Olson Middle

Summary:

Olson Middle is a public middle school located in Bloomington, Minnesota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 767 students. The school is part of the Bloomington Public School District, which is ranked 271 out of 463 districts in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Olson Middle consistently performs above the Bloomington Public School District and the state of Minnesota in standardized test scores. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Olson Middle had 53.4% of students proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to 39.44% for the district and 45.47% for the state. Similarly, in MCA-III Reading, Olson Middle had 57.32% proficiency, compared to 43.23% for the district and 49.85% for the state. Olson Middle has maintained a strong statewide ranking, consistently placing in the top 20% of Minnesota middle schools, and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2023-2024 school year.

Olson Middle's performance stands out when compared to nearby schools in the Bloomington Public School District, such as Valley View Middle and New Code Academy Middle School, which have significantly lower test scores and statewide rankings. Additionally, Olson Middle has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-lunch recipients, at 28.42% in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to other nearby schools like Richfield Middle (67.66%).


Detail:

Public 6-8

 4551 W 102nd St
       Bloomington, MN  55437-2698


(952) 806-8600

District: Bloomington Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
67th of 545 Minnesota Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,414 Help


Students who attend Olson Middle usually attend:

High:    Jefferson Senior High

Feeder schools for Olson Middle:

Elementary:    Olson Elementary
    Poplar Bridge Elementary
    Ridgeview Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  20.5 Help
Number of students:  767

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.9%
African American:
12.6%
Hispanic:
8.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  28.4% Help


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Compare Details Olson Middle ranks better than 87.7% of middle schools in Minnesota. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the Bloomington Public School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.8. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Olson Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Bloomington Public School District. Racial makeup is: White (64.9%), African American (12.6%), Hispanic (8.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 28.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Bloomington Public School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Olson Middle is 20.5, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Bloomington Public School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Olson Middle is $14,414, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Bloomington Public School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Olson Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Olson Middle 67th of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Olson Middle in the ranking list.)

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Bloomington Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bloomington Public School District 271st of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Olson Middle

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Rank History for all students at Olson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 86.60 21st 387 94.6%
2005 75.72 92nd 396 76.8%
2006 78.68 55th 406 86.5%
2007 89.42 16th 403 96.0%
2008 88.41 17th 409 95.8%
2009 85.38 12th 230 94.8%
2010 83.59 36th 454 92.1%
2011 80.18 59th 478 87.7%
2012 75.38 81st 469 82.7%
2013 84.43 38th 488 92.2%
2014 77.10 77th 490 84.3%
2015 80.12 68th 516 86.8%
2016 79.91 67th 508 86.8%
2017 74.06 117th 523 77.6%
2018 73.88 113th 518 78.2%
2019 73.05 118th 533 77.9%
2021 80.15 75th 521 85.6%
2022 74.58 95th 520 81.7%
2023 70.06 130th 529 75.4%
2024 81.80 67th 545 87.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Olson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.68 45th 114 60.5%
2019 73.68 27th 120 77.5%
2021 57.85 39th 97 59.8%
2022 55.34 58th 131 55.7%
2023 49.11 52nd 107 51.4%
2024 71.02 28th 116 75.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Olson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 42.06 65th 120 45.8%
2022 71.04 12th 130 90.8%
2023 73.12 11th 133 91.7%
2024 71.15 19th 158 88.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Olson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.88 58th 253 77.1%
2019 71.61 51st 282 81.9%
2021 88.50 5th 260 98.1%
2022 61.19 87th 288 69.8%
2023 69.94 56th 298 81.2%
2024 74.84 46th 307 85.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Olson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.05 233rd 401 41.9%
2019 48.24 217th 415 47.7%
2021 71.58 59th 399 85.2%
2022 51.51 183rd 404 54.7%
2023 49.98 210th 459 54.2%
2024 55.81 173rd 473 63.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Olson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.44 114th 436 73.9%
2019 65.87 137th 439 68.8%
2021 72.57 84th 443 81.0%
2022 74.65 81st 467 82.7%
2023 69.28 111th 455 75.6%
2024 81.60 55th 474 88.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Olson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.31 97th 438 77.9%
2019 74.10 103rd 454 77.3%
2021 80.73 55th 437 87.4%
2022 68.93 119th 476 75.0%
2023 65.15 138th 464 70.3%
2024 76.38 77th 479 83.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Olson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.89 28th 108 74.1%
2019 72.17 31st 112 72.3%
2021 82.24 14th 87 83.9%
2022 73.73 28th 110 74.5%
2023 82.36 22nd 116 81.0%
2024 60.77 39th 111 64.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Olson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.48 43rd 137 68.6%
2019 61.26 54th 148 63.5%
2021 66.86 34th 141 75.9%
2022 50.75 75th 162 53.7%
2023 45.57 85th 164 48.2%
2024 64.25 45th 179 74.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Olson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.43 63rd 163 61.3%
2019 61.44 46th 171 73.1%
2021 73.57 21st 156 86.5%
2022 69.94 39th 188 79.3%
2023 50.89 68th 178 61.8%
2024 63.47 53rd 186 71.5%
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Rank History for White students at Olson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.20 87th 428 79.7%
2019 68.19 112th 428 73.8%
2021 77.15 56th 422 86.7%
2022 74.42 67th 438 84.7%
2023 68.01 104th 436 76.1%
2024 82.42 43rd 440 90.2%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Monday, May 31, 2010

Open Quote Olson claimed they wanted to help my first son. But I believe they just wanted to label him as a special needs person to follow him through high school. They did not help him in any way but to make him feel stupid. Olson beleived the file sent by Poplar Bridge where they tried to label him as ADHD. I had him tested by 2 psychartrists and 2 physchiologists and none of them said he was ADHD but that he was a very energitict child. I stated that he needed to be challange acadmically because he did not know what to do with himself when he was finished with the work or knew the material. Nothing was done about this at Poplar Bridge or Olson. Both schools made him feel stupid by their actions. He is now in high school and is pulling A's and B's. He has even received a Jaguar Pride award and was nominated by his English teacher for this award. MY SON IS NOT STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My other son is at Olson and was busting his behind to pull A's. He set a goal to get into honors math and finally Ms. Ogren recognized his ability and promoted him to Honors. He is very pleased about this accomplishment. He also needs to be challanged acadimically as he has the same problem as my other son. Olson does not treated him as stupid. However he is not recognized for his efforts. During the first quarter of sixth grade he pulled straight A's. Olson did not recognize him for the "breakfast". I was told that a teacher had to nominate him. Well he is no longer working as hard because he knows as well as I do he will never be nominated. I know this because they know his brother and equate him with his brother. Another reason I know this is because this is all political. I refuse to "brown nose" and am not rich. Because of these reasons my youngest son will never be recognized. Also by not acknowledge him in front of his peers he is OK with pulling B's. THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY YOUNGEST SON BELIEVE HE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH JUST LIKE HIS DAD MAKES HIM BELIEVE HE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Olson Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1552 20 71 12 2 n/a n/a 0 1657
1989 1518 17 85 10 2 n/a n/a 0 1632
1990 1500 28 84 7 3 n/a n/a 0 1622
1991 1478 50 93 7 5 n/a n/a 0 1633
1993 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1454 1454
1994 1303 81 115 13 2 n/a n/a 0 1514
1995 1313 63 133 24 4 n/a n/a 0 1537
1996 1313 63 133 24 4 n/a n/a 0 1537
1997 1335 73 133 20 6 n/a n/a 0 1567
1998 1322 78 126 22 12 n/a n/a 0 1560
1999 1297 99 113 26 11 n/a n/a 0 1546
2000 1203 91 113 31 13 n/a n/a 0 1451
2001 1252 108 123 33 18 n/a n/a 0 1534
2002 723 55 62 34 3 n/a n/a 0 877
2003 723 55 62 34 3 n/a n/a 0 877
2004 744 60 66 39 1 n/a n/a 0 910
2005 692 46 64 47 0 n/a n/a 0 849
2006 644 57 60 53 2 n/a n/a 0 816
2007 603 70 57 52 4 n/a n/a 0 786
2008 584 64 53 40 3 n/a n/a 0 744
2009 565 78 62 34 6 n/a n/a 0 745
2010 534 95 67 29 1 n/a n/a 0 726
2011 573 106 84 40 3 0 13 0 819
2012 583 113 91 57 6 0 17 0 867
2013 596 101 92 51 6 0 19 0 865
2014 609 103 84 52 3 0 19 0 870
2015 607 100 73 61 1 1 25 0 868
2016 571 88 58 63 2 3 37 0 822
2017 581 80 61 63 2 2 52 0 841
2018 570 77 63 72 7 1 67 0 857
2019 591 85 63 84 4 0 63 0 890
2020 544 92 62 86 5 0 53 0 842
2021 448 84 48 73 2 0 50 0 705
2022 481 101 50 76 1 0 61 0 770
2023 498 97 46 68 2 0 56 0 767

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Olson Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1657 69.7 23.7 5.8
1989 1632 86.9 18.7 0
1990 1622 92.3 17.5 5.5
1991 1633 91.6 17.8 6.4
1993 1454 0.0 0.0 0
1994 1514 74.2 20.4 8.9
1995 1537 80.6 19.1 8.1
1996 1537 80.6 19.1 8.1
1997 1567 87.7 17.9 9
1998 1560 n/a 0.0 9.6
1999 1546 100.9 15.3 8.8
2000 1451 86.9 16.7 14.7
2001 1534 88.8 17.3 18.5
2002 877 52.7 16.6 13.2
2003 877 52.7 16.6 13.2
2004 910 48.4 18.8 16.7
2005 849 51.3 16.5 18.5
2006 816 49.2 16.6 19.7
2007 786 50.2 15.7 18.1
2008 744 51.7 14.4 17.1
2009 745 50.1 14.9 17.4
2010 726 51.0 14.2 22.2
2011 819 57.8 14.1 25.5
2012 867 50.5 17.1 26.1
2013 865 53.0 16.3 23.2
2014 870 53.0 16.4 24
2015 868 49.0 17.7 24.7
2016 822 49.0 16.7 21.4
2017 841 54.0 15.5 21.2
2018 857 56.3 15.2 23.2
2019 890 57.7 15.4 21.9
2020 842 n/a n/a 22.4
2021 705 20.9 33.6 21.1
2022 770 37.3 20.6 22.2
2023 767 37.2 20.5 28.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Olson Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1657 69.7 23.7 5.8
1989 1632 86.9 18.7 0
1990 1622 92.3 17.5 5.5
1991 1633 91.6 17.8 6.4
1993 1454 0.0 0.0 0
1994 1514 74.2 20.4 8.9
1995 1537 80.6 19.1 8.1
1996 1537 80.6 19.1 8.1
1997 1567 87.7 17.9 9
1998 1560 n/a 0.0 9.6
1999 1546 100.9 15.3 8.8
2000 1451 86.9 16.7 14.7
2001 1534 88.8 17.3 18.5
2002 877 52.7 16.6 13.2
2003 877 52.7 16.6 13.2
2004 910 48.4 18.8 16.7
2005 849 51.3 16.5 18.5
2006 816 49.2 16.6 19.7
2007 786 50.2 15.7 18.1
2008 744 51.7 14.4 17.1
2009 745 50.1 14.9 17.4
2010 726 51.0 14.2 22.2
2011 819 57.8 14.1 25.5
2012 867 50.5 17.1 26.1
2013 865 53.0 16.3 23.2
2014 870 53.0 16.4 24
2015 868 49.0 17.7 24.7
2016 822 49.0 16.7 21.4
2017 841 54.0 15.5 21.2
2018 857 56.3 15.2 23.2
2019 890 57.7 15.4 21.9
2020 842 n/a n/a 22.4
2021 705 20.9 33.6 21.1
2022 770 37.3 20.6 22.2
2023 767 37.2 20.5 28.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Olson Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $14,414

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Olson Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 118th of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 130th of 529 Middle schools
 2.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Math (Olson Middle)60.751.1
 9.7%
   6th Grade Math (Bloomington Public School District)43.934.9
 9%
   6th Grade Math (Minnesota)50.539.7
 10.8%
6th Grade Reading (Olson Middle)72.462.3
 10.1%
   6th Grade Reading (Bloomington Public School District)60.249.5
 10.7%
   6th Grade Reading (Minnesota)62.853.4
 9.4%
7th Grade Math (Olson Middle)58.946.8
 12%
   7th Grade Math (Bloomington Public School District)45.536.1
 9.5%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Olson Middle)68.645.5
 23.1%
   7th Grade Reading (Bloomington Public School District)54.638.1
 16.5%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Olson Middle)56.245.3
 10.9%
   8th Grade Math (Bloomington Public School District)43.136.9
 6.2%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Olson Middle)61.141.1
 20%
   8th Grade Reading (Bloomington Public School District)48.638.5
 10.1%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Olson Middle)42.730.7
 12%
   8th Grade Science (Bloomington Public School District)31.825.3
 6.6%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students890767
 13.8%
African American8597
 14.1%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian6346
 27%
Hispanic8468
 19%
Pacific Islander00
White591498
 15.7%
Two or More Races6356
 11.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients21.9%28.4%
 6.5%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 767 students attended Olson Middle.

Students who attend Olson Middle usually go on to attend Jefferson Senior High

Olson Middle ranks 67th of 545 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Olson Middle are 65% White, 13% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.


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