Enrollment
255
Elementary
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLYMPIA CUSD 16·NCES 172989003095
Olympia West Elementary School
302 N School St, Minier, IL 61759 · (309) 392-2671 · Tazewell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% 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.
- BBeats 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
14.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
91 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 | 36 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
15%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
73.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +45.3pp since 2023
Math
48.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +29.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 45 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 29 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.6% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 28.3% | 18.9% |
% 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
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 West Elementary School
Olympia West Elementary School's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia West Elementary School this school | 255 | 35.7% | 53.9% |
| Field Elementary School Texico | 233 | 36.5% | 37.6% |
| Annawan Grade School Annawan | 243 | 38.3% | 60.8% |
| Bonfield Grade School Bonfield | 285 | 37.2% | N/A |
| Summersville Grade School Mount Vernon | 283 | 38.2% | 61.1% |
| Forreston Grade School Forreston | 238 | 39.5% | 63.5% |
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 West Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Tazewell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #471 of 1,925 | #10 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #724 of 2,077 ▲ 504 | #10 of 25 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #258 of 2,077 ▲ 983 | #3 of 25 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #1,802 of 2,419 | #13 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,302 of 2,035 | #5 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.8% | #1,762 of 2,042 | #14 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.7% | #1,655 of 2,132 | #19 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #1,185 of 1,461 | #13 of 16 |
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
255
+16 (+7%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 247
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 | 255 | 17.9 | 14.2:1 | 36% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 15.9 | 16.2:1 | 40% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 16.9 | 15.0:1 | 36% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 239 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 16 | 16.8:1 | 35% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 16 | 17.3:1 | 32% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 280 | 17 | 16.5:1 | 35% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 267 | 19 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 247 | 16 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olympia West Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (269 to 255); teachers up 12% (16 to 17.9).
About Olympia West Elementary School
Olympia West Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in Minier, Illinois. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 255 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 381.
Olympia CUSD 16 has a total of 5 schools and 1,740 students, Olympia West Elementary School among them.
By race and ethnicity, Olympia West Elementary School is 92% White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Tazewell County overall, the White share is about 93%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 15, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Olympia West Elementary School is 14.2:1, based on 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 13.9:1. Olympia West Elementary School counts 36% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Olympia West Elementary School outscored 66%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Olympia West Elementary School is 3.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
Tazewell County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $77,982, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tazewell County's 56 public schools enroll about 18,581 students and include Olympia West Elementary School.
Olympia West Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Olympia Middle School, about 4.3 miles away. Within five miles of Olympia West Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Olympia West Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Olympia West Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
A 7% rise took enrollment from 239 in 2020-21 to 255 in 2024-25.
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Tazewell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,290
Census ACS
Median income
$77,982
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
18,581 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 North Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
Nearby schools
- Olympia Middle School4.3 mi · 380
- Olympia High School4.3 mi · 495
- Dee-Mack High School7.2 mi · 293
- Dee-Mack Primary/Jr High7.3 mi · 432
- Olympia North Elementary School9.8 mi · 279
- Tremont Elementary School11.3 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About Olympia West Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Olympia West Elementary School?
Olympia West Elementary School enrolls approximately 255 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Olympia West Elementary School serve?
Olympia West Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Olympia West Elementary School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Olympia West Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Olympia West Elementary School?
At Olympia West Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is Olympia West Elementary School in?
Olympia West Elementary School is part of Olympia CUSD 16.
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