📍 1607 51st Ave N, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, 55430
Olson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Minneapolis, Hennepin County. The school has 361 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Minneapolis Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Olson Middle enrolls 361 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 12% White and 12% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 192 | 53% |
| White | 45 | 12% |
| Asian | 42 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 9.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 9.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 3.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
311 of the school's 361 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 284 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. 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, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-50, state senate district 59.
Olson Middle is one of 97 schools in Minneapolis Public School District, based in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. The district serves 29,928 students district-wide and employs 1,902 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 361 students, Olson Middle is larger than the district average of about 309 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large