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Olympia Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
417th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools
Better than 70% of Illinois middle schools
Summary

Olympia Middle School is a public middle school located in Stanford, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 367 students. The school is part of the Olympia CUSD 16 district, which is ranked 294 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Olympia Middle School has shown consistent improvement in its test scores over the past few years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (60.3%) and Mathematics (36.9%) were higher than the state averages (53.1% and 38.5%, respectively). The school has also shown strong performance among certain student subgroups, with its female students ranking 279 out of 1,248 Illinois middle schools and its low socioeconomic status students ranking 236 out of 1,229 Illinois middle schools, both receiving 4 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased from 17.0% in 2023-2024 to 25.4% in 2024-2025, which is an area of concern.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Olympia Middle School generally performs better than some, but lags behind others. For example, Morton Junior High School, located 18.53 miles away, consistently outperforms Olympia Middle School in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates, as well as in overall school rankings. Olympia Middle School's spending per student has increased from $11,332 in 2021-2022 to $13,218 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average, and the school has a student-teacher ratio of 13.1 in 2023-2024, which is lower than the state average.

380
Students ?
13.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,515
Per pupil spending ?
44.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 911 E 800 North Rd
       Stanford, IL  61774-9612

(309) 379-5941

District: Olympia CUSD 16


Students who attend Olympia Middle School usually attend:

High:    Olympia High School

Feeder schools for Olympia Middle School:

Elementary:    Olympia North Elementary School
    Olympia South Elementary School
    Olympia West Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
90.5%
Hispanic:
3.9%
Two or more races:
3.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025
Strengths
Above the Illinois median (70th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school50%
District avg53%
Illinois avg46%
417th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 30%▲ up 1 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
294th of 811Olympia CUSD 16 among Illinois 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202565.8417 of 136869.5%★★★☆☆
202465.2394 of 136371.1%★★★★☆
202350.8588 of 136757.0%★★★☆☆
202252.0552 of 136959.7%★★★☆☆
202153.3476 of 124161.6%★★★☆☆
201948.5645 of 135652.4%★★★☆☆
201850.2598 of 129353.8%★★★☆☆
201750.8575 of 129355.5%★★★☆☆
201648.6611 of 129452.8%★★★☆☆
201560.0415 of 130268.1%★★★☆☆
201464.9445 of 132266.3%★★★☆☆
201375.0308 of 136777.5%★★★★☆
201273.1359 of 136573.7%★★★★☆
201181.9159 of 134488.2%★★★★☆
201080.3195 of 132785.3%★★★★☆
200979.2227 of 131882.8%★★★★☆
200873.6344 of 129373.4%★★★★☆
200776.3269 of 128779.1%★★★★☆
200674.2322 of 127274.7%★★★★☆
200576.4288 of 120976.2%★★★★☆
200469.8399 of 120466.9%★★★☆☆
200373.2329 of 118572.2%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202541.5338 of 69451.3%★★★☆☆
202438.9341 of 63946.6%★★☆☆☆
202332.9439 of 67434.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202574.5279 of 124877.6%★★★★☆
202470.9298 of 125176.2%★★★★☆
202359.5429 of 127566.4%★★★☆☆
202257.1442 of 128665.6%★★★☆☆
202154.0397 of 101761.0%★★★☆☆
201953.7536 of 127658.0%★★★☆☆
201853.1532 of 122656.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202572.1236 of 122980.8%★★★★☆
202460.8365 of 121970.1%★★★★☆
202349.4551 of 123455.3%★★★☆☆
202247.8556 of 122154.5%★★★☆☆
202153.1367 of 101964.0%★★★☆☆
201936.2785 of 121735.5%★★☆☆☆
201848.0547 of 116152.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202548.1602 of 127152.6%★★★☆☆
202456.5459 of 126463.7%★★★☆☆
202340.9703 of 129245.6%★★☆☆☆
202246.6599 of 128653.4%★★★☆☆
202145.5491 of 104853.1%★★★☆☆
201942.6683 of 129647.3%★★☆☆☆
201843.8641 of 122347.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202547.9341 of 81258.0%★★★☆☆
202446.5326 of 80259.4%★★★☆☆
202324.7646 of 80519.8%★☆☆☆☆
202226.9654 of 78116.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202133.7355 of 54835.2%★★☆☆☆
201924.7700 of 79211.6%★☆☆☆☆
201833.9381 of 60236.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202545.4492 of 88444.3%★★☆☆☆
202446.6455 of 87548.0%★★☆☆☆
202333.5606 of 89532.3%★★☆☆☆
202231.8626 of 89830.3%★★☆☆☆
202137.0495 of 81339.1%★★☆☆☆
201926.8692 of 90523.5%★☆☆☆☆
201828.6660 of 88925.8%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school
Female (2025)78th percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2025)58th percentile-12 vs school
Male (2025)53rd percentile-17 vs school
Disabled (2025)51st percentile-18 vs school
White (2025)44th percentile-25 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts60%+7 vs state
Science54%+9 vs state
Mathematics37%~ state avg

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Students at Olympia Middle School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Students who attend Olympia Middle School usually go on to attend Olympia High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Olympia Middle School.

Olympia Middle School ranks 417th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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