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Schools in Mitchell

Mitchell’s public schools

Osage Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mitchell. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
78%
2021–22
Math proficiency
65%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 2% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
IA 14.1
Schools in town
0
988 students on the public path
In brief

Mitchell’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Mitchell’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Osage Middle School places highest (better than 75%); Lincoln Elementary School lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Mitchell, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Lincoln Elementary Schoolin OsageB−
5–8Osage Middle Schoolin OsageA−
9–12Osage High Schoolin OsageB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Osage Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Osage Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 988 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,387IA $13,713 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading78%
State average 69.7% · 634 students tested
Math65%
State average 63.8% · 634 students tested

Mitchell vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Mitchell’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mitchell—Osage

Every school in Mitchell

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Mitchellin other towns
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Osage
B−
405 students14:1Rate it →
Osage Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Osage
A−
289 students17:1Rate it →
Osage High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Osage
B
294 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Mitchell’s schools

Are Mitchell’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mitchell. Osage Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mitchell. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mitchell in?

Osage Community School District.

Where do Mitchell kids go to high school?

Osage High School.

Parents talk

What Mitchell families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.