Enrollment
194
Elementary
DISTRICT 176 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSBORNE COUNTY·NCES 201029000881
Osborne Elem
234 N Third, Osborne, KS 67473 · (785) 346-5491 · Osborne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Kansas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
117 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 42 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 58% · 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
Osborne Elem→Osborne Junior/Senior High
Based on grade levels within Osborne County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
54.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
59.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.5% | 59.7% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 49.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Kansas's top 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 Osborne Elem
Osborne Elem's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osborne Elem this school | 194 | 60.3% | 55.6% |
| Altamont Elem Altamont | 208 | 59.1% | 44.8% |
| Stockton Elem Stockton | 199 | 58.8% | 39.2% |
| Crest Elementary Colony | 185 | 61.1% | 33.6% |
| Nickerson Elem Nickerson | 183 | 59.0% | 60.9% |
| Lakeside Elementary Cawker City | 163 | 56.4% | 70.4% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Osborne Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #149 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #120 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #244 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #547 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.3% | #254 of 658 |
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
194
-13 (-6%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 272
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 194 | 18.6 | 10.4:1 | 60% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 15.6 | 13.7:1 | 56% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 213 | 15.6 | 13.7:1 | 56% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 207 | 15 | 13.8:1 | 56% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 13.1 | 12.6:1 | 55% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 171 | 14 | 12.2:1 | 57% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 186 | 14 | 13.3:1 | 58% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 233 | 19 | 12.3:1 | 44% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 272 | 17 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Osborne Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (165 to 194); teachers up 42% (13.1 to 18.6).
About Osborne Elem
Osborne Elem is a public small elementary school in Osborne, Kansas. The school counts 194 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students.
In Osborne County, 2 schools enroll a combined 351 students.
White students are the large majority at Osborne Elem, with 97% of enrollment. The chance that two students picked at random at Osborne Elem belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 6%.
Dividing enrollment by its 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.4:1. Among elementary schools in Kansas, the typical ratio is 13.2:1. Eligible students account for 60% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
The allk12 Grade for Osborne Elem is A. Compared with Kansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 88% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Osborne Elem is a top-10% school in Kansas on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.3% with an actual 55.6%.
Within Osborne County, median household income is about $63,011, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Osborne County number 5 and enroll about 593.
The nearest public school is Osborne Junior/Senior High, at less than a tenth of a mile. Osborne Elem has 2 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools with test data average 49.9% proficiency; Osborne Elem posts 55.6%.
Federal data place Osborne Elem in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 194 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 207. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.4:1) than in 2020-21 (13.8:1).
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Osborne Elem. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Osborne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,452
Census ACS
Median income
$63,011
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
593 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Osborne Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Osborne Elementary. Osborne Elem is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Osborne Elementary SchoolSewickley, PA · 397 students
- Osborne Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 269 students
Nearby schools
- Osborne Junior/Senior High0.1 mi · 157
- Lakeside Junior/Senior High School9.4 mi · 127
- Tipton Community School14.2 mi · 46
- Lakeside Elementary14.8 mi · 163
- Smith Center Elem23.6 mi · 253
- Smith Center Jr Sr High23.9 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Osborne ElemHow many students attend Osborne Elem?
Osborne Elem enrolls approximately 194 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Osborne Elem serve?
Osborne Elem serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Osborne Elem?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Osborne Elem.
How diverse is Osborne Elem?
Osborne Elem reports a student body of 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Is Osborne Elem public or private?
Osborne Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Osborne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.