Osceola Intermediate

Osceola Intermediate operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Osceola, Wisconsin, run under Osceola School District. Current enrollment sits at 275 students spanning grades 2 through 4.

Within Osceola School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,421 students, Osceola Intermediate is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Osceola Intermediate logs that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Osceola Intermediate has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Osceola Intermediate sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.5%; this one delivers 63.6%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Polk County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,219, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Polk County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,126 students), Osceola Intermediate is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Osceola High, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Osceola Intermediate. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Osceola Intermediate at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 59.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Osceola Intermediate's enrollment has shrank 27% since 2018, when it stood at 378 (now 275). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.