Enrollment
329
Middle
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124002581
Olson Middle
1607 51ST AVE N, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55430 · (612) 668-1640 · Hennepin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Minnesota public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public middle schools
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
252 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 122 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 123 | 37% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
13.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
6.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
9.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 24% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Middle
Olson Middle's state test result (9.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olson Middle this school | 329 | 76.6% | 9.4% |
| Anwatin Middle MINNEAPOLIS | 334 | 79.0% | 9.1% |
| Brooklyn Center Middle School BROOKLYN CENTER | 334 | 82.3% | 8.0% |
| ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE ROBBINSDALE | 567 | 77.6% | 18.6% |
| North View Middle School BROOKLYN PARK | 509 | 79.2% | 18.1% |
| Sandburg Middle School GOLDEN VALLEY | 341 | 67.4% | 20.9% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.4% | #241 of 245 | #44 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.0% | #240 of 245 | #43 of 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #241 of 245 | #44 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #179 of 306 | #37 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.9:1 | #1 of 210 | #1 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #21 of 216 | #7 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.6% | #27 of 252 | #13 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #84 of 129 | #15 of 24 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
329
-61 (-16%) vs 2020
-53% since 2000-01, when it was 702
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 329 | 41.6 | 7.9:1 | 77% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 27.8 | 11.1:1 | 82% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 24.1 | 15.0:1 | 86% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 18 | 21.7:1 | 73% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 26.1 | 13.8:1 | 88% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 95% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 93% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 702 | 45 | 15.6:1 | 78% (546) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (361 to 329); teachers up 59% (26.1 to 41.6).
About Olson Middle
Located in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Olson Middle is a low-enrollment middle school. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 329 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Minnesota is roughly 495 students; this school is 34% smaller than that.
The district, Minneapolis Public School District, operates 86 schools serving 29,928 students.
At Olson Middle, the largest share of students is Black, at 40%. The school is also 30% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 7% White. That is higher than the 13% Black share among all Hennepin County residents. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 7.9:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 77%. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Olson Middle an F. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Olson Middle scores 14.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 9.4% actual versus 23.9% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Hennepin County, the median household income is $97,653, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Hennepin County is home to 496 public schools and about 177,509 public school students.
The nearest public school is Legacy of Dr Josie R Johnson Montes, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Olson Middle ranks 5th on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Olson Middle as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Olson Middle declined 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 390 to 329 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.7:1 in 2020-21, and 7.9:1 in 2024-25.
The Olson Middle community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Minneapolis Public School District
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Other schools in MINNEAPOLIS
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Other Olson Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Olson Middle. Olson Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- OLSON MIDDLEBLOOMINGTON, MN · 762 students
- Olson MiddleMauston, WI · 240 students
Nearby schools
- Legacy of Dr Josie R Johnson Montes0.3 mi · 53
- KIPP North Star Academy0.3 mi · 107
- KIPP North Star Primary0.3 mi · 124
- Jenny Lind Elementary0.4 mi · 236
- Camden High0.9 mi · 783
- Loring Elementary0.9 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Olson MiddleHow many students attend Olson Middle?
Olson Middle enrolls approximately 329 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Olson Middle serve?
Olson Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Olson Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Olson Middle is approximately 7.9:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Olson Middle?
At Olson Middle, the student body is approximately 7% White, 30% Hispanic, 40% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Olson Middle in?
Olson Middle is part of Minneapolis Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.