Olson Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Bloomington, Minnesota

Olson Middle in Bloomington, Minnesota enrolled 762 students in 2024-25 with 53.0 full-time teachers, 14.4 students per teacher against the Minnesota middle-school median of 16.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 48% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 42%

767 students in 2022-23, 779 students in 2023-24, 762 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.3 to 53.0.

Students enrolled at Olson Middle by school year2022-23: 767, 2023-24: 779, 2024-25: 76202004006008002022-237672023-247792024-25762
Students enrolled at Olson Middle by school year2022-23: 767, 2023-24: 779, 2024-25: 76202004006008002022-237672023-247792024-25762
Students enrolled at Olson Middle by school year2022-23: 767, 2023-24: 779, 2024-25: 76202004006008002022-237672023-247792024-25762
Students enrolled at Olson Middle by school year2022-23: 767, 2023-24: 779, 2024-25: 76202004006008002022-237672023-247792024-25762
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2376737.320.6
2023-2477953.814.5
2024-2576253.014.4

14.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 Minnesota middle schools

Among the 274 Minnesota middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Olson Middle 14.4; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOlson Middle 14.4state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Olson Middle 14.4; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOlson Middle 14.4state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Olson Middle 14.4; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOlson Middle 14.4state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Olson Middle 14.4; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOlson Middle 14.4state median 16.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 214 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Olson Middle enrolled 771 students and had 3.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.6, one per 214 of the 771 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions10
  • Chronically absent18.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.3% of students were White, 12.3% Black, 11.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White62.3%
  2. Black12.3%
  3. Hispanic11.5%
  4. Two or more races8.5%
  5. Asian5.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Olson Middle scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2255%49%51.1%
Math, 2022-2348%37% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Bloomington

5 public middle schools in Bloomington report 2024-25 enrollment; Olson Middle is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Olson Middle76214.422.8%
Oak Grove Middle71115.531.4%
Valley View Middle64714.062.6%
New Code Academy Middle School7111.857.7%
Success Academy Bloomington Middle6318.084.1%

All public schools in Bloomington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Olson Middle

  1. Oak Grove MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.0 miles away: 711 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  2. Valley View MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.8 miles away: 647 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
  3. Compare Olson Middle with Oak Grove MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bloomington Public Schools spends per student$17,232 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,232
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaOlson Middle is the number 83 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#83 of 301
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.14.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Olson Middle

  1. How many students attend Olson Middle?
    762 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 767 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Bloomington, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Olson Middle?
    14.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Olson Middle a Title I school?
    Olson Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Olson Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Olson Middle scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Olson Middle in?
    Bloomington Public Schools, NCES district ID 2705790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270579000228 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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