Enrollment
178
Elementary
DISTRICT 142 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSWEGO·NCES 201035001489
Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem
12 Oregon, Oswego, KS 67356 · (620) 795-4541 · Labette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
95 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 24 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 16% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem→Oswego Junior-Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Oswego. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
34.6%
KS avg 44.5% . +20.3pp since 2023
Math
26.9%
KS avg 38.8% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.6% | 26.9% |
| 2023-24 | 14.3% | 21.7% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
Where Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Labette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #471 of 625 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #489 of 625 | #8 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #511 of 625 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #567 of 714 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.4% | #334 of 658 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #194 of 377 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
178
-24 (-12%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 265
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 178 | 16.8 | 10.6:1 | 53% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 184 | 14.3 | 12.9:1 | 59% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 13.9 | 13.3:1 | 63% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 202 | 14 | 14.4:1 | 64% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 205 | 12.6 | 16.3:1 | 69% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 186 | N/A | N/A | 63% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 188 | 15 | 12.5:1 | 58% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 201 | 13 | 15.5:1 | 50% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 265 | 15 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem.
About Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem
Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem is an elementary school in Oswego, Kansas, reachable at (620) 795-4541. A total of 178 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas, enrollment here is 43% lower.
Oswego is made up of 3 schools with 479 students in all.
The large majority of students at Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem, 81%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. That is close to the 84% White share among all Labette County residents. By the diversity index, Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem comes in at 31%.
Teacher staffing is 16.8 full-time equivalents, or about 10.6 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Kansas, the typical ratio is 13.2:1. About 53% of students, or 95, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 65% average for public schools in Labette County, the school's rate is lower.
The model predicts 36.6% for a school in Kansas with Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem's free or reduced-price lunch share. Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem posts 32.1%.
Federal survey data for Labette County show that median household income is about $56,325, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 18 public schools operate in Labette County, serving about 3,468 students.
Oswego Junior-Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem's average proficiency of 32.1% compares with 30.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 178 was 12% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 202. Students per teacher fell from 14.4 in 2020-21 to 10.6 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Labette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,869
Census ACS
Median income
$56,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oswego
- Oswego Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 195 students
- Service Valley Charter AcademyElementary · 106 students
Nearby schools
- Oswego Junior-Senior High School1.1 mi · 195
- Chetopa High9.1 mi · 73
- Chetopa Elem9.1 mi · 61
- Service Valley Charter Academy9.7 mi · 106
- Bartlett Elem10.0 mi · 116
- Labette County High School10.6 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Oswego Neosho Hgts ElemHow large is Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem?
Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem enrolls approximately 178 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem serve?
Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem is approximately 10.6:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem?
Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem reports a student body of 81% White, 4% Hispanic, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem?
Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem is overseen by Oswego in Labette County.
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