Enrollment
39
Middle
DISTRICT 83 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317500001228
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
565 S KIMMEL, OSCEOLA, NE 68651 · (402) 747-3121 · Polk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL39 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.5:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
14 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle 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
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL→OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within OSCEOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
72.7%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Nebraska 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 Nebraska'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
39
-15 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.5:1
was 10.2:1
% White
85%
was 93%
% Hispanic
3%
was 4%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a minimally staffed junior high in OSCEOLA, Nebraska, part of OSCEOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school instructs 39 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 411 students each, so OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 91% smaller than that benchmark.
Across the 3 schools in OSCEOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (250 students total), OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder is composed of 10% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Native American.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.5:1 average. Roughly 36% of students at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.8%; this one delivers 66.3%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Polk County shows median household income runs about $69,768, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 10 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 1,118 students).
OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 65.1%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL has fell 28%, going from 54 students in 2018 to 39 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 85% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 6.5:1 today.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,225
Census ACS
Median income
$69,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,118 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OSCEOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 120 students
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 91 students
Other schools in OSCEOLA
- OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 120 students
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 91 students
Nearby schools
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 91
- OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 120
- SHELBY - RISING CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.5 mi · 201
- SHELBY - RISING CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL6.5 mi · 90
- SHELBY - RISING CITY HIGH SCHOOL6.5 mi · 112
- CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL7.2 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 39 students in grades 06-08.
Is OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 6.5:1 (6 FTE teachers).
How diverse is OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 85% White, 3% Hispanic, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by OSCEOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Polk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.