Summary:
ZIP code 54020 covers Osceola, Wisconsin, where two elementary schools together serve about 525 students from pre‑kindergarten through 4th grade: Osceola Elementary (PK–K, 250 students) and Osceola Intermediate (grades 1–4, 275 students). Both belong to the Osceola School District, which ranks 114 of 432 districts statewide (74th percentile, 4 stars). The two buildings operate as one PK–4 pipeline rather than as competing schools, and their finances and demographics are nearly identical — free/reduced lunch around 34.5–34.8% and per‑student spending of $14,484 and $14,537.
Osceola Intermediate is the academic standout, since it is the only building with tested grades. Across 12 Forward Exam results in 2024‑25 and 2025‑26, it averaged roughly 62% proficiency versus a state average near 55%, beating the state in 10 of 12 results. Its signature strength is 4th grade Social Studies at 80.46% and 75.34%, both well above the state's 63–66% range, and Science was consistently above state and unusually stable. The watch item is 3rd grade Math, which fell to 48.48% (state: 54.75%) and is the only latest‑year result below the state average; the same cohort also slipped in math as it moved from 3rd to 4th grade, even as its reading improved. Statewide rank has drifted from the 69th to the 59th percentile over three years, though the 3‑star rating held.
Osceola Elementary has no state test results because PK–K grades are not assessed, but it leads on attendance: 9.3% chronic absenteeism, below the district's 12.7% and far below the state's 17.3%, and the best figure in this data set. It also has the smaller student‑teacher ratio (11.2 vs 11.8).
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