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David And Lynda Olson Elementary

Q: Is David And Lynda Olson Elementary a good school?

David And Lynda Olson Elementary ranks 737 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

David And Lynda Olson Elementary is a mid-sized school in Allen, TX, serving 678 students from Pre-K through 6th grade within the highly-rated Allen Independent School District (Isd), where only 20% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Olson Elementary has historically been a top performer, but recent data shows a notable decline. Its greatest strength is reading, where 3rd and 6th graders significantly outperform the district average. However, math is a clear weakness, with every grade level scoring below the district average in the 2025-2026 school year. For example, 5th grade math proficiency was 56.57% compared to the district's 65.51%. Science is also a concern, with 5th graders scoring 36.97% proficient, well below nearby schools like Bolin Elementary (55.79%) and Max O Vaughan Elementary (61.26%). This "tale of two subjects" sets Olson apart from its peers, as schools like Jenny Preston Elementary (93rd percentile) and Vaughan (91st percentile) have maintained or improved their rankings while Olson has dropped to the 84th percentile.

Interestingly, Olson spends more per student ($10,452) than the higher-performing Preston Elementary ($10,369), suggesting resource allocation matters more than total spending. The school also struggles to support specific student groups, with its Asian students ranking at the 37th percentile statewide and low-SES students at the 54th percentile. Its Gifted and Talented program ranks at the 59th percentile, indicating it may not be pushing its highest achievers to the top tier. To return to its former 5-star status, Olson must urgently address its math and science instruction, particularly in upper elementary grades, while continuing to leverage its reading excellence.

678

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,135

Per pupil spending ?

20.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1751 E Exchange Pkwy
Allen, TX 75002

(972) 562-1800

District: Allen Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend David And Lynda Olson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Walter & Lois Curtis Middle
High:	Allen High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.8%

Asian:

18.9%

Hispanic:

17.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (64% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg68%

Texas avg49%

737^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 5% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Allen Independent School District (Isd)

72^nd of 951Allen Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	737 of 4627	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	84.4	592 of 4651	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	583 of 4710	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	334 of 4647	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	494 of 4581	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.7	519 of 4578	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.3	274 of 4479	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	196 of 4359	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	96.0	169 of 4329	96.1%	★★★★★
2016	90.0	217 of 4286	94.9%	★★★★★
2015	88.1	314 of 4320	92.7%	★★★★★
2014	89.0	241 of 4260	94.3%	★★★★★
2013	92.1	120 of 4221	97.2%	★★★★★
2012	91.8	129 of 4206	96.9%	★★★★★
2011	80.6	459 of 4095	88.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	982 of 2406	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.5	527 of 1905	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	549 of 2443	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	510 of 2443	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	265 of 2421	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	189 of 2444	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	190 of 2515	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	153 of 2483	93.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	632 of 999	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.4	479 of 814	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.3	501 of 1045	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.9	37 of 1015	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	69.7	252 of 957	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.3	466 of 967	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	255 of 1009	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	225 of 1005	77.6%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	52.6	1913 of 4461	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	1362 of 4331	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	871 of 4295	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	1396 of 4240	67.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	513 of 1643	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	83.0	335 of 2918	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	291 of 3668	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	74 of 3556	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	56.8	1269 of 3487	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	1649 of 3446	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	501 of 3333	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	703 of 3226	78.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	678 of 4575	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	83.0	466 of 3744	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	624 of 4658	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	362 of 4588	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	503 of 4561	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	526 of 4499	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.5	279 of 4348	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	276 of 4306	93.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	1274 of 3075	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.9	1174 of 2619	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	912 of 2980	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	727 of 2958	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	953 of 3006	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	757 of 3184	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	151 of 3106	95.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	1452 of 4413	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.9	966 of 3644	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	609 of 4465	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	531 of 4401	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	1020 of 4376	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	1415 of 4329	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	510 of 4188	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	278 of 4168	93.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	2089 of 4520	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.0	1359 of 3705	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	1475 of 4594	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.8	329 of 4521	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	74.6	668 of 4477	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	835 of 4451	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	360 of 4309	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	316 of 4264	92.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	795 of 4582	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	83.5	477 of 3739	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	472 of 4647	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.8	336 of 4585	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	535 of 4563	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	504 of 4498	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.0	278 of 4357	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	142 of 4319	96.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	597 of 1106	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.4	397 of 975	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	442 of 1128	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	493 of 1099	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	323 of 1004	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	362 of 961	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	556 of 4301	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	62.8	949 of 3549	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	508 of 4292	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	496 of 4086	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	397 of 3952	90.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	465 of 3799	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	109 of 3684	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	279 of 3558	92.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.5	387 of 3006	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.3	345 of 2612	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	627 of 3108	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	300 of 3106	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	70.9	732 of 3082	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	576 of 3082	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	389 of 3142	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	325 of 3127	89.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)87th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)69th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2026)59th percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)59th percentile-26 vs school

At Risk (2022)57th percentile-32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)46th percentile-38 vs school

Asian (2026)37th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading69%+15 vs state

Mathematics60%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
David And Lynda Olson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1751 E Exchange Pkwy	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 562-1800	678	43	15.8	20.1%	297 (43.8%)	66 (9.7%)	120 (17.7%)	128 (18.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (9.0%)	80.7	737^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.1%		84.4	592^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	87.3%	145						71.0	64.7	64.7	75.6	61.7	59.8	56.6	60.2	$9,135
James And Margie Marion Elementary	Public	K-6	1595 Stablerun	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 495-6784	688	47	14.7	18.8%	245 (35.6%)	81 (11.8%)	107 (15.6%)	202 (29.4%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.7%)	82.8	661^st of 4627 public elementary schools	85.7%		82.5	659^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.8%	2						64.4	70.1	77.2	76.3	63.2	56.8	62.4	53.4	$8,451
Gene M Reed Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 Rivercrest Blvd	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0580	486	40	12.2	43.2%	207 (42.6%)	79 (16.3%)	115 (23.7%)	46 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	34 (7.0%)	50.8	2074^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.2%		46.5	2352^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	49.4%	278						45.1	44.4	55.6	68.6	47.1	38.1	41.3	47.1	$10,275
Alvis C Story Elementary	Public	K-6	1550 Edelweiss Dr	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0570	530	42	12.6	46.6%	178 (33.6%)	91 (17.2%)	168 (31.7%)	48 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.1%)	37.3	2924^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.8%		50.4	2123^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	54.4%	801						41.1	34.4	53.4	56.3	26.8	25.0	39.7	44.8	$10,361
Carlena Chandler Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Water Oak	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 747-3354	731	49	14.9	38.9%	194 (26.5%)	73 (10.0%)	329 (45.0%)	109 (14.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	82	698^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.9%		77.6	856^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.6%	158	20.8	12.5	60.0	24.0	16.7	69.1	64.0	69.5	68.9	59.5	59.1	61.9	68.0	$8,922
Bolin Elementary	Public	K-6	5705 Cheyenne Dr	Parker	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 495-6750	605	42	14.5	22.0%	264 (43.6%)	83 (13.7%)	86 (14.2%)	135 (22.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.0%)	79	792^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	82.9%		86.5	514^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.9%	278						59.0	62.5	70.6	69.7	48.8	60.2	74.1	61.6	$9,301
Joe V Hart Elementary	Public	K-4	450 Country Club Rd	Lucas	75002	Collin County	Lovejoy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 742-8200	530	27	19.6	4.0%	364 (68.7%)	15 (2.8%)	68 (12.8%)	46 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.4%)	97.2	90^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.1%		93.5	245^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.7%	155						83.5	81.1			75.2	86.5			$8,849
Robert L Puster Elementary	Public	K-4	856 Stoddard Rd	Fairview	75069	Collin County	Lovejoy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 742-8300	548	29	18.8	3.6%	332 (60.6%)	20 (3.6%)	67 (12.2%)	92 (16.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	97.5	80^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.3%		98.2	47^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.0%	33						80.6	85.3			93.5	79.7			$8,588
Max O Vaughan Elementary	Public	K-6	820 Cottonwood Dr	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0470	691	42	16.3	19.4%	254 (36.8%)	55 (8.0%)	93 (13.5%)	227 (32.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (8.2%)	89.3	403^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	91.3%		92.6	288^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.8%	115						67.5	72.1	77.6	82.0	62.7	63.1	70.7	75.0	$8,395
Jenny Preston Elementary	Public	K-6	2455 Hilliard Dr	Allen	75013	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 908-8780	726	45	16.2	9.4%	227 (31.3%)	65 (9.0%)	64 (8.8%)	314 (43.3%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.5%)	91.2	317^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.1%		95.8	155^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.7%	162						64.2	71.0	78.3	93.2	66.1	69.3	79.4	78.6	$8,777

Frequently Asked Questions about David And Lynda Olson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of David And Lynda Olson Elementary?

Students at David And Lynda Olson Elementary are 44% White, 19% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of David And Lynda Olson Elementary attend?

Students who attend David And Lynda Olson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walter & Lois Curtis Middle
High : Allen High School

Is David And Lynda Olson Elementary a good school?

David And Lynda Olson Elementary ranks 737^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is David And Lynda Olson Elementary in?

Allen Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend David And Lynda Olson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 678 students attended David And Lynda Olson Elementary.

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