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Schools in Ossian

Ossian’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
69%
2021–22
Math proficiency
71%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▲ 2% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
529 students on the public path
In brief

Ossian’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Ossian’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. South Winneshiek High School places highest (better than 85%); South Winneshiek Elementary School lowest (26%). 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 Ossian, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4South Winneshiek Elementary SchoolSouth Winneshiek Community School DistrictC
5–8South Winneshiek Middle SchoolSouth Winneshiek Community School DistrictC+
9–12South Winneshiek High Schoolin CalmarA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the South Winneshiek 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.

South Winneshiek Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 529 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,975IA $13,713 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 69.7% · 342 students tested
Math71%
State average 63.8% · 342 students tested

Ossian vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ossian—South Winneshiek

Every school in Ossian

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).

District schools in Ossianby address
South Winneshiek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
C
198 students14:1Rate it →
South Winneshiek Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
C+
126 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Ossianin other towns
South Winneshiek High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Calmar
A
205 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Ossian’s schools

Are Ossian’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ossian. South Winneshiek Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ossian. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Ossian in?

South Winneshiek Community School District.

Where do Ossian kids go to high school?

South Winneshiek High 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.