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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSAKIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272514001203
OSAKIS ELEMENTARY
500 1ST AVE E, OSAKIS, MN 56360 · (320) 859-2191 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Minnesota 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 Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
169 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 11 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 13% larger than its 6th grade class (70).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 60% · 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
OSAKIS ELEMENTARY→OSAKIS SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within OSAKIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
57.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
68.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 OSAKIS ELEMENTARY
OSAKIS ELEMENTARY's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSAKIS ELEMENTARY this school | 472 | 35.8% | 56.6% |
| EAGLE VIEW ELEMENTARY BREEZY POINT | 557 | 36.6% | 63.8% |
| COKATO ELEMENTARY COKATO | 401 | 32.9% | 68.7% |
| BAXTER ELEMENTARY BAXTER | 506 | 31.8% | 56.5% |
| C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY RUSH CITY | 414 | 38.2% | 45.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary ALEXANDRIA | 481 | 37.8% | 52.8% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 OSAKIS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #203 of 844 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #138 of 844 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #249 of 844 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #344 of 1,130 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #493 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.0% | #756 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.8% | #590 of 942 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.1% | #101 of 244 | 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. 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
472
+62 (+15%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 472 | 32.3 | 14.6:1 | 36% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 30.7 | 14.8:1 | 39% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 30.5 | 13.7:1 | 46% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 27% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 29.8 | 14.1:1 | 32% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 29 | 15.5:1 | 35% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 42% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 306 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 38% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 318 | 17 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OSAKIS ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (421 to 472); teachers up 8% (29.8 to 32.3).
About OSAKIS ELEMENTARY
OSAKIS ELEMENTARY is a public elementary school in OSAKIS, Minnesota. The school enrolls 472 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 344, so this school runs 37% larger than that.
OSAKIS ELEMENTARY is a school in OSAKIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 2 schools and 887 students.
Federal enrollment data show OSAKIS ELEMENTARY is 94% White. It is also 4% Hispanic. That is close to the 95% White share among all Douglas County residents. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At OSAKIS ELEMENTARY, 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota have 13.7:1, compared with 14.6:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 36% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for OSAKIS ELEMENTARY is A-. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 45.8% at OSAKIS ELEMENTARY; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.6%.
Within Douglas County, the median household income is $79,043, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides OSAKIS ELEMENTARY, Douglas County has 21 other public schools.
The nearest public school is OSAKIS SECONDARY, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, OSAKIS ELEMENTARY is 2nd among 6 schools close by.
OSAKIS ELEMENTARY is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, OSAKIS ELEMENTARY's enrollment climbed 15%, to 472. The number of students per teacher rose from 12.8 to 14.6 over 4 years.
The OSAKIS ELEMENTARY community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,575
Census ACS
Median income
$79,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,781 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- OSAKIS SECONDARY0.1 mi · 415
- Woodland Elementary School9.8 mi · 410
- Early Education Center9.8 mi · 114
- Discovery Middle School10.0 mi · 898
- Alexandria Area High School10.2 mi · 1,315
- Carlos Elementary10.2 mi · 108
Frequently asked questions
About OSAKIS ELEMENTARYHow large is OSAKIS ELEMENTARY?
OSAKIS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 472 students in grades PK-06.
Is OSAKIS ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
OSAKIS ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does OSAKIS ELEMENTARY have?
OSAKIS ELEMENTARY employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at OSAKIS ELEMENTARY?
At OSAKIS ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is OSAKIS ELEMENTARY in?
OSAKIS ELEMENTARY is part of OSAKIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.