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School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson

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School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson ranks 149 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

149^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

School of Engineering-Arts at Olson is a K–5 elementary school in Golden Valley, Minnesota, serving 432 students as part of the Robbinsdale Public School District. Statewide, it ranks among the top quarter of Minnesota elementary schools — 149th of 869, or the 83rd percentile, with 4 stars in 2025–2026 — even though its district as a whole ranks in the 27th percentile. Olson has earned 4 stars in nine of the last ten reported school years, making it a consistently strong performer and a clear standout within its district.

In 2025–2026, Olson students scored 61.3% proficient in math, 65.0% in reading, and 42.5% in science — above the district (26.9%, 38.5%, 16.1%) and the state (44.9%, 48.6%, 25.5%) in every subject. Among nearby schools with reported scores, Olson has the highest math, reading, and science proficiency of any of them. It leads the closest same-district academic peer, FAIR School Pilgrim Lane, by 6.8 points in math, 5.4 in reading, and 26.7 in science, and it tops Meadowbrook Elementary in Hopkins by 9.7, 9.1, and 12.8 points respectively. Reading is especially steady: 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades all scored at or above 62.5%.

Those results are not easily explained by smaller classes or lower poverty. Olson's free/reduced-lunch rate (32.18%) is higher than Meadowbrook's or Notre Ecole Academy's, and its student/teacher ratio of 16.3 is higher than several nearby schools. One area to watch is science, which sat near 68–70% in 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 before falling to 35.37% in 2024–2025 and 42.5% in 2025–2026. Statewide effectiveness rankings for student groups are strong for low-income students (78th–91st percentile), special education students, female students, and White students; African American and multi-racial rankings are lower in the years reported, which families may want to monitor. Keep in mind that some nearby schools, such as VirtualEDU ELementary and Early Childhood Special Education, have suppressed or non-comparable data and should not be judged on missing scores.

432

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,503

Per pupil spending ?

32.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

1751 Kelly Dr
Golden Valley, MN 55427-4117

(763) 504-7200

District: Robbinsdale Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.9%

Two or more races:

12.3%

African American:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (60% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg30%

Minnesota avg43%

149^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Elementary Schools in the Robbinsdale Public School District

335^th of 458Robbinsdale Public School District 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
2026	80.0	149 of 869	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	222 of 872	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	117 of 881	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	116 of 845	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	166 of 858	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	232 of 869	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	266 of 870	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.7	165 of 847	80.5%	★★★★☆
2017	82.7	90 of 853	89.4%	★★★★☆
2016	70.8	249 of 848	70.6%	★★★★☆
2015	64.9	319 of 840	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.8	296 of 826	64.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	132 of 315	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.8	111 of 298	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.0	60 of 310	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	57.9	101 of 282	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.8	27 of 227	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	75 of 283	73.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	125 of 790	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	148 of 799	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	81 of 809	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	80.3	110 of 787	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	178 of 799	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	255 of 783	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	294 of 787	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.9	139 of 774	82.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	94.0	9 of 249	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	165 of 764	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	78.8	100 of 764	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	72 of 793	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	78.6	104 of 774	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	120 of 663	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	237 of 683	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	390 of 740	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.6	163 of 728	77.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	178 of 807	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	290 of 812	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.5	164 of 826	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	134 of 799	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	170 of 808	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	209 of 784	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	245 of 798	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.3	187 of 779	76.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	54 of 92	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.5	75 of 77	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	79.5	54 of 579	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	61.1	179 of 562	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	86.5	34 of 572	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	30 of 524	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	36.8	294 of 417	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	92 of 710	87.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.0	181 of 714	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	123 of 730	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	113 of 712	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	81 of 725	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	96 of 710	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	131 of 722	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	119 of 712	83.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)96th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)87th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)41st percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading65%+16 vs state

Math61%+16 vs state

Science42%+17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, August 5, 2019

Strong leadership and wonderful teachers. Curriculum is interesting and project based and there's welcoming school culture. Thriving and energetic school. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, September 22, 2017

This is an extraordinary school with excellent staff! Each day of learning is presented with a renewed energy giving the kids the motivation to learn and ask questions on so many levels. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson	Public, Magnet	K-5	1751 Kelly Dr	Golden Valley	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 504-7200	432	26	16.3	32.2%	276 (63.9%)	52 (12.0%)	37 (8.6%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.3%)	80	149^th of 869 public elementary schools	82.9%		73.5	222^nd of 872 public elementary schools	74.5%	73	69.0	63.0	62.5				65.0	42.5		42.5	69.0	65.4	47.9				61.3	$13,503
Neill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Medicine Lake Rd	Crystal	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7400	359	30	11.8	73.0%	80 (22.3%)	152 (42.3%)	59 (16.4%)	17 (4.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.8%)	25.8	677^th of 869 public elementary schools	22.1%		30.5	640^th of 872 public elementary schools	26.6%	37	15.8	51.0	35.7				35.9	11.4		11.4	7.9	42.3	25.6				27.1	$15,287
Notre Ecole Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5920 Golden Valley Rd	Golden Valley	55422	Hennepin County	Notre Ecole Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(952) 228-1097	75	7	11.5	21.3%	47 (62.7%)	5 (6.7%)	6 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (22.7%)								(n/a)		72.7					58.3					54.5					45.8
Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	8808 Medicine Lake Rd	New Hope	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 504-4400	733	40	18.2	33.0%	347 (47.3%)	54 (7.4%)	246 (33.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (11.1%)	48	488^th of 869 public elementary schools	43.8%		43.1	538^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.3%	50	50.8	48.6	52.1				50.6	18.8		18.8	53.3	50.0	27.8				43.7	$11,801
Beacon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3415 Louisiana Ave N	Crystal	55427	Hennepin County	Beacon Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 546-9999	524	30	17.2	48.5%	186 (35.5%)	193 (36.8%)	75 (14.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.0%)	37	584^th of 869 public elementary schools	32.8%		35.7	592^nd of 872 public elementary schools	32.1%	8	20.0	50.0	46.2	50.0	26.0	40.0	39.1	23.5	13.9	17.9	28.9	45.8	25.0	25.3	9.6	19.7	24.2	$12,254
Sonnesyn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3421 Boone Ave N	New Hope	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7600	313	26	12.2	74.8%	76 (24.3%)	138 (44.1%)	55 (17.6%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.9%)	12.4	774^th of 869 public elementary schools	10.9%		13.7	762^nd of 872 public elementary schools	12.6%	12	31.8	28.6	19.5				26.8	12.2		12.2	25.0	19.0	5.0				16.7	$13,985
Noble Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Noble Ave N	Golden Valley	55422	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-4000	262	24	10.9	69.8%	56 (21.4%)	97 (37.0%)	44 (16.8%)	18 (6.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.2%)	6.4	824^th of 869 public elementary schools	5.2%		8.5	805^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.7%	19	18.4	22.2	9.8				16.5	4.9		4.9	21.1	24.3	0.0				14.7	$16,084
Meadowbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5430 Glenwood Ave	Golden Valley	55422	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 988-5100	792	52	15.2	21.0%	527 (66.5%)	109 (13.8%)	44 (5.6%)	23 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (11.0%)	63.4	310^th of 869 public elementary schools	64.3%		64	335^th of 872 public elementary schools	61.6%	25	57.1	53.6	56.9				55.9	29.7		29.7	62.5	62.2	31.8				51.6	$12,049
VirtualEDU ELementary	Public, Virtual	3-5	5300 Glenwood Ave	Golden Valley	55422	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 988-4050	24	8	3.0	45.8%	12 (50.0%)	9 (37.5%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)
FAIR School Pilgrim Lane	Public, Magnet	K-5	3725 Pilgrim Lane N	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 504-8401	403	25	16.3	40.9%	223 (55.3%)	80 (19.9%)	41 (10.2%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.9%)	60.9	337^th of 869 public elementary schools	61.2%		66.3	308^th of 872 public elementary schools	64.7%	29	71.9	59.1	46.6				59.6	15.8		15.8	75.0	63.6	21.1				54.5	$14,192

Frequently Asked Questions about School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson

How many students attend School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson.

What is the racial makeup of School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson?

Students at School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson are 64% White, 12% Two or more races, 12% African American, 9% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Is School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson a good school?

School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson ranks 149^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson in?

Robbinsdale Public School District

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