Enrollment
275
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551116001073
Osceola Intermediate
949 Education Ave, Osceola, WI 54020 · (715) 294-2800 · Polk County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
95 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 42%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 105 | 38% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 29% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 33% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 54% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Osceola School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -7.8pp since 2023
Math
62.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.7% | 62.6% |
| 2023-24 | 65.5% | 64.1% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 →
Schools most like Osceola Intermediate
Osceola Intermediate's state test result (63.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osceola Intermediate this school | 275 | 34.5% | 63.6% |
| Saint Croix Falls Elementary Saint Croix Falls | 303 | 34.7% | 83.3% |
| Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary Fountain City | 271 | 36.2% | 66.6% |
| Bonduel Elementary Bonduel | 288 | 34.4% | 62.9% |
| Osceola Elementary Osceola | 250 | 34.8% | N/A |
| Iola-Scandinavia Elementary Iola | 293 | 36.9% | 58.4% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Osceola Intermediate ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #322 of 982 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #344 of 992 ▲ 3 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #388 of 992 ▼ 143 | #4 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 275 | #699 of 1,157 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #246 of 901 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.2% | #859 of 901 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.5% | #664 of 1,064 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.2% | #113 of 664 | #2 of 9 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
275
-28 (-9%) vs 2020
+85% since 2000-01, when it was 149
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 275 | 23.3 | 11.8:1 | 35% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 22.8 | 11.7:1 | 34% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 22.8 | 13.5:1 | 29% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 23 | 13.2:1 | 29% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 23.3 | 16.2:1 | 27% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 28% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 25 | 15.7:1 | 33% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 149 | 6 | 24.8:1 | 9% (14) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Osceola Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (378 to 275); teachers unchanged (23.3 to 23.3).
About Osceola Intermediate
Federal records list Osceola Intermediate as an elementary school in Osceola, Wisconsin. Enrollment is 275 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 2 through 4.
Osceola Intermediate is in Osceola School District, a district with 1,421 students across 4 schools.
Osceola Intermediate's enrollment is 93% White. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.8:1. That is lower than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 35%. That tracks the 37% average for public schools in Polk County.
allk12 grades Osceola Intermediate a B+. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Osceola Intermediate is 7.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (63.6% versus 56.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Census Bureau estimates for Polk County show that the median household income is $77,219, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. There are 26 public schools in Polk County, enrolling about 6,126 students in all.
Osceola High is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Nearby schools with test data average 59.5% proficiency; Osceola Intermediate posts 63.6%.
The federal government classifies Osceola Intermediate's location as Rural: Distant.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment decrease, from 303 in 2020-21 to 275 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.2:1 in 2020-21 to 11.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,555
Census ACS
Median income
$77,219
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
6,126 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Osceola School District
- Osceola HighHigh · 498 students
- Osceola MiddleMiddle · 398 students
- Osceola ElementaryElementary · 250 students
Other schools in Osceola
- Osceola HighHigh · 498 students
- Osceola MiddleMiddle · 398 students
- Osceola ElementaryElementary · 250 students
Nearby schools
- Osceola High0.3 mi · 498
- Osceola Middle0.5 mi · 398
- Osceola Elementary0.8 mi · 250
- Dresser Elementary2.9 mi · 46
- Taylors Falls Elementary5.4 mi · 329
- Saint Croix Falls High5.8 mi · 345
Frequently asked questions
About Osceola IntermediateHow many students attend Osceola Intermediate?
Osceola Intermediate enrolls approximately 275 students in grades 02-04.
What grades does Osceola Intermediate serve?
Osceola Intermediate serves grades 02-04.
How many students per teacher at Osceola Intermediate?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Osceola Intermediate.
How diverse is Osceola Intermediate?
Osceola Intermediate reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Osceola Intermediate?
Osceola Intermediate is overseen by Osceola School District in Polk County.
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