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Olson Elementary

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Olson Elementary ranks 499 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

499^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Olson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bloomington, Minnesota, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. With a student population of 488, the school is part of the Bloomington Public School District, which is ranked 274 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Olson Elementary consistently outperforms the Bloomington district and the state of Minnesota in standardized test scores, particularly in math. In the 2024-2025 school year, 50.95% of Olson students were proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to 38.3% for the district and 45.21% for the state. The school's reading and science proficiency rates are also stronger than the district and state averages. Olson's diverse student population is a strength, and the school's ability to support the academic achievement of its African American and Hispanic students is noteworthy, with these subgroups outperforming state averages.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Bloomington district, Hillcrest Elementary and Ridgeview Elementary also have strong academic profiles, but Olson's consistent performance across multiple years and subject areas is impressive. The lower-performing schools in the district, such as Washburn Elementary and Westwood Elementary, could potentially benefit from studying the practices and strategies employed at Olson to support student achievement.

524

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,140

Per pupil spending ?

40.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4501 W 102nd St
Bloomington, MN 55437-2697

(952) 806-8800

District: Bloomington Public Schools

Students who attend Olson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Olson Middle
High:	Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

African American:

20.8%

Hispanic:

16.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg47%

499^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Bloomington Public Schools

274^th of 446Bloomington Public Schools among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	499 of 872	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.1	352 of 881	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	308 of 845	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	397 of 858	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.6	382 of 869	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	456 of 870	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	513 of 847	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.7	388 of 853	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.3	386 of 848	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.7	378 of 840	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.5	399 of 826	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.4	296 of 824	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.9	535 of 820	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.5	281 of 814	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.9	301 of 803	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.4	104 of 434	76.0%	★★★★☆
2008	77.1	113 of 781	85.5%	★★★★☆
2007	82.2	59 of 777	92.4%	★★★★★
2006	82.4	60 of 756	92.1%	★★★★★
2005	81.2	59 of 685	91.4%	★★★★★
2004	79.1	84 of 676	87.6%	★★★★☆
2003	81.9	63 of 674	90.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	214 of 298	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.7	100 of 310	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	78 of 279	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	42.7	156 of 282	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	164 of 283	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	163 of 266	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	232 of 303	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.9	143 of 303	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	157 of 276	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.0	38 of 256	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.7	63 of 239	73.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	382 of 799	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	329 of 809	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	254 of 787	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	413 of 799	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.0	323 of 783	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	392 of 787	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	478 of 774	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	124 of 238	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	130 of 249	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.1	62 of 214	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	48.7	99 of 209	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	43 of 219	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	46 of 220	79.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	587 of 764	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.2	402 of 793	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	463 of 774	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	557 of 663	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.2	345 of 683	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	488 of 740	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	544 of 728	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	560 of 812	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.7	363 of 826	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	365 of 799	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	369 of 808	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	419 of 784	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	457 of 798	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	493 of 779	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	61.7	29 of 77	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	237 of 562	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	88.0	32 of 524	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	43.9	316 of 515	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	230 of 463	50.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	242 of 714	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	222 of 730	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	171 of 712	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	165 of 725	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	45.3	416 of 710	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.4	284 of 722	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	453 of 712	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)66th percentile+23 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)62nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math51%+6 vs state

Reading43%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Olson Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 W 102nd St	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-8800	524	32	16.4	40.5%	243 (46.4%)	109 (20.8%)	87 (16.6%)	39 (7.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.8%)	47.7	499^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.8%		62.1	352^nd of 881 public elementary schools	60.0%	147	53.4	57.7	39.7	51.0	34.1	41.7	53.9	42.8	$13,140
Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 W 108th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7200	339	26	12.8	50.7%	160 (47.2%)	75 (22.1%)	59 (17.4%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.4%)	23.6	690^th of 872 public elementary schools	20.9%		27.8	670^th of 881 public elementary schools	24.0%	20	38.3	40.6	19.6	33.3	32.6	29.7	39.2	33.5	$17,686
Normandale Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9501 Toledo Ave S	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7000	440	29	14.9	48.4%	207 (47.0%)	83 (18.9%)	92 (20.9%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.4%)	48.3	491^st of 872 public elementary schools	43.7%		48.6	507^th of 881 public elementary schools	42.5%	16	64.1	40.9	35.6	48.3	52.6	36.4	45.8	45.3	$13,924
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Nesbitt Rd	Bloomington	55438	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7100	390	28	13.8	23.8%	265 (67.9%)	51 (13.1%)	23 (5.9%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.5%)	86.7	77^th of 872 public elementary schools	91.2%		80.8	134^th of 881 public elementary schools	84.8%	57	74.0	59.4	83.1	72.4	64.9	68.1	85.9	72.8	$13,266
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	9301 Thomas Rd	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5300	373	26	14.3	20.9%	264 (70.8%)	47 (12.6%)	21 (5.6%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	57.6	397^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.5%		59.2	384^th of 881 public elementary schools	56.4%	13	61.5	56.9	27.4	47.7	41.2	58.3	62.9	54.9	$14,094
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 W 104th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-6800	435	29	14.8	45.1%	182 (41.8%)	67 (15.4%)	68 (15.6%)	57 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (13.6%)	53.8	438^th of 872 public elementary schools	49.8%		63.3	334^th of 881 public elementary schools	62.1%	104	49.4	59.7	47.4	52.1	36.7	52.0	53.9	47.4	$14,288
Poplar Bridge Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Palmer Rd	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5400	475	34	13.9	32.6%	279 (58.7%)	48 (10.1%)	74 (15.6%)	29 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.3%)	60.4	364^th of 872 public elementary schools	58.3%		57.4	417^th of 881 public elementary schools	52.7%	53	54.8	66.1	37.1	51.1	53.6	51.6	57.3	54.5	$14,294
Compass Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	10640 Lyndale Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	New Century School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 245-0865	245	14	17.5	89.0%	2 (0.8%)	240 (98.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29.9	647^th of 872 public elementary schools	25.8%		16.7	750^th of 881 public elementary schools	14.9%	103	38.2	75.0	5.0	42.7	24.2	34.5	35.0	30.5
Washburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8401 Xerxes Ave S	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-5500	298	30	9.9	66.4%	84 (28.2%)	49 (16.4%)	111 (37.2%)	21 (7.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (9.7%)	26.5	678^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.2%		24.3	697^th of 881 public elementary schools	20.9%	19	43.9	31.3	10.5	30.8	40.4	37.5	31.6	37.1	$15,844
New Code Academy Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	8401 Xerxes Ave S	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 681-5500	85	8	10.7	67.1%	33 (38.8%)	28 (32.9%)	11 (12.9%)	5 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.4%)								(n/a)				21.7				37.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Olson Elementary

How many students attend Olson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Olson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Olson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Olson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Olson Middle
High : Jefferson High School

What district is Olson Elementary in?

Bloomington Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Olson Elementary?

Students at Olson Elementary are 46% White, 21% African American, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

Is Olson Elementary a good school?

Olson Elementary ranks 499^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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