Olympia West Elem Sch

Olympia West Elem Sch is one of the cozy elementary campuss in Minier, Illinois, overseen by Olympia CUSD 16, with 255 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 33% below typical.

Olympia CUSD 16 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,740 students. Olympia West Elem Sch is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Olympia West Elem Sch shows that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Tazewell County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Olympia West Elem Sch has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 36% of students at Olympia West Elem Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Olympia West Elem Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Tazewell County) reports that median household earnings sit near $77,982, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Olympia West Elem Sch is one of 56 public schools in Tazewell County (combined enrollment of about 18,581 students).

The closest other public school is Olympia Middle School, roughly 4.3 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Olympia West Elem Sch at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 52.3%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Olympia West Elem Sch has fell 5%, going from 269 students in 2018 to 255 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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