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Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270579000227
OLSON ELEMENTARY
4501 W 102ND ST, BLOOMINGTON, MN 55437 · (952) 806-8800 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
212 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
42.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
51.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like OLSON ELEMENTARY
OLSON ELEMENTARY's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLSON ELEMENTARY this school | 524 | 40.5% | 40.5% |
| Sun Path Elementary SHAKOPEE | 521 | 40.1% | 48.6% |
| SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY | 576 | 39.1% | 41.8% |
| WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY | 500 | 38.8% | 46.8% |
| OAK VIEW ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE | 515 | 39.8% | 37.5% |
| Eagle Creek Elementary School SHAKOPEE | 625 | 40.8% | 46.7% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where OLSON ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #523 of 844 | #83 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #423 of 844 | #76 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #543 of 844 | #87 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #257 of 1,130 | #63 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #659 of 769 | #139 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #124 of 796 | #44 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.5% | #487 of 942 | #100 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #398 of 499 | #73 of 99 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
524
+133 (+34%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 524 | 31.9 | 16.4:1 | 40% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 32.6 | 15.0:1 | 41% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 41% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 31% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 35.8 | 15.5:1 | 31% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 31% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 34% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 13% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 20 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OLSON ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (554 to 524); teachers down 11% (35.8 to 31.9).
About OLSON ELEMENTARY
OLSON ELEMENTARY runs as a high-enrollment elementary school in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 524 students. The average among elementary schools in Minnesota is roughly 344 students; this school is 52% bigger than that.
A total of 22 schools make up Bloomington Public Schools, with 10,442 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at OLSON ELEMENTARY is White (46%). Other students are 21% Black, 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 7% Asian. That is lower than the 66% White share among all Hennepin County residents. By the diversity index, OLSON ELEMENTARY comes in at 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 31.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 40%.
OLSON ELEMENTARY's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (40.5%) and its predicted rate (43.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
Among Hennepin County residents, median household income is about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 496 public schools in Hennepin County, with a combined enrollment of about 177,509.
The closest public school to OLSON ELEMENTARY is OLSON MIDDLE, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of OLSON ELEMENTARY, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, OLSON ELEMENTARY is behind the 46.4% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, OLSON ELEMENTARY is City: Small.
Enrollment was 391 in 2020-21 and 524 in 2024-25, a rise of 133 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.5:1 to 16.4:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at OLSON ELEMENTARY. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bloomington Public Schools
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,684 students
- Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- OLSON MIDDLEMiddle · 762 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 711 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 647 students
- VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 487 students
Other schools in BLOOMINGTON
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,684 students
- Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- OLSON MIDDLEMiddle · 762 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 711 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 647 students
- BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 634 students
Other Olson Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Olson Elementary. OLSON ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 3.
- Olson ElementaryVerona, WI · 462 students
- Olson Elementary SchoolWoodstock, IL · 425 students
Nearby schools
- OLSON MIDDLE0.1 mi · 762
- Jefferson High School0.4 mi · 1,684
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 339
- NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 440
- Bloomington ECSE1.2 mi · 283
- RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About OLSON ELEMENTARYHow large is OLSON ELEMENTARY?
OLSON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 524 students in grades KG-05.
Is OLSON ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
OLSON ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does OLSON ELEMENTARY have?
OLSON ELEMENTARY employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at OLSON ELEMENTARY?
At OLSON ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 46% White, 17% Hispanic, 21% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is OLSON ELEMENTARY public or private?
OLSON ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bloomington Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.