State/Public Middle Open

Oskaloosa Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 1704 N 3rd St, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, 52577

454
Pupils
11.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Oskaloosa Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County. The school has 454 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mark Scholes. It is part of the Oskaloosa Comm School District school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Mark Scholes
School district
Oskaloosa Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Oskaloosa Middle School enrolls 454 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.

Male students
229 (50%)
Female students
225 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
39.6
Student-teacher ratio
11.5:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White39186%
Hispanic or Latino255.5%
Two or more races224.8%
Black or African American81.8%
Asian81.8%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

224 of the school's 454 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 194 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Oskaloosa Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-10, state senate district 40, state house district 79.

School district: Oskaloosa Comm School District

Oskaloosa Middle School is one of 5 schools in Oskaloosa Comm School District, based in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The district serves 2,079 students district-wide and employs 159 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 454 students, Oskaloosa Middle School is close to the district average of about 416 students per school.

2,079
District students
5
Schools
159
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

71%
Reading proficient
65%
Math proficient
13%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Remote

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