Enrollment
380
Middle
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLYMPIA CUSD 16·NCES 172989005185
Olympia Middle School
911 E 800 North Rd, Stanford, IL 61774 · (309) 379-5941 · McLean County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
169 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 133 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 34% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Olympia Middle School→Olympia High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Olympia CUSD 16. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
36.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 36.9% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 31.4% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Olympia Middle School
Olympia Middle School's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia Middle School this school | 380 | 44.5% | 49.8% |
| Nuttall Middle School Robinson | 362 | 43.4% | 50.9% |
| Moulton Elementary School Shelbyville | 455 | 44.8% | 51.2% |
| Hillsboro Jr High School Hillsboro | 319 | 46.7% | 53.8% |
| Bureau Valley Elementary and JH Manlius | 303 | 45.9% | 57.6% |
| Jersey Community Middle School Jerseyville | 489 | 45.2% | 48.7% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Olympia Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McLean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #198 of 578 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #269 of 640 ▼ 41 | #5 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #289 of 640 ▼ 37 | #5 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #374 of 691 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #292 of 558 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.7% | #492 of 560 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #350 of 581 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #397 of 440 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
380
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 352
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 | 380 | 29 | 13.1:1 | 44% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 28 | 13.1:1 | 42% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 39% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 41% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 24 | 16.7:1 | 37% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 33% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 26 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 352 | 16 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olympia Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (391 to 380); teachers up 21% (24 to 29).
About Olympia Middle School
Olympia Middle School operates as a small middle school in Stanford, Illinois. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 380 students.
The district, Olympia CUSD 16, has 1,740 students enrolled across 5 schools.
The share of White students at Olympia Middle School is 91%. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. McLean County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Olympia Middle School scores 18%.
Olympia Middle School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. That is in line with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. At Olympia Middle School, 44% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 45.8%.
Looking at the county, McLean County, median household income comes to about $79,905, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 60, with about 23,759 students.
Among nearby public schools, Olympia High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Olympia Middle School ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Olympia Middle School as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 380, close to the 379 recorded in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Olympia Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
McLean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
171,556
Census ACS
Median income
$79,905
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
23,759 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Olympia CUSD 16
- Olympia High SchoolHigh · 495 students
- Olympia South Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
- Olympia North Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Olympia West Elementary SchoolElementary · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Olympia High School0.1 mi · 495
- Olympia West Elementary School4.3 mi · 255
- Olympia South Elementary School9.1 mi · 331
- Olympia North Elementary School10.0 mi · 279
- Fox Creek Elementary School10.7 mi · 292
- Dee-Mack High School11.0 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About Olympia Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Olympia Middle School?
Olympia Middle School enrolls approximately 380 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Olympia Middle School serve?
Olympia Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Olympia Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Olympia Middle School is approximately 13.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Olympia Middle School?
Student demographics at Olympia Middle School are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Olympia Middle School public or private?
Olympia Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Olympia CUSD 16.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.