Summary:
ZIP code 56360 has one elementary school, Osakis Elementary, which is part of the Osakis Public School District, serves grades PK–6, and enrolls 472 students in Osakis, Minnesota. It is a relatively high-performing school: in 2025–2026 it ranked 139 of 869 Minnesota elementary schools, placing it in the 84th percentile, or roughly the top 16%. It has earned 4 stars in each of the three available school years, and its district ranks 102 of 458, at the 78th percentile with 4 stars. Its rank improved from 172nd in 2024–2025 to 139th in 2025–2026.
Math is the school’s clearest strength. All-grades Math proficiency is 72%, compared with 62.9% in the district and 44.9% statewide. Every tested grade exceeds the state: 3rd grade is 80.4% vs. 57.9%, 4th is 71.2% vs. 55.2%, 5th is 67.7% vs. 41.9%, and 6th is 69.2% vs. 39.5%. Reading is also strong overall at 62.6%, above the district’s 53% and the state’s 48.6%. Grade-level reading is mostly above state—4th grade is 74% vs. 48.8%, 5th is 64.5% vs. 54.5%, and 6th is 70.6% vs. 53.4%—but 3rd-grade reading is the main outlier at 38.6%, below the state’s 46.8%. Science is the weakest subject at 29%, though it is above the district’s 24.2% and the state’s 25.5%, and it improved from 23.08% in 2024–2025, when it was below both district and state.
Year over year, the school improved in all three tested subjects: Math rose from 68.5% to 72%, Reading from 57.48% to 62.6%, and Science from 23.08% to 29%. For parents, the school reports 35.81% free/reduced lunch and a 14.6 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025, though the data does not provide state or district benchmarks for those measures. Grade-level district results match the school for grades 3–6, while all-grades district averages are lower, suggesting the elementary school’s results are stronger than the district-wide average. Overall, Osakis Elementary is a 4-star, top-16% school with standout Math, strong Reading overall, a 3rd-grade Reading area to watch, and improving Science.
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