📍 404 Park Street, Oskaloosa, Jefferson County, 66066
Oskaloosa Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Oskaloosa, Jefferson County. The school has 293 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Oskaloosa Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oskaloosa Elem enrolls 293 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 6.1% Two or more races and 2.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 266 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 6.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
150 of the school's 293 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 113 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.
Oskaloosa Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 KS-10, state senate district 2, state house district 47.
Oskaloosa Elem is one of 2 schools in Oskaloosa Public Schools, based in Oskaloosa, Kansas. The district serves 503 students district-wide and employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 293 students, Oskaloosa Elem is larger than the district average of about 252 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant