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Oskaloosa Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1801 Orchard Ave
Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Phone
(641) 673-8092
District
Oskaloosa Comm School District
County
MAHASKA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
886
Classroom Teachers
74

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.5% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Oskaloosa Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
71%
71%
66%
66%
76%
75%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
56%
73%
51%
73%
60%
73%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
65%
69%
58%
68%
72%
71%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 187 21.1%
Grade 1 144 16.3%
Grade 2 152 17.2%
Grade 3 128 14.4%
Grade 4 140 15.8%
Grade 5 135 15.2%
Total 886 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.4% 90.9% 75.9%
Black 3.5% 2.6% 7.3%
Hispanic 4.9% 4.7% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 1.5% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.6% 45.4% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 48.8% 41.4% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.8% 4.0% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 15,808 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 86.9 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.7% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.8% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.2% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 19.5% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,248 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 10.8% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.3% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.8% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.6% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.2% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.3% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.3% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.5% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.1% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 9.0% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,121 $15,060,000 41.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $445 $941,000 2.6%
Staff $906 $1,917,000 5.2%
General Administration $209 $443,000 1.2%
School Administration $686 $1,451,000 4.0%
Operation $4,732 $10,008,000 27.3%
Transportation $436 $923,000 2.5%
Other $273 $578,000 1.6%
Total Support $7,688 $16,261,000 44.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,495 $5,277,000 14.4%
Total Expenditures $17,304 $36,598,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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