OSAGE CO. ELEM.

Located at 614 S POPLAR ST, in CHAMOIS, Missouri, OSAGE CO. ELEM. is a very small elementary school that caters to 62 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of OSAGE CO. R-I. Enrollment runs roughly 80% smaller than the state mean of about 315.

Within OSAGE CO. R-I, which oversees 2 schools and 125 students, OSAGE CO. ELEM. is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, OSAGE CO. ELEM. reports that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, OSAGE CO. ELEM. has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Osage County's rate of about 32%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, OSAGE CO. ELEM. sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 49.4%; actual is 95.5%, +46.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, Osage County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,681, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Osage County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,460 students), of which OSAGE CO. ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: CHAMOIS HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OSAGE CO. ELEM. at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 47.6%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. OSAGE CO. ELEM.'s enrollment has edged down 40% since 2018, when it stood at 103 (now 62). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 6.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.