Osage Middle School

Set in Osage, Iowa, Osage Middle School is a modestly sized 6-8 campus, overseen by Osage Comm School District. It serves 289 students across grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 400 students per school, that is 28% smaller than typical.

Osage Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by Osage Comm School District, a district that works with 988 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Osage Middle School reports that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Mitchell County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Osage Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 74.1%; this one delivers 78.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Mitchell County put the typical household earns roughly $71,365 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Mitchell County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,631 students), Osage Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Osage High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Osage Middle School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 82.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Osage Middle School has increased 7%, going from 270 students in 2018 to 289 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Osage Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.