High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- Norwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 561 students
Nearby schools
- Norwell Middle School3.9 mi · 561
- Norwell High School3.9 mi · 753
- Lancaster Central School6.2 mi · 533
- Wayne High School8.6 mi · 1,398
- Miami Middle School9.1 mi · 496
- Maplewood Elementary School9.5 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Ossian ElementaryHow many students attend Ossian Elementary?
Ossian Elementary enrolls approximately 566 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ossian Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ossian Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ossian Elementary have?
Ossian Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Ossian Elementary?
Student demographics at Ossian Elementary are roughly 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ossian Elementary?
Ossian Elementary is overseen by Norwell Community Schools in Wells County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.