Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLYMPIA CUSD 16·NCES 172989003092
Olympia South Elem Sch
103 NE 5th St, Atlanta, IL 61723 · (217) 648-2302 · Logan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
Test scores
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
331
-11 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 18.1:1
% White
87%
was 93%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Olympia South Elem Sch
Set in Atlanta, Illinois, Olympia South Elem Sch is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school, one of the schools within Olympia CUSD 16. It works with 331 students across grades pre-K through 5.
Olympia South Elem Sch is one of 5 schools operated by Olympia CUSD 16, a district that teaches 1,740 students overall.
Demographically, Olympia South Elem Sch shows that nearly all students (87%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Logan County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Olympia South Elem Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.5%, the actual is 47.4%, a residual of +7.0 points.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Logan County shows median household earnings sit near $66,358, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Logan County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,448 students), of which Olympia South Elem Sch is one.
Olympia High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 9.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Olympia South Elem Sch comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 46.8%.
Olympia South Elem Sch operates from a low-density location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 3%: 342 students in 2018 compared to 331 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 93% to 87% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.
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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 Elem SchElementary · 279 students
- Olympia West Elem SchElementary · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Olympia High School9.1 mi · 495
- Olympia Middle School9.1 mi · 380
- Adams Elem School9.6 mi · 57
- Washington-Monroe Elem School10.5 mi · 224
- Lincoln Jr High School10.5 mi · 321
- Chester-East Lincoln Elem School10.6 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Olympia South Elem SchHow large is Olympia South Elem Sch?
Olympia South Elem Sch enrolls approximately 331 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Olympia South Elem Sch serve?
Olympia South Elem Sch serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Olympia South Elem Sch have?
Olympia South Elem Sch employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Olympia South Elem Sch?
Student demographics at Olympia South Elem Sch are roughly 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Olympia South Elem Sch in?
Olympia South Elem Sch is part of Olympia CUSD 16.
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