Enrollment
279
Elementary
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLYMPIA CUSD 16·NCES 172989003093
Olympia North Elementary School
205 N State St, Danvers, IL 61732 · (309) 963-4514 · McLean County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL279 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
111 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
29%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
Based on grade levels within Olympia CUSD 16. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
59.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.6pp since 2023
Math
55.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.2% | 55.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 38.5% |
% 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
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 North Elementary School
Olympia North Elementary School's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia North Elementary School this school | 279 | 39.8% | 54.8% |
| Summersville Grade School Mount Vernon | 283 | 38.2% | 61.1% |
| Bonfield Grade School Bonfield | 285 | 37.2% | N/A |
| James R Wood Elementary School Somonauk | 298 | 39.6% | 42.3% |
| Bismarck-Henning Elementary School Bismarck | 309 | 41.1% | 33.6% |
| Jefferson Park School El Paso | 261 | 40.2% | N/A |
Matched among Illinois 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 Olympia North Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McLean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #448 of 1,925 | #11 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #525 of 2,077 ▲ 44 | #9 of 29 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #703 of 2,077 ▲ 14 | #12 of 29 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 279 | #1,660 of 2,419 | #24 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,783 of 2,035 | #23 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #1,417 of 2,042 | #24 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #1,558 of 2,132 | #18 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #1,124 of 1,461 | #19 of 23 |
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
279
-16 (-5%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 290
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 | 279 | 17 | 16.4:1 | 40% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 40% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 38% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 18 | 16.6:1 | 36% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 34% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 279 | 18 | 15.5:1 | 34% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 295 | 19 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 290 | 18 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olympia North Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (298 to 279); teachers down 5% (18 to 17).
About Olympia North Elementary School
Olympia North Elementary School is a small elementary school in Danvers, Illinois, one of the schools in Olympia CUSD 16. The school had 279 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
The district, Olympia CUSD 16, operates 5 schools serving 1,740 students.
About 84% of the student body at Olympia North Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Olympia North Elementary School's diversity index is 29%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 17 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.4:1. That is higher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Eligible students account for 40% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 40% average for public schools in McLean County.
Olympia North Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Olympia North Elementary School is 6.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 54.8%. Predicted: 48.5%.
Across McLean County, the median household income is $79,905, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. McLean County is home to 60 public schools and about 23,759 public school students.
The nearest public school is Carlock Elementary School, at about 4.1 miles. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Olympia North Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Olympia North Elementary School's enrollment declined from 295 in 2020-21 to 279 in 2024-25.
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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 Middle SchoolMiddle · 380 students
- Olympia South Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
- Olympia West Elementary SchoolElementary · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Carlock Elementary School4.1 mi · 111
- Congerville Elementary School6.3 mi · 97
- YBMC Charter School7.5 mi · 16
- Normal Community West High School7.8 mi · 1,590
- Parkside Elementary School7.8 mi · 322
- Parkside Jr High School7.9 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About Olympia North Elementary SchoolHow large is Olympia North Elementary School?
Olympia North Elementary School enrolls approximately 279 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Olympia North Elementary School serve?
Olympia North Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Olympia North Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Olympia North Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Olympia North Elementary School?
Student demographics at Olympia North Elementary School are roughly 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Olympia North Elementary School in?
Olympia North Elementary School is part of Olympia CUSD 16.
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