📍 4551 W 102nd St, Bloomington, Hennepin County, 55437
Olson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bloomington, Hennepin County. The school has 767 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bloomington Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Olson Middle enrolls 767 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 13% Black or African American and 8.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 498 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 97 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 68 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 46 | 6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
218 of the school's 767 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 183 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Olson Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-30, state senate district 50.
Olson Middle is one of 24 schools in Bloomington Public Schools, based in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota. The district serves 10,442 students district-wide and employs 594 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 767 students, Olson Middle is larger than the district average of about 435 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small