Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSAGE CO. R-II·NCES 291908001029
OSAGE CO. ELEM.
141 WILDCAT DRIVE, LINN, MO 65051 · (573) 897-4226 · Osage County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
119 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 54%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
OSAGE CO. ELEM.→LINN HIGH
Based on grade levels within OSAGE CO. R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
40.1%
MO avg 49.5% . -37.0pp since 2023
Math
43.7%
MO avg 48.7% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 37 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
280
+20 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.8:1
% White
98%
was 94%
% Hispanic
0%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About OSAGE CO. ELEM.
OSAGE CO. ELEM. operates as a mid-sized elementary-level community in LINN, Missouri, operated by OSAGE CO. R-II. Current enrollment sits at 280 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
Within OSAGE CO. R-II, which oversees 2 schools and 597 students, OSAGE CO. ELEM. is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, OSAGE CO. ELEM. lists that nearly all students (98%) are White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, OSAGE CO. ELEM. reports 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Osage County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, OSAGE CO. ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 56.3%, a residual of +5.8 points.
Zooming out to the county, Osage County reports that median household income runs about $76,681, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. OSAGE CO. ELEM. is one of 7 public schools in Osage County (combined enrollment of about 1,460 students).
The closest other public school is LINN HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OSAGE CO. ELEM. ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.0%.
OSAGE CO. ELEM. operates from a countryside location.
Trend over the last 7 years. OSAGE CO. ELEM.'s enrollment has grew 8% since 2018, when it stood at 260 (now 280).
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the OSAGE CO. ELEM. community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Osage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,402
Census ACS
Median income
$76,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,460 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- LINN HIGH0.0 mi · 317
- FATIMA HIGH10.1 mi · 426
- FATIMA ELEM.10.1 mi · 256
- OSAGE CO. R-III PRESCHOOL10.6 mi · 56
- BELLE HIGH13.0 mi · 228
- BELLE ELEM.13.0 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About OSAGE CO. ELEM.What is the total enrollment at OSAGE CO. ELEM.?
OSAGE CO. ELEM. enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does OSAGE CO. ELEM. serve?
OSAGE CO. ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does OSAGE CO. ELEM. have?
OSAGE CO. ELEM. employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at OSAGE CO. ELEM.?
Student demographics at OSAGE CO. ELEM. are roughly 98% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees OSAGE CO. ELEM.?
OSAGE CO. ELEM. is overseen by OSAGE CO. R-II in Osage County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.