Enrollment
255
Elementary
DISTRICT 251 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSKALOOSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 201032000670
Oskaloosa Elem
404 Park Street, Oskaloosa, KS 66066 · (785) 863-2254 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Kansas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
9.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
139 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 32 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (34).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Oskaloosa Elem→Oskaloosa JR-SR High School
Based on grade levels within Oskaloosa Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
47.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
31.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 | 47.5% | 31.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 31.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Elem
Oskaloosa Elem's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oskaloosa Elem this school | 255 | 54.5% | 42.9% |
| Bickerdyke Elem Russell | 261 | 54.0% | 35.8% |
| Central Heights Elem Richmond | 239 | 52.7% | 54.1% |
| Medicine Lodge Grade School Medicine Lodge | 253 | 53.0% | 41.1% |
| Parker Elem Parker | 229 | 55.0% | 51.7% |
| Smith Center Elem Smith Center | 253 | 52.2% | 51.4% |
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 Oskaloosa Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #326 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #457 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #350 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #454 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #4 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.0% | #510 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #320 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #67 of 377 |
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
255
-61 (-19%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 445
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 255 | 27.2 | 9.4:1 | 55% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 23.6 | 11.8:1 | 50% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 23.9 | 12.3:1 | 51% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 48% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 22.9 | 14.8:1 | 60% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 55% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 63% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 324 | 20 | 16.2:1 | 38% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 445 | 27 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oskaloosa Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (338 to 255); teachers up 19% (22.9 to 27.2).
About Oskaloosa Elem
In Oskaloosa, Kansas, part of Jefferson County, Oskaloosa Elem is an elementary school. Enrollment is 255 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6.
Oskaloosa Public Schools, which runs Oskaloosa Elem, has 2 schools and 502 students.
About 90% of the student body at Oskaloosa Elem is White. Other students are 7% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Oskaloosa Elem is 27.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.4:1. That is lower than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. The school counts 139 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 55%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Jefferson County is 39%.
The allk12 Grade for Oskaloosa Elem is B-. Compared with Kansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Oskaloosa Elem's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (42.9%) and its predicted rate (36.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools.
In Jefferson County (population about 18,349), the median household income is $81,278, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 14 public schools in Jefferson County, enrolling about 3,123 students in all.
The closest public school, Oskaloosa JR-SR High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Oskaloosa Elem. Other public schools within ten miles: 5. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 28.4%; Oskaloosa Elem's is 42.9%, ranking 2nd of 9.
NCES describes the area around Oskaloosa Elem as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show a 19% enrollment decrease, from 316 in 2020-21 to 255 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.7:1 to 9.4:1.
Community posts for Oskaloosa Elem can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,349
Census ACS
Median income
$81,278
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oskaloosa Public Schools
- Oskaloosa JR-SR High SchoolHigh · 247 students
Other Oskaloosa Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Oskaloosa Elementary. Oskaloosa Elem is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Oskaloosa Elementary SchoolOskaloosa, IA · 903 students
Nearby schools
- Oskaloosa JR-SR High School0.0 mi · 247
- McLouth Middle5.7 mi · 91
- McLouth High5.7 mi · 125
- McLouth Elem5.7 mi · 221
- Jefferson Co North High7.4 mi · 117
- Perry-Lecompton Middle10.6 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About Oskaloosa ElemHow many students attend Oskaloosa Elem?
Oskaloosa Elem enrolls approximately 255 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Oskaloosa Elem serve?
Oskaloosa Elem serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oskaloosa Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oskaloosa Elem is approximately 9.4:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oskaloosa Elem?
At Oskaloosa Elem, the student body is approximately 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Oskaloosa Elem?
Oskaloosa Elem is overseen by Oskaloosa Public Schools in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.