📍 626 Hwy 42, Osage Beach, Miller County, 65065
Osage Upper Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Osage Beach, Miller County. The school has 437 pupils enrolled. It is part of the School Of The Osage school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Osage Upper Elem. enrolls 437 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.2% Two or more races and 3.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 382 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
202 of the school's 437 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 165 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.
Osage Upper Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 MO-30, state senate district 6, state house district 124.
Osage Upper Elem. is one of 5 schools in SCHOOL OF THE OSAGE, based in LAKE OZARK, Missouri. The district serves 2,006 students district-wide and employs 144 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 437 students, Osage Upper Elem. is close to the district average of about 401 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe