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Enrollment
903
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSKALOOSA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192187001094
Oskaloosa Elementary School
1801 Orchard Ave, Oskaloosa, IA 52577 · (641) 673-8092 · Mahaska County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL903 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Iowa public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
406 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 41%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 196 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 144 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 146 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 150 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (196) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (132).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 48% · 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 Oskaloosa Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
73.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.3% | 73.8% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 69.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 Oskaloosa Elementary School
Oskaloosa Elementary School's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oskaloosa Elementary School this school | 903 | 45.0% | 66.8% |
| Titan Hill Intermediate School Council Bluffs | 901 | 39.4% | 68.3% |
| Garfield Elementary School Clarinda | 573 | 47.6% | 69.8% |
| Eisenhower Elementary School Dubuque | 568 | 39.6% | 73.8% |
| Northeast Elementary School Glenwood | 538 | 45.7% | N/A |
| Central Elementary School Nevada | 632 | 40.5% | 85.8% |
Matched among Iowa 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 Oskaloosa Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #382 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #320 of 564 ▲ 67 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #339 of 564 ▲ 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 903 | #2 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #128 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #355 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #285 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #256 of 359 |
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
903
+22 (+2%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 1,097
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 903 | 74.6 | 12.1:1 | 45% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 896 | 74.2 | 12.1:1 | 48% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 886 | 73.8 | 12.0:1 | 53% (466) |
| 2020-21 | 881 | 75 | 11.8:1 | 47% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 972 | 72.6 | 13.4:1 | 55% (539) |
| 2015-16 | 1,040 | 71 | 14.7:1 | 52% (544) |
| 2010-11 | 1,097 | 72 | 15.2:1 | 49% (535) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oskaloosa Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (972 to 903); teachers up 3% (72.6 to 74.6).
About Oskaloosa Elementary School
Located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, Oskaloosa Elementary School is a large elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 903 students. Enrollment is 178% higher than the average for elementary schools in Iowa, which is about 325.
Oskaloosa Elementary School belongs to Oskaloosa Comm School District, a district of 5 schools and 2,073 students.
About 85% of the student body at Oskaloosa Elementary School is White. The remaining students are 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 28% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Oskaloosa Elementary School is 74.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.1:1. That is lower than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. The school counts 406 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 45%.
Oskaloosa Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 69.5% at Oskaloosa Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 66.8%.
Mahaska County has these Census figures: the median household income is $70,940, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mahaska County is home to 8 public schools and about 2,757 public school students.
Oskaloosa Early Childhood Center - PK is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Oskaloosa Elementary School, there are 4 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 66.8% is below the 73.7% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Oskaloosa Elementary School as Town: Remote.
Oskaloosa Elementary School had 881 students in 2020-21 and 903 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Oskaloosa Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Mahaska County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,021
Census ACS
Median income
$70,940
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oskaloosa Comm School District
- Oskaloosa High SchoolHigh · 632 students
- Oskaloosa Middle SchoolMiddle · 404 students
- Oskaloosa Early Childhood Center - PKElementary · 109 students
- Oskaloosa Virtual AcademyHigh · 25 students
Other schools in Oskaloosa
- Oskaloosa High SchoolHigh · 632 students
- Oskaloosa Middle SchoolMiddle · 404 students
- Oskaloosa Early Childhood Center - PKElementary · 109 students
- Oskaloosa Virtual AcademyHigh · 25 students
Other Oskaloosa Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Oskaloosa Elementary. Oskaloosa Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Oskaloosa ElemOskaloosa, KS · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Oskaloosa Early Childhood Center - PK0.2 mi · 109
- Oskaloosa High School1.3 mi · 632
- Oskaloosa Middle School1.3 mi · 404
- Oskaloosa Virtual Academy1.3 mi · 25
- Eddyville Elementary10.2 mi · 274
- Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Jr/Sr High10.4 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Oskaloosa Elementary SchoolHow large is Oskaloosa Elementary School?
Oskaloosa Elementary School enrolls approximately 903 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Oskaloosa Elementary School serve?
Oskaloosa Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oskaloosa Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oskaloosa Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (75 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oskaloosa Elementary School?
At Oskaloosa Elementary School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Oskaloosa Elementary School in?
Oskaloosa Elementary School is part of Oskaloosa Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.