Olin Elementary School

Set in Olin, Iowa, Olin Elementary School is a very small elementary-level community, overseen by Olin Consolidated School District. It caters to 74 students across grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 77% leaner than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 325 students.

Operationally, Olin Elementary School answers to Olin Consolidated School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Olin Elementary School records that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 4% Black, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Jones County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Olin Elementary School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Olin Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 42% of students at Olin Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Olin Elementary School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 71.0%; actual is 56.8%, a gap of -14.2 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jones County put median household earnings sit near $73,531, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Jones County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,693 students), Olin Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center, around 7.9 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Olin Elementary School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 71.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 7%: 80 students in 2018 compared to 74 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 7.7:1 in 2018 to 6.7:1 in 2025.

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