Enrollment
398
Middle
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551116002319
Osceola Middle
1029 Oak Ridge Drive, Osceola, WI 54020 · (715) 294-4180 · Polk County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
94 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 42%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 105 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 24% |
Student demographics
17%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
Osceola Middle→Osceola High
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
63.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
73.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 64 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 Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.7% | 73.1% |
| 2023-24 | 68.6% | 77.3% |
% 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
71.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Middle
Osceola Middle's state test result (71.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osceola Middle this school | 398 | 23.6% | 71.6% |
| Somerset Middle Somerset | 415 | 22.9% | 66.2% |
| Viking Middle Woodville | 375 | 23.5% | 60.4% |
| Kewaskum Middle Kewaskum | 418 | 26.3% | 68.6% |
| West Salem Middle West Salem | 534 | 23.2% | 68.8% |
| Denmark Middle Denmark | 333 | 22.5% | 61.0% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #45 of 323 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #56 of 327 ▼ 21 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #93 of 327 ▼ 47 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #163 of 389 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #125 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.5% | #242 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.6% | #240 of 323 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #56 of 79 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
398
+31 (+8%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 398 | 30.9 | 12.9:1 | 24% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 26.5 | 11.1:1 | 27% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 27.3 | 12.4:1 | 26% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 26 | 14.1:1 | 31% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 26.2 | 14.8:1 | 24% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 348 | 27 | 12.9:1 | 26% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 34% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 9% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 18 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Osceola Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (387 to 398); teachers up 18% (26.2 to 30.9).
About Osceola Middle
Osceola Middle is a middle school located in Osceola, Wisconsin, in Polk County. The school serves grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 398 students.
Osceola Middle is among 4 schools run by Osceola School District, which serves 1,421 students.
At Osceola Middle, 91% of students are White. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Polk County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Osceola Middle scores 17%.
Osceola Middle lists 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.9 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 24% of the student body. The average for public schools in Polk County is 37%.
Osceola Middle earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 89% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
Osceola Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 71.6% and a predicted 63.1%.
Polk County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $77,219 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Osceola Middle shares Polk County with 25 other public schools.
Osceola High is the nearest public school to Osceola Middle, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Osceola Middle, there are 4 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Osceola Middle ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 398, from 367 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 12.9 students per teacher, compared with 14.1 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Osceola Middle. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 IntermediateElementary · 275 students
- Osceola ElementaryElementary · 250 students
Other schools in Osceola
- Osceola HighHigh · 498 students
- Osceola IntermediateElementary · 275 students
- Osceola ElementaryElementary · 250 students
Other Osceola Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Osceola Middle. Osceola Middle is the 4th largest of the 6.
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Nearby schools
- Osceola High0.2 mi · 498
- Osceola Elementary0.3 mi · 250
- Osceola Intermediate0.5 mi · 275
- Dresser Elementary3.3 mi · 46
- Taylors Falls Elementary5.5 mi · 329
- Saint Croix Falls High6.0 mi · 345
Frequently asked questions
About Osceola MiddleHow many students attend Osceola Middle?
Osceola Middle enrolls approximately 398 students in grades 05-08.
Is Osceola Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Osceola Middle is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Osceola Middle have?
Osceola Middle employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Osceola Middle?
At Osceola Middle, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Osceola Middle in?
Osceola Middle is part of Osceola School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.