Summary:
Osseo, Wisconsin is served by three public schools within the Osseo-Fairchild School District: Osseo-Fairchild Elementary (PK–5, 367 students), Osseo-Fairchild Middle (6–8, 161 students), and Osseo-Fairchild High (9–12, 219 students), for a combined enrollment of 747. The elementary school holds about 49% of the city's students, the high school 29%, and the middle school 22%. The district as a whole is rated 1 star and ranks 305th of 432 in Wisconsin (29th percentile), though individual schools rate higher — 3 stars for elementary and 2 stars each for middle and high in 2025–2026.
The elementary school is the strongest performer and is improving: its statewide rank rose from 34th percentile in 2023–2024 to 52nd percentile in 2025–2026. Third-grade math (70.59% proficient vs. 54.75% statewide), fourth-grade science and social studies, and fifth-grade math all exceed state averages, while 3rd- and 5th-grade English Language Arts lag behind. The high school stands out for completion — a 98.2% graduation rate vs. 92.0% statewide and a 0.4% dropout rate — but its chronic absenteeism is 23.9%, far above the district's 11.4% and state's 17.3%, and ACT proficiency is below state in ELA, math, and science. The middle school has low absenteeism (6.4%) and no dropouts, with 6th- and 7th-grade ELA and 7th-grade math above state; however, every 8th-grade subject falls below state by double digits.
Across all three schools, chronic absenteeism jumps sharply from elementary (5.4%) and middle (6.4%) to high school (23.9%). The high school also spends the most per student ($21,214, versus $17,251 at elementary and $16,587 at middle), yet shows the highest absenteeism and mostly below-state ACT results. Free/reduced lunch rates are similar at elementary (46.05%) and middle (45.96%) and lower at high school (37.44%). The biggest concerns are the high school's absenteeism and ACT proficiency and the middle school's 8th-grade performance.
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