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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST FARGO 6·NCES 381941000841

OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL

5550 44th Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104 · (701) 356-2190 · Cass County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 212
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
228 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten8716%
Grade 18916%
Grade 210319%
Grade 39718%
Grade 48916%
Grade 58916%

This year's kindergarten class (87) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (89).

Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 49% · US 70%
White
30154%
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 43%
Hispanic
377%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
15528%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
92%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
458%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
61%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 11% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
27750%
Female
27750%

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Test scores

ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
39.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
43.0%
ND avg 40.0%

What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Dakota schools, those numbers are about 39 and 40.

Source: ND A+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Schools most like OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL this school55441.2%N/A
SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
West Fargo
36742.5%N/A
KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Fargo
46941.6%N/A
LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Fargo
43950.6%N/A
EAGLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Fargo
29239.4%N/A
AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
West Fargo
37725.2%N/A
Matched among North Dakota 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 OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North DakotaIn Cass County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
43.0%#99 of 199#12 of 35
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#120 of 199#12 of 35
Enrollment
ranked largest first
554#8 of 283#3 of 39
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.6:1#67 of 130#19 of 30
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
61.5%#22 of 131#10 of 30
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
41.2%#61 of 201#13 of 33
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+14.9%#18 of 45#5 of 8
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 2024-25
Enrollment
554
+39 (+8%) vs 2020
+68% since 2010-11, when it was 329
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255544412.6:141% (228)
2023-2454344.312.3:137% (203)
2022-2356443.313.0:137% (209)
2020-215154012.9:133% (169)
2017-1848235.713.5:123% (110)
2015-164653413.7:119% (89)
2010-113291620.6:118% (60)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students up 15% (482 to 554); teachers up 23% (35.7 to 44).

About OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL

OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL is a large elementary school in Fargo, North Dakota, under WEST FARGO 6. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 554 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 212 students for elementary schools in North Dakota.

OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL is among 26 schools run by WEST FARGO 6, which serves 13,175 students.

About 54% of the student body at OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL is White. The remaining students are 28% Black, 8% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Among people living in Cass County, the White share is about 82%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.

Its staff includes 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.6 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in North Dakota, the average ratio is 11.4:1. OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 41%. Among public schools in Cass County, the average eligibility rate is 30%.

For the population of Cass County, the median household earns about $75,555 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL shares Cass County with 65 other public schools.

MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest public school to OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 8%, from 515 to 554.

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Cass County at a glance

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Population
193,400
Census ACS
Median income
$75,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
27,826 students

Quick facts

School name
OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL
District
WEST FARGO 6
Address
5550 44th Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104
Phone
(701) 356-2190
County
Cass County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
554
Teachers (FTE)
44
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
228 (41%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
381941000841
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in WEST FARGO 6
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Other OSGOOD Elementary schools

One other US public school is named OSGOOD Elementary. OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL
How large is OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL?
OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL enrolls approximately 554 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL serve?
OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL have?
OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL?
Student demographics at OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL are roughly 54% White, 7% Hispanic, 28% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL public or private?
OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WEST FARGO 6.
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