Olympia West Elem Sch

www.olympia.org

254 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Olympia West Elementary School is a public school located in Minier, Illinois, serving students in grades Pre-K through 5. As part of the Olympia Community Unit School District 16, the school is deeply integrated into the local rural community, fostering a small-town educational environment that emphasizes close relationships between staff, students, and families. The school's mission focuses on providing a supportive foundation for early learning, prioritizing core academic subjects while encouraging social-emotional development during these formative years.

In addition to its standard curriculum, Olympia West is known for maintaining a community-oriented culture that values parental involvement and neighborhood engagement. The school utilizes its position within the broader district to provide students with a balance of personalized classroom attention and access to the extracurricular resources of a larger school system. By maintaining a focus on inclusivity and student-centered growth, Olympia West strives to prepare its young learners for a successful transition into the middle school grades within the Olympia district.

254

Total Students

16.9

Full-Time Teachers

15.0

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Olympia West Elem Sch
Demographic	Student Count
White	236
Hispanic	7
Black	1
Two or More	10

White
236 (92.9 %)
Two or More
10 (3.9 %)
Hispanic
7 (2.8 %)
Black
1 (0.4 %)

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:	(309)392-2671
Website:	http://www.olympia.org
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	254
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	16.9
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	15.0
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 36

Kindergarten 34

Grade 1 33

Grade 2 32

Grade 3 40

Grade 4 41

Grade 5 38