Olmsted Elementary School

As a well-populated K-5 school in Urbandale, Iowa, Olmsted Elementary School caters to 622 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Urbandale Comm School District. Enrollment runs roughly 91% bigger than the state mean of about 325.

Urbandale Comm School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 4,165 students. Olmsted Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Olmsted Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 17% Hispanic, 14% Black, 12% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Polk County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Olmsted Elementary School has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Olmsted Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.5%, the actual is 67.8%, a residual of +1.4 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Polk County put the typical household earns roughly $83,576 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Olmsted Elementary School is one of 137 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 77,436 students).

Nearest neighbor: Urbandale High School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Olmsted Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 63.2%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.