Top Rankings
Osage Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 283 students in Osage Comm School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Iowa.
Public Middle School in Osage Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 70% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 68%), and reading proficiency score of 77% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public middle school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
3 Schools
376 Schools
# Students
983 Students
127,807 Students
# Teachers
68 Teachers
8,868 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Osage Comm School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 325 school districts in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#121 out of 327 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
72%
68%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
78%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
72%
63%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥95%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.43
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
5%
11%
% Black
1%
6%
% White
92%
75%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,159 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,468. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,252 is less than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$12 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,159
$16,468
Spending / Student
$12,252
$16,042
Best Osage Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Osage Middle School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
820 Sawyer
Osage, IA 50461
(641) 732-3127
Osage, IA 50461
(641) 732-3127
Grades: 5-8
| 283 students
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