Osakis Elementary, Osakis MN - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Osakis Elementary

Osakis Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in a single building that houses the entire Osakis Public School District, from preschool through high school, in the heart of this small lakeside town. Located on the southwest shore of Lake Osakis and straddling the boundary of Douglas and Todd counties, the school sits within a community that has a grocery store, hardware store, medical clinic, and care facilities for both young and old residents. The town has been relatively stable in population in recent decades, and the median home value sits below the state benchmark, suggesting a moderately priced housing market for families looking to live in a small-town setting with access to Alexandria to the west and St. Cloud via an interstate highway.

The school serves a student body that is overwhelmingly white, with very small shares of Hispanic, Black, and American Indian students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that economic diversity exists within the school. Because the elementary serves only pre-kindergarten through sixth grade, no graduation rate is available. The school has a single, centralized campus within the town's fabric, not a separated arrangement.

On the Minnesota state assessments, Osakis Elementary posted a combined proficiency index that placed it well above the midpoint among its fellow school districts in Douglas County, landing in the top quartile of that comparison group. This is a clear strength; students here, on the whole, perform at a notably higher proficiency level than those in many neighboring districts. Looking across the tested grades in math, proficiency rates show a pattern of generally solid performance, though they do trend downward as students move into the upper elementary grades. In reading and language arts, results are similarly mixed by grade. Third-grade reading proficiency was lower, which is the kind of soft spot a parent may want to look into further with the school. Fourth- and fifth-grade reading rates were stronger, and sixth-grade reading was consistent with the middle grades. Science results, which are tested at fifth grade only, were lower, though the state changed both the assessment name and the cut scores for science that year, so comparisons with other years are not possible based on available data. Only one year of assessment data was available, so there is no trend line to show whether performance is improving or declining over time.

The school operates as a regular public school and is not a charter or magnet. State testing data for the youngest grades is not applicable; pre-kindergarten through second grade are not tested by the state. Data on special education and English learner populations was not reported, which may reflect the school's small size and the grade band served. Information on chronic absenteeism and discipline was also not available.

Osakis Elementary's academic standing is the most distinctive feature: it is a strong performer compared with its peers in Douglas County, and families who value a small-town setting where the school is a central, visible part of the community will find that reflected here. The combination of a moderate-cost housing market and above-average elementary proficiency may appeal to parents who want a quieter, lake-adjacent environment without sacrificing academic expectations in the younger grades. The school does not serve the high school years, so the full picture of the district's secondary outcomes, including graduation rates and advanced coursework, is separate. The district itself appears to have seen no major recent changes reported publicly, so families looking for shifts or new initiatives may need to reach out directly to the school or district office.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 380%

School 80% · District 80%

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 465%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 14 pts above state median

Grade 575%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 40 pts above state median

Grade 654%

School 54% · District 54%

▲ 27 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 342%

School 42% · District 42%

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 465%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 24 pts above state median

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 663%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 17 pts above state median

Science

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 23%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

This schoolOSAKIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income20%Higher-income59%39 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income70%Higher-income63%7 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income59%Higher-income63%4 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income54%Higher-income68%14 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income73%Higher-income85%12 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income65%Higher-income65%0 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income59%Higher-income83%24 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income29%Higher-income68%39 pp gap