Best Public Schools in Osmond, NE

Summary:

The city of Osmond, Nebraska is home to two schools - Osmond Elementary School and Osmond High School, both part of the Osmond Community Schools district. While both schools perform well, Osmond High School stands out as an exceptional institution, consistently ranking among the top 18 high schools in Nebraska and maintaining a prestigious 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Osmond High School boasts impressive student achievement, with over 80% of 11th graders proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, and nearly 70% proficient or better in ACT Math and Science. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 88.1% is also notably high. In contrast, Osmond Elementary School, while still performing well, has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate between 94th and 123rd out of hundreds of Nebraska elementary schools in recent years, and holds a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Both schools have similar student-teacher ratios, with Osmond Elementary at 11.6 and Osmond High School at 10.0. However, there is a significant difference in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with Osmond High School having a rate of 27.16% compared to 11.24% at the elementary school. Additionally, both schools share a concerning 21.1% chronic absenteeism rate, an area that the district may want to investigate and address.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Osmond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	202 W Prairie St	Osmond	68765	Pierce County	Osmond Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 748-3777	92	10	8.9	21.7%	86 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)	$24,860	$1,188	$20,136
Osmond High School	Public	7-12	202 W Prairie St	Osmond	68765	Pierce County	Osmond Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 748-3777	81	12	6.8	32.1%	78 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86.2	15^th of 168 public high schools	91.1%		96.7	4^th of 215 public high schools	98.1%	11	$26,641	$430	$22,351

Cities Near Osmond

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pierce	10.08 mi	2	52^nd
Wausa	10.58 mi	2
Randolph	10.62 mi	2	45^th
Plainview	11.77 mi	2	99^th
Bloomfield	17.66 mi	2	39^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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