Summary:
The Oskaloosa Community School District has one elementary school, Oskaloosa Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 and has an enrollment of 886 students.
Oskaloosa Elementary School's test scores on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) are generally below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 373 out of 574 Iowa elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 406 out of 557 in 2023-2024. Its overall rating by SchoolDigger is 1 out of 5 stars. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.9 to 1 and spends above the state average of $12,331 per student.
The high percentage of students (52.6%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Oskaloosa Elementary School indicates that the school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges. While the student population is predominantly White (83.75%), the school does have some racial diversity, with small percentages of African American, Hispanic, Asian, and students of two or more races.
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