OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL

Located at 5550 44th Ave S, in Fargo, North Dakota, OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL is a well-populated elementary school that caters to 554 students (grades K through 5), overseen by WEST FARGO 6. That puts it 161% bigger than the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 212 students.

WEST FARGO 6 comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 13,175 students; OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Cass County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL records 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cass County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Cass County shows the typical household earns roughly $75,555 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL is one of 66 public schools in Cass County (combined enrollment of about 27,826 students).

MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 15%: 482 students in 2018 compared to 554 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 54% across the same window.

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