Mt Olive Elementary School

Mt Olive Elementary School is a primary school of mid-sized scale in Mount Olive, Illinois, part of Mount Olive CUSD 5, hosting 328 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 2 schools in Mount Olive CUSD 5 (479 students total), Mt Olive Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Mt Olive Elementary School records that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Mt Olive Elementary School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Mt Olive Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mt Olive Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.2%.

In the area at large, census data for Macoupin County shows the typical household earns roughly $70,805 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Macoupin County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,221 students), Mt Olive Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mt Olive High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mt Olive Elementary School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 342 students in 2018 compared to 328 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.