📍 100 S Station St, Port Aransas, Nueces County, 78373
Olsen el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Port Aransas, Nueces County. The school has 227 pupils enrolled. The Principal is George Lerma. It is part of the Port Aransas Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Olsen el enrolls 227 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 169 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
80 of the school's 227 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 76 qualify for free lunch and 4 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.
Olsen el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 18, state house district 32.
Olsen el is one of 3 schools in PORT ARANSAS ISD, based in PORT ARANSAS, Texas. The district serves 585 students district-wide and employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 227 students, Olsen el is larger than the district average of about 195 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe