Summary:
ZIP code 55437 is home to just one middle school — Olson Middle, serving grades 6–8 with 762 students in Bloomington, Minnesota, as part of Bloomington Public Schools. Because it is the only middle school in this area, families here have a single public option, and that option is a strong one.
Olson Middle stands out both statewide and within its own district. It has ranked in the top 13–15% of Minnesota middle schools for three straight years, placing 72nd of 546 (87th percentile) in 2025–26, 79th of 519 (85th percentile) in 2024–25, and 67th of 545 (88th percentile) in 2023–24 — earning 4 stars each year. By contrast, Bloomington Public Schools as a whole ranks 246th of 458 statewide, in the 46th percentile with 2 stars. That gap makes Olson a clear bright spot in a district whose overall profile sits near the middle of the state.
Academically, math and reading are the school's consistent strengths. In 2025–26, Olson outperformed the state in every math and reading grade-level result, with its largest margins in 6th-grade math (+16.1 percentage points) and 6th-grade reading (+15.0 points). Sixth-grade reading, at 68.4% proficient, is the school's highest result and sits 18.0 points above the district. Seventh-grade reading is the relative weak spot at 46.3%, only 2.8 points above the state. Science is the main concern: the All Grades science score fell from 26.86% in 2024–25 to 19.7% in 2025–26, below the state's 25.5%, though its 8th-grade result (19.7%) is above district (13.7%) and state (16.7%). The school serves a mixed-income population, with 26.38% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch and a 14.3 student–teacher ratio.
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