Olympia South Elem Sch

www.olympia.org

327 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Olympia South Elementary School, located at 103 NE 5th St in Atlanta, Illinois, serves as a primary educational pillar for the local community within the Olympia Community Unit School District No. 16. The school is dedicated to fostering a supportive learning environment that focuses on foundational academic development, character building, and the social-emotional growth of its students in their early formative years.

As a small-town institution, Olympia South emphasizes a close-knit community atmosphere where faculty and staff strive to maintain strong partnerships with parents and local stakeholders. The school utilizes the broader district’s resources to provide a well-rounded curriculum, balancing core subjects like literacy and mathematics with opportunities for creative expression and extracurricular involvement, ensuring that students are well-prepared for the transition to middle school.

327

Total Students

19.0

Full-Time Teachers

17.2

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Olympia South Elem Sch
Demographic	Student Count
White	291
Hispanic	11
Black	1
Asian	2
Two or More	21
American Indian	1

White
291 (89.0 %)
Two or More
21 (6.4 %)
Hispanic
11 (3.4 %)
Asian
2 (0.6 %)
Black
1 (0.3 %)
American Indian
1 (0.3 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Olympia CUSD 16
Phone:	(217)648-2302
Website:	http://www.olympia.org
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	327
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	19.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	17.2
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 61

Kindergarten 46

Grade 1 47

Grade 2 48

Grade 3 47

Grade 4 38

Grade 5 40