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Oskaloosa, Kansas 9-16-2014Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 4.0
C+
Schools in Oskaloosa · Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341

Oskaloosa’s public schools score below 65% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Oskaloosa, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
29%
▼ 4 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 2 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.9K
▲ 19% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.3
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
502 students on the public path
In brief

Oskaloosa’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 740 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Oskaloosa’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,860 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Oskaloosa JR-SR High School. Enrollment is down 14% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Oskaloosa’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 35% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are below the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (740)Better than 29%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 302 test results could put Oskaloosa anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Oskaloosa’s students in the tested grades sat them (302 in math, 302 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Oskaloosa, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Oskaloosa ElemOskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341B
7–12Oskaloosa JR-SR High SchoolOskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341C−

Oskaloosa’s public schools are run by Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341, which also serves Fairview, Oskaloosa and Ozawkie. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 502 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,860KS $14,966 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 32.5% · 302 students tested
Math27%
State average 29.4% · 302 students tested

Oskaloosa vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Oskaloosa’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
OskaloosaC+Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341

Every school in Oskaloosa

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

Also serving Oskaloosain other towns
Oskaloosa Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
255 students9:1Rate it →
Oskaloosa JR-SR High School
High · Grades 7–12
C−
247 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Oskaloosa’s schools

Are Oskaloosa’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Oskaloosa children attend score below 65% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Oskaloosa in?

Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 502 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Oskaloosa spend per student?

$17,860 in Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.