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What's one thing Ione Olson Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTEREY PENINSULA UNIFIED·NCES 062553003840
Ione Olson Elementary
261 Beach Rd., Marina, CA 93933 · (831) 392-3590 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
279 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 60% larger than its 6th grade class (52).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.9pp since 2014
Math
38.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.7% | 21.2% | 26.8% | 31.3% |
| Math | 13.4% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 36.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.9% | 38.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.3% | 23.8% |
| 2022-23 | 26.8% | 23.6% |
| 2021-22 | 30.6% | 17.2% |
| 2018-19 | 35.8% | 30.0% |
| 2017-18 | 41.4% | 29.6% |
| 2016-17 | 33.0% | 27.8% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 21.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ione Olson Elementary
Ione Olson Elementary's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ione Olson Elementary this school | 409 | 68.2% | 34.2% |
| Franklin Elementary San Diego | 380 | 64.5% | 36.3% |
| El Monte Elementary Concord | 418 | 64.6% | 31.6% |
| Standiford Elementary Modesto | 433 | 71.1% | 39.6% |
| College View Elementary Huntington Beach | 337 | 68.5% | 54.9% |
| Rolando Elementary La Mesa | 371 | 68.7% | 39.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ione Olson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #3,047 of 5,151 | #18 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #2,401 of 5,172 ▲ 1,368 | #12 of 70 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #2,733 of 5,172 ▲ 784 | #16 of 70 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.3pp | #136 of 5,116 | #1 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #3,577 of 5,915 | #61 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #890 of 5,352 | #6 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #673 of 5,354 | #2 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #3,059 of 5,625 | #51 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #832 of 1,139 | #9 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
409
+86 (+27%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 20.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 409 | 20.5 | 19.9:1 | 68% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 22.3 | 17.6:1 | 65% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 21.8 | 19.3:1 | 54% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 16 | 20.2:1 | 54% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 19.3 | 20.4:1 | 62% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 19 | 20.7:1 | 64% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | N/A | N/A | 54% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 21 | 19.3:1 | 25% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 20 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ione Olson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (394 to 409); teachers up 6% (19.3 to 20.5).
About Ione Olson Elementary
Ione Olson Elementary is an elementary school in Marina, California, reachable at (831) 392-3590. School enrollment was 409 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 6.
Ione Olson Elementary is one of the 18 schools that make up Monterey Peninsula Unified (9,308 students in total).
Enrollment at Ione Olson Elementary is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 46%. The rest of enrollment is 24% White, 12% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Monterey County's population at about 62%. The chance that two students picked at random at Ione Olson Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
Its 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 19.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 68% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 8 points below the 76% average for public schools in Monterey County.
Ione Olson Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 42% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Ione Olson Elementary is 39.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Monterey County show that median household income is about $97,230, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Ione Olson Elementary is one of 153 public schools in Monterey County, which together enroll about 73,845 students.
Of nearby public schools, Los Arboles Middle is the closest, at about 1.0 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Its average proficiency rate of 34.2% is above the 32.5% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 409, 27% above the 323 of 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Monterey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
437,613
Census ACS
Median income
$97,230
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
153
73,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monterey Peninsula Unified
- Monterey HighHigh · 1,401 students
- Seaside HighHigh · 1,073 students
- Marina HighHigh · 721 students
- La MesaElementary · 689 students
- Monte VistaElementary · 688 students
- J. C. Crumpton ElementaryElementary · 562 students
Other schools in Marina
- Marina HighHigh · 721 students
- J. C. Crumpton ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Marina Vista ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Los Arboles MiddleMiddle · 408 students
- Learning for Life CharterHigh · 160 students
- Marina Children's CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Los Arboles Middle1.0 mi · 408
- Marina Vista Elementary1.1 mi · 466
- Marina High1.3 mi · 721
- J. C. Crumpton Elementary1.3 mi · 562
- Learning for Life Charter2.1 mi · 160
- George C. Marshall Elementary3.9 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Ione Olson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ione Olson Elementary?
Ione Olson Elementary enrolls approximately 409 students in grades KG-06.
Is Ione Olson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ione Olson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Ione Olson Elementary have?
Ione Olson Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ione Olson Elementary?
At Ione Olson Elementary, the student body is approximately 24% White, 46% Hispanic, 5% Black, 12% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Ione Olson Elementary public or private?
Ione Olson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Monterey Peninsula Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.