Oskaloosa Elem

Set in Oskaloosa, Kansas, Oskaloosa Elem is a low-enrollment elementary school, overseen by Oskaloosa Public Schools. It serves 255 students across grades pre-K through 6.

Oskaloosa Public Schools comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 502 students; Oskaloosa Elem is among them.

Demographically, Oskaloosa Elem reports that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest consists of 7% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Jefferson County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Roughly 55% of students at Oskaloosa Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jefferson County (around 39%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Oskaloosa Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.1%, the actual is 42.9%, a residual of +6.8 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put the typical household earns roughly $81,278 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Jefferson County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,123 students), of which Oskaloosa Elem is one.

Oskaloosa JR-SR High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oskaloosa Elem ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.8%.

Oskaloosa Elem operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oskaloosa Elem has edged down 25%, going from 338 students in 2018 to 255 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Oskaloosa Elem typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.