BOLD-Bird Island Elementary

BOLD-Bird Island Elementary, a compact primary school in OLIVIA, Minnesota, part of BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN, serves 260 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 24% below typical.

Across the 3 schools in BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN (636 students total), BOLD-Bird Island Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BOLD-Bird Island Elementary logs that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 18% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, BOLD-Bird Island Elementary lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, BOLD-Bird Island Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 38.4%; this one delivers 53.2%, a residual of +14.8 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Renville County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $70,625 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. BOLD-Bird Island Elementary is one of 10 public schools in Renville County (combined enrollment of about 1,806 students).

BOLD Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around BOLD-Bird Island Elementary. On composite proficiency, BOLD-Bird Island Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 39.0%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 28%: 362 students in 2018 compared to 260 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 12% to 18%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.