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What's the one class at DAVID AND LYNDA OLSON EL every student should take?
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Enrollment
678
Elementary
DISTRICT 627 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEN ISD·NCES 480789012329
David and Lynda Olson Elementary School
1751 E EXCHANGE PKWY, ALLEN, TX 75002 · (972) 562-1800 · Collin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL678 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
136 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 36% smaller than its 6th grade class (108).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
70.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 44.0% | 26.0% | 18.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 34.0% | 26.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 70.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 74.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 61.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 55.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 David and Lynda Olson Elementary School
David and Lynda Olson Elementary School's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| David and Lynda Olson Elementary School this school | 678 | 20.1% | 63.8% |
| Haslet Elementary School HASLET | 733 | 15.6% | 60.7% |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School LEANDER | 720 | 22.1% | 47.5% |
| Bolin Elementary School PARKER | 605 | 22.0% | 66.1% |
| Rowe Lane Elementary School PFLUGERVILLE | 765 | 15.9% | 57.5% |
| C C Mason Elementary School CEDAR PARK | 691 | 16.1% | 48.9% |
Matched among Texas 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 David and Lynda Olson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #571 of 4,401 | #75 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #910 of 4,466 ▼ 226 | #80 of 165 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #709 of 4,466 ▼ 270 | #76 of 165 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.0pp | #207 of 3,998 | #8 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 678 | #1,055 of 4,938 | #45 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,151 of 4,622 | #131 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #302 of 4,628 | #53 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #4,431 of 4,789 | #100 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #1,039 of 1,307 | #44 of 54 |
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
678
+117 (+21%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 678 | 42.8 | 15.8:1 | 20% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 724 | 48.4 | 15.0:1 | 21% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 40.2 | 12.7:1 | 18% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 561 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 21% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 44.1 | 14.8:1 | 9% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 763 | 49 | 15.6:1 | 10% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 718 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 9% (68) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for David and Lynda Olson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (651 to 678); teachers down 3% (44.1 to 42.8).
About David and Lynda Olson Elementary School
David and Lynda Olson Elementary School is an elementary school in ALLEN, Texas, and it is part of ALLEN ISD. Enrollment stands at 678 students, covering pre-K through 6. The school is 31% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Texas.
ALLEN ISD includes 23 schools. Together they enroll 20,838 students.
At David and Lynda Olson Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 44%. Other groups include 19% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 9% multiracial. By comparison, Collin County residents are about 54% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 72, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 15.8:1 is based on 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. In all, 20% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Collin County average 30%.
On the allk12 Grade, David and Lynda Olson Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 64% of Texas public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, David and Lynda Olson Elementary School would score about 65.1%. It scores 63.8%, 1.3 points below that figure.
In the surrounding county, Collin County, the median household earns about $121,600 a year, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting David and Lynda Olson Elementary School, Collin County has 338 public schools.
The closest school to David and Lynda Olson Elementary School is Walter & Lois Curtis Middle School, located about 0.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of David and Lynda Olson Elementary School. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, David and Lynda Olson Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal data place David and Lynda Olson Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, David and Lynda Olson Elementary School enrolled 561 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 678. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.8:1) than in 2020-21 (13.1:1).
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Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALLEN ISD
- Allen High SchoolHigh · 5,206 students
- Lowery Freshman CenterHigh · 1,674 students
- Walter & Lois Curtis Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,323 students
- Ereckson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,263 students
- Lois Lindsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 792 students
- Dr E T Boon Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
Other schools in ALLEN
- Allen High SchoolHigh · 5,206 students
- Lowery Freshman CenterHigh · 1,674 students
- Walter & Lois Curtis Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,323 students
- Ereckson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,263 students
- Dr E T Boon Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Carlena Chandler Elementary SchoolElementary · 731 students
Nearby schools
- Walter & Lois Curtis Middle School0.7 mi · 1,323
- Lovejoy Childhood Development Center1.0 mi · 60
- George J Anderson Early Childhood School1.1 mi · 439
- Lovejoy High School1.1 mi · 1,581
- James and Margie Marion Elementary School1.1 mi · 688
- Gene M Reed Elementary School1.2 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About David and Lynda Olson Elementary SchoolHow large is David and Lynda Olson Elementary School?
David and Lynda Olson Elementary School enrolls approximately 678 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does David and Lynda Olson Elementary School serve?
David and Lynda Olson Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at David and Lynda Olson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at David and Lynda Olson Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at David and Lynda Olson Elementary School?
At David and Lynda Olson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% Black, 19% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is David and Lynda Olson Elementary School public or private?
David and Lynda Olson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALLEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.