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School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson

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

School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson ranks 222 nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

222^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

The School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson is a public magnet elementary school located in Golden Valley, Minnesota, serving 438 students in grades K-5. As part of the Robbinsdale Public School District, this school consistently ranks among the top 25% of Minnesota elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is particularly strong, with proficiency rates in Math (59.91%) and Reading (60.52%) for all grades significantly higher than the district (26.14% and 41.19%) and state (45.21% and 49.59%) averages. The school's performance is especially noteworthy in 3rd and 4th grade Math, with proficiency rates of 68% and 71.05%, respectively, compared to the district and state. Additionally, the school's 5th grade Reading proficiency rate of 65.85% is notably higher than the district (46.46%) and state (57.09%) averages.

The School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, with female, African American, Hispanic, special education, and low socioeconomic status students all ranking in the top 25% or higher of Minnesota elementary schools. Interestingly, the school outperforms most nearby schools in the Robbinsdale Public School District, including Sonnesyn Elementary, Noble Elementary, and Neill Elementary, in both Math and Reading proficiency. However, Meadowbrook Elementary, part of the Hopkins Public School District, performs on par or better than the School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson in several academic areas.

432

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,503

Per pupil spending ?

32.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Recently slipping — 89th percentile in 2017 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (60% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Robbinsdale Public School District

✓Above the Minnesota median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 89th-percentile peak (2017) to 75th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg34%

Minnesota avg47%

222^nd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

317^th of 446Robbinsdale 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
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
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
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
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
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
2023	12.5	75 of 77	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
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
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)3rd percentile-84 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading61%+11 vs state

Math60%+15 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 (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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 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%)	73.5	222^nd of 872 public elementary schools	74.5%		82.6	117^th of 881 public elementary schools	86.7%	105	68.0	71.1	42.0				59.9	54.7	60.5	65.9				60.5	$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%)	30.5	640^th of 872 public elementary schools	26.6%		21.2	716^th of 881 public elementary schools	18.7%	76	44.6	34.0	17.7				33.1	47.7	32.7	38.5				40.1	$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)	76.9						76.2	38.5						61.9
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%)	43.1	538^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.3%		49	502^nd of 881 public elementary schools	43.0%	36	49.6	43.2	29.1				41.3	43.0	41.6	57.3				46.7	$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%)	35.7	592^nd of 872 public elementary schools	32.1%		25	688^th of 881 public elementary schools	21.9%	96	42.5	41.4	26.5	9.3	19.2	11.1	23.3	37.5	44.1	53.6	50.0	43.6	43.4	46.1	$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%)	13.7	762^nd of 872 public elementary schools	12.6%		6.5	822^nd of 881 public elementary schools	6.7%	60	26.4	8.1	14.0				17.1	32.1	18.4	38.0				30.5	$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%)	8.5	805^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.7%		9.5	796^th of 881 public elementary schools	9.6%	9	32.6	8.1	12.8				18.5	20.9	11.1	27.5				20.2	$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%)	64	335^th of 872 public elementary schools	61.6%		65	312^th of 881 public elementary schools	64.6%	23	54.1	67.2	39.5				53.6	47.2	60.0	61.4				56.2	$12,049
VirtualEDU ELementary	Public, Virtual	K-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%)	66.3	308^th of 872 public elementary schools	64.7%		62.8	343^rd of 881 public elementary schools	61.1%	35	65.2	55.7	43.5				54.8	64.3	41.9	66.2				58.0	$14,192

Frequently Asked Questions about School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson

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

Robbinsdale Public School District

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 222^nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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.

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