Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLYMPIA CUSD 16·NCES 172989003092
Olympia South Elementary School
103 NE 5th St, Atlanta, IL 61723 · (217) 648-2302 · Logan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest 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
16.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
178 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 | 48 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
23%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
61.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.2pp since 2023
Math
37.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 45.1% | 21.8% |
% 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 South Elementary School
Olympia South Elementary School's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia South Elementary School this school | 331 | 53.8% | 47.4% |
| North Mac Elementary Virden | 342 | 54.1% | N/A |
| Parkside Primary School Bethalto | 321 | 55.1% | 34.7% |
| West Central Elementary School Biggsville | 321 | 53.9% | 32.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Robinson | 326 | 50.9% | 34.2% |
| Carlyle Elementary School Carlyle | 364 | 52.5% | 51.1% |
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 South Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Logan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #665 of 1,925 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #1,043 of 2,077 ▲ 63 | #6 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #637 of 2,077 ▼ 2 | #4 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #1,357 of 2,419 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #1,801 of 2,035 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #1,535 of 2,042 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.8% | #1,198 of 2,132 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #1,303 of 1,461 | N/A |
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
331
+42 (+15%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 260
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 | 331 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 54% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 19 | 18.1:1 | 60% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 19 | 17.2:1 | 58% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 18.8 | 18.1:1 | 49% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 18 | 19.4:1 | 44% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 37% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 227 | 17 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 260 | 16 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olympia South Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (342 to 331); teachers up 6% (18.8 to 20).
About Olympia South Elementary School
Olympia South Elementary School is an elementary school located in Atlanta, Illinois, in Logan County. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 331 students.
Olympia CUSD 16 has 5 schools and 1,740 students, and Olympia South Elementary School is one of those schools.
Roughly 87% of students at Olympia South Elementary School are White. The remaining students are 8% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Logan County residents are about 87% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Olympia South Elementary School scores 23%.
Teacher count: 20 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is lower. Roughly 54% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Logan County average a similar 51%.
On the allk12 Grade, Olympia South Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 66% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Olympia South Elementary School scores 47.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Logan County show that the median household earns about $66,358 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Logan County has 15 public schools with about 3,448 students, including Olympia South Elementary School.
About 9.1 miles separate Olympia South Elementary School from the closest public school, Olympia High School. Other public schools within ten miles: 3. Ranked by average proficiency, Olympia South Elementary School places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Olympia South Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 331, compared with 289 in 2020-21.
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Logan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,713
Census ACS
Median income
$66,358
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,448 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Olympia CUSD 16
- Olympia High SchoolHigh · 495 students
- Olympia Middle SchoolMiddle · 380 students
- Olympia North Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Olympia West Elementary SchoolElementary · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Olympia High School9.1 mi · 495
- Olympia Middle School9.1 mi · 380
- Adams Elementary School9.6 mi · 57
- Washington-Monroe Elementary School10.5 mi · 224
- Lincoln Jr High School10.5 mi · 321
- Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School10.6 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Olympia South Elementary SchoolHow large is Olympia South Elementary School?
Olympia South Elementary School enrolls approximately 331 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Olympia South Elementary School serve?
Olympia South Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Olympia South Elementary School have?
Olympia South Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Olympia South Elementary School?
Student demographics at Olympia South Elementary School are roughly 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Olympia South Elementary School in?
Olympia South Elementary School is part of Olympia CUSD 16.
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