OLSON ELEMENTARY

Located at 4501 W 102ND ST, in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota, OLSON ELEMENTARY is a big elementary school that hosts 524 students (grades K through 5), run under Bloomington Public Schools. That puts it 52% larger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Within Bloomington Public Schools, which oversees 22 schools and 10,442 students, OLSON ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, OLSON ELEMENTARY records that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 21% Black, 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, OLSON ELEMENTARY has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Roughly 40% of students at OLSON ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, OLSON ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.3%, the actual is 40.5%, a residual of -2.8 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hennepin County) shows that median household income runs about $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which OLSON ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is OLSON MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OLSON ELEMENTARY at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.4%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OLSON ELEMENTARY has shrank 5%, going from 554 students in 2018 to 524 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 61% to 46% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.