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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSSEO-FAIRCHILD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551122002398

Osseo-Fairchild Middle

50851 East St, Osseo, WI 54758 · (715) 597-3141 · Trempealeau County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Wisconsin public middle schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+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

Enrollment
161
Middle
DISTRICT 249 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
74 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 64930%
Grade 75635%
Grade 85635%
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
14590%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
85%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
11%
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
8754%
Female
7446%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Osseo-Fairchild Middle→Osseo-Fairchild High
Feeds from
Osseo-Fairchild ElementaryPK–05
Based on grade levels within Osseo-Fairchild School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
46.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 8 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2546.4%47.0%
2023-2451.6%54.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Osseo-Fairchild Middle

Osseo-Fairchild Middle's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Osseo-Fairchild Middle this school16146.0%49.9%
Neillsville Middle
Neillsville
18046.1%41.9%
Boyceville Middle
Boyceville
15541.9%56.1%
Fennimore Middle
Fennimore
18641.9%63.1%
River Ridge Middle
Patch Grove
12442.7%69.8%
Westfield Area Middle
Westfield
23245.3%51.3%
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 Osseo-Fairchild Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Wisconsin
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
49.9%#230 of 323
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#248 of 327
▼ 54
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.4%#245 of 327
▼ 49
Enrollment
ranked largest first
161#283 of 389
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
46.0%#93 of 323
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-27.8%#18 of 176
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 2024-25
Enrollment
161
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 146
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 10.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2516114.810.9:146% (74)
2023-2416114.511.1:145% (73)
2022-2315914.710.8:148% (76)
2020-211621610.1:143% (69)
2017-1822315.314.5:139% (86)
2015-162141415.3:137% (80)
2010-111781412.7:137% (65)
2000-01146818.3:129% (43)
1990-911461146.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Osseo-Fairchild Middle.

Since 2017-18: students down 28% (223 to 161); teachers down 3% (15.3 to 14.8).

About Osseo-Fairchild Middle

Osseo-Fairchild Middle is a middle school in Osseo, Wisconsin, according to federal school records. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 161 students. It has 58% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Wisconsin (about 381).

Osseo-Fairchild School District, which runs Osseo-Fairchild Middle, has 3 schools and 747 students.

The share of students at Osseo-Fairchild Middle who are White is 90%. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 2% Native American. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.

For every teacher at Osseo-Fairchild Middle, there are about 10.9 students; the school has 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 46%. The figure for public schools in Trempealeau County is close, at 47%.

Osseo-Fairchild Middle earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of Wisconsin public middle schools.

Osseo-Fairchild Middle is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (49.9% versus 49.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.

The school's county is Trempealeau County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $76,313, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 21 public schools in the county, enrolling about 5,893, Osseo-Fairchild Middle among them.

Of the public schools around it, Osseo-Fairchild Middle is closest to Osseo-Fairchild High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Osseo-Fairchild Middle is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

The federal government classifies Osseo-Fairchild Middle's location as Rural: Distant.

In 2020-21, Osseo-Fairchild Middle enrolled 162; in 2024-25, 161.

This page is set up for the Osseo-Fairchild Middle community to discuss fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Trempealeau County at a glance

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Population
30,839
Census ACS
Median income
$76,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,893 students

Quick facts

School name
Osseo-Fairchild Middle
District
Osseo-Fairchild School District
Address
50851 East St, Osseo, WI 54758
Phone
(715) 597-3141
County
Trempealeau County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
161
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
10.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
74 (46%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
551122002398
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Osseo-Fairchild Middle
What is the total enrollment at Osseo-Fairchild Middle?
Osseo-Fairchild Middle enrolls approximately 161 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Osseo-Fairchild Middle serve?
Osseo-Fairchild Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Osseo-Fairchild Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Osseo-Fairchild Middle is approximately 10.9:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Osseo-Fairchild Middle?
Student demographics at Osseo-Fairchild Middle are roughly 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Osseo-Fairchild Middle in?
Osseo-Fairchild Middle is part of Osseo-Fairchild School District.
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