Is Olathe Elementary School a good school?

Olathe Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.4% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Olathe Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 432 students attended Olathe Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Olathe Elementary School?

Students at Olathe Elementary School are 50% Hispanic, 47% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Olathe Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Olathe Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Olathe Middle/High School

Olathe Elementary School

Summary:

Olathe Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 455 students in grades PK-5 in Olathe, Colorado, which is part of the Montrose County School District Re-1J. The school's student population is predominantly White (48.35%) and Hispanic (49.01%), and it faces significant academic challenges, consistently underperforming compared to the district and state in standardized test scores.

Olathe Elementary School's academic performance is particularly low, with only 25.7% of students proficient or better in CMAS English Language Arts and 22% proficient or better in CMAS Math, compared to the district and state averages. The school has a low statewide ranking, placing in the bottom quarter of Colorado elementary schools, and its performance is especially poor for White students and male students. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 69.67% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which likely contributes to its academic challenges.

Interestingly, Olathe Elementary School's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools within the same district, such as Cottonwood Elementary and Oak Grove Elementary, which consistently outperform Olathe in academic measures and have higher statewide rankings. The school's racial makeup is relatively balanced, but the data suggests significant racial achievement gaps, with Hispanic students outperforming White students. Olathe Elementary School's performance has also been declining over the past several years, and its relatively high student-teacher ratio of 19.6 students per teacher may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

326 North 3rd Street
Olathe, CO 81425

(970) 252-7940

District: Montrose County School District Re-1J

SchoolDigger Rank:
713^th of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,799

Students who attend Olathe Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Olathe Middle/High School

Student/teacher ratio: 19.8

Number of students: 432

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.5%

White:

47.2%

Two or more races:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Olathe Elementary School ranks worse than 75.6% of elementary schools in Colorado. It also ranks 5^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Montrose County School District Re-1J. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (50.5%), White (47.2%), two or more races (1.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Olathe Elementary School is 19.8. 5 elementary schools in the Montrose County School District Re-1J have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Olathe Elementary School employs 21.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Olathe Elementary School is $11,799. 4 elementary schools in the Montrose County School District Re-1J spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Olathe Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Olathe Elementary School 713^th of 943 Colorado public elementary schools. (See Olathe Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

Montrose County School District Re-1J:

SchoolDigger ranks Montrose County School District Re-1J 68^th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Olathe Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Olathe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CO State Percentile
2004	25.98	630^th	808	22.0%
2005	17.04	702^nd	823	14.7%
2006	16.13	708^th	829	14.6%
2007	18.02	718^th	852	15.7%
2008	11.73	763^rd	849	10.1%
2009	15.15	754^th	872	13.5%
2010	15.27	798^th	925	13.7%
2011	17.50	793^rd	935	15.2%
2012	15.41	804^th	935	14.0%
2013	17.59	799^th	954	16.2%
2014	27.46	719^th	962	25.3%
2015	23.99	701^st	938	25.3%
2016	21.60	713^th	914	22.0%
2017	17.48	766^th	929	17.5%
2018	22.53	698^th	917	23.9%
2019	29.03	665^th	965	31.1%
2021	17.00	617^th	710	13.1%
2022	18.46	743^rd	921	19.3%
2023	18.71	758^th	933	18.8%
2024	22.00	713^th	943	24.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Olathe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CO State Percentile
2018	24.55	262^nd	308	14.9%
2019	37.88	215^th	332	35.2%
2022	35.35	131^st	203	35.5%
2024	34.97	245^th	365	32.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Olathe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CO State Percentile
2018	17.92	591^st	690	14.3%
2019	16.91	651^st	758	14.1%
2022	19.72	487^th	595	18.2%
2023	15.74	557^th	642	13.2%
2024	23.67	523^rd	684	23.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Olathe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CO State Percentile
2018	20.81	557^th	693	19.6%
2019	27.96	536^th	764	29.8%
2022	14.75	522^nd	594	12.1%
2023	12.98	581^st	649	10.5%
2024	12.50	617^th	683	9.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Olathe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CO State Percentile
2018	36.05	109^th	172	36.6%
2023	33.33	135^th	197	31.5%
2024	48.56	112^th	242	53.7%

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Rank History for White students at Olathe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CO State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	13.77	554^th	596	7.0%
2022	10.88	432^nd	454	4.8%

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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Olathe Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	356	2	1	103	0	n/a	n/a	462
1989	395	2	2	96	1	n/a	n/a	496
1990	401	2	2	109	0	n/a	n/a	514
1991	384	0	4	104	3	n/a	n/a	495
1992	397	1	4	64	6	n/a	n/a	472
1993	337	3	4	122	4	n/a	n/a	470
1994	361	1	5	146	2	n/a	n/a	515
1995	371	0	3	118	4	n/a	n/a	496
1996	371	0	3	118	4	n/a	n/a	496
1997	352	1	4	139	9	n/a	n/a	505
1998	352	1	7	141	13	n/a	n/a	514
1999	329	2	3	148	16	n/a	n/a	498
2000	333	4	6	166	11	n/a	n/a	520
2001	301	4	6	182	10	n/a	n/a	503
2002	294	4	4	225	3	n/a	n/a	530
2003	294	4	4	225	3	n/a	n/a	530
2004	275	2	4	243	2	n/a	n/a	526
2005	285	3	4	234	1	n/a	n/a	527
2006	280	3	4	249	2	n/a	n/a	538
2007	289	3	2	248	4	n/a	n/a	546
2008	285	5	3	254	4	n/a	n/a	551
2009	270	2	3	260	4	n/a	n/a	539
2010	240	0	2	250	5	n/a	n/a	497
2011	223	1	1	245	2	0	5	477
2012	207	0	0	231	3	0	3	444
2013	194	0	0	204	0	0	6	404
2014	199	0	0	219	2	0	10	430
2015	186	1	2	210	0	0	8	407
2016	187	1	2	211	0	0	5	406
2017	210	1	2	202	1	0	3	419
2018	222	1	2	213	2	0	7	447
2019	202	1	2	211	3	0	8	427
2020	220	1	1	198	3	0	11	434
2021	195	1	1	193	4	0	4	398
2022	226	1	1	232	4	0	2	466
2023	220	2	1	223	2	0	7	455
2024	204	0	1	218	3	0	6	432

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Olathe Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	462	29.2	15.8	n/a
1989	496	27.5	18.0	31
1990	514	27.5	18.6	32.1
1991	495	24.7	20.0	35.8
1992	472	27.7	17.0	38.6
1993	470	27.8	16.9	37
1994	515	28.4	18.1	51.3
1995	496	31.3	15.8	46.6
1996	496	31.3	15.8	46.6
1997	505	28.1	18.0	46.1
1998	514	29.1	17.7	53.1
1999	498	30.9	16.1	54.6
2000	520	30.7	16.9	66.3
2001	503	32.0	15.7	63
2002	530	34.0	15.6	57.7
2003	530	34.0	15.6	57.7
2004	526	34.4	15.3	64.3
2005	527	36.3	14.5	63.2
2006	538	37.3	14.4	62.3
2007	546	35.8	15.3	67.4
2008	551	34.9	15.8	71.9
2009	539	36.6	14.7	74.4
2010	497	34.0	14.5	73.8
2011	477	30.6	15.5	78.6
2012	444	25.2	17.6	77.5
2013	404	26.5	15.2	72
2014	430	26.5	16.2	70.9
2015	407	27.0	15.0	70
2016	406	27.0	15.0	67.2
2017	419	24.2	17.3	63.7
2018	447	25.1	17.7	64.7
2019	427	26.2	16.2	75.4
2020	434	25.2	17.2	63.4
2021	398	23.7	16.7	69.3
2022	466	24.6	18.9	66.1
2023	455	23.2	19.6	69.7
2024	432	21.7	19.8	76.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Olathe Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	462	29.2	15.8	n/a
1989	496	27.5	18.0	31
1990	514	27.5	18.6	32.1
1991	495	24.7	20.0	35.8
1992	472	27.7	17.0	38.6
1993	470	27.8	16.9	37
1994	515	28.4	18.1	51.3
1995	496	31.3	15.8	46.6
1996	496	31.3	15.8	46.6
1997	505	28.1	18.0	46.1
1998	514	29.1	17.7	53.1
1999	498	30.9	16.1	54.6
2000	520	30.7	16.9	66.3
2001	503	32.0	15.7	63
2002	530	34.0	15.6	57.7
2003	530	34.0	15.6	57.7
2004	526	34.4	15.3	64.3
2005	527	36.3	14.5	63.2
2006	538	37.3	14.4	62.3
2007	546	35.8	15.3	67.4
2008	551	34.9	15.8	71.9
2009	539	36.6	14.7	74.4
2010	497	34.0	14.5	73.8
2011	477	30.6	15.5	78.6
2012	444	25.2	17.6	77.5
2013	404	26.5	15.2	72
2014	430	26.5	16.2	70.9
2015	407	27.0	15.0	70
2016	406	27.0	15.0	67.2
2017	419	24.2	17.3	63.7
2018	447	25.1	17.7	64.7
2019	427	26.2	16.2	75.4
2020	434	25.2	17.2	63.4
2021	398	23.7	16.7	69.3
2022	466	24.6	18.9	66.1
2023	455	23.2	19.6	69.7
2024	432	21.7	19.8	76.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Olathe Elementary School

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2019	$10,589
2020	$11,320
2021	$11,870
2022	$10,873
2023	$11,799

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Olathe Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 665^th of 965 Elementary schools	Ranks 758^th of 933 Elementary schools	12.3%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
4th Grade English Language Arts (Olathe Elementary School)	37.3	32.3	5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Montrose County School District Re-1J)	34.9	38	3.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	48	43.8	4.2%
5th Grade Science (Olathe Elementary School)	29.5	26.8	2.7%
5th Grade Science (Montrose County School District Re-1J)	32.2	30.3	1.9%
5th Grade Science (Colorado)	35.9	33.9	2%
5th Grade Math (Olathe Elementary School)	21.8	11.1	10.7%
5th Grade Math (Montrose County School District Re-1J)	27.6	20.6	7%
5th Grade Math (Colorado)	35.7	36.5	0.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Olathe Elementary School)	30	24.9	5.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Montrose County School District Re-1J)	41.8	38.3	3.5%
All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)	45.8	43.7	2.1%
All Grades Math (Olathe Elementary School)	22.9	16.5	6.4%
All Grades Math (Montrose County School District Re-1J)	26.8	23	3.8%
All Grades Math (Colorado)	34.7	32.9	1.8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	427	455	6.6%
African American	1	2	100%
American Indian	3	2	33.3%
Asian	2	1	50%
Hispanic	211	223	5.7%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	202	220	8.9%
Two or More Races	8	7	12.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	75.4%	69.7%	5.7%

Schools Near Olathe Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CMAS English Language Arts (2024)						CMAS Math (2024)					CMAS Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Olathe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	326 North 3rd Street	Olathe	81425	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 252-7940	432	22	19.8	76.2%	204 (47.2%)	0 (0.0%)	218 (50.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	22	713^th of 943 public elementary schools	24.4%		18.7	758^th of 933 public elementary schools	18.8%	45	28.3	20.3	28.4			25.7	24.1	16.7	25.0		22.0	30.9		$11,799
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	1050 Hastings	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 874-3700	412	26	15.8	68.0%	238 (57.8%)	1 (0.2%)	140 (34.0%)	9 (2.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	36.4	550^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.7%		32.2	589^th of 933 public elementary schools	36.9%	39	34.5	40.0	38.5			37.9	46.6	35.7	12.8		30.1	26.9		$14,408
Garnet Mesa Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 A Street	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 874-8003	496	29	16.9	67.5%	305 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	167 (33.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	39.5	530^th of 943 public elementary schools	43.8%		33.1	579^th of 933 public elementary schools	37.9%	49	44.0	33.8	43.2			40.3	46.7	26.3	29.5		33.7	25.3		$13,952
Backpack Early Learning Academy	Public	PK	822 Grand Avenue	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 874-9517	176	2	100.5	68.8%	114 (64.8%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (32.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)								(n/a)														$14,414
Northside Elementary School	Public	K-5	528 North Uncompahgre	Montrose	81401	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 249-2554	338	23	14.6	80.5%	138 (40.8%)	4 (1.2%)	179 (53.0%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	29	625^th of 943 public elementary schools	33.7%					(n/a)			38.2			26.9	22.7				17.9	32.7		$14,081
Vision Charter Academy K-8	Public, Charter	K-8	263 Main Street Unit 1	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 874-8336	195	1	390.0		149 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)								(n/a)				47.8	45.8	39.8				26.1	22.4		16.7	$7,506
Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	62100 Oak Grove Road	Montrose	81403	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 249-6867	387	24	15.9	47.5%	261 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (29.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	44	489^th of 943 public elementary schools	48.1%		39.7	525^th of 933 public elementary schools	43.7%	36	27.7	47.4	48.5			41.0	33.3	25.9	36.4		32.1	44.6		$12,635
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	900 Colorado Avenue	Montrose	81401	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 249-5858	170	5	32.7	77.6%	70 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (57.1%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$5,063
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13820 6700 Road	Montrose	81401	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 249-2584	528	28	18.6	72.7%	251 (47.5%)	1 (0.2%)	257 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	20.5	737^th of 943 public elementary schools	21.8%		24.6	678^th of 933 public elementary schools	27.3%	59	28.4	24.7	36.4			29.8	31.5	10.4	11.3		18.3			$11,397
Pomona Elementary School	Public	K-5	1045 South Cascade	Montrose	81401	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 249-2514	328	20	16.4	71.0%	191 (58.2%)	4 (1.2%)	110 (33.5%)	6 (1.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	30.3	609^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.4%		22.5	703^rd of 933 public elementary schools	24.7%	94	40.4					32.7	29.2				17.9	21.6		$13,135

Olathe Elementary School

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Student/Teacher Ratio Olathe Elementary School

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Impact of COVID-19 on Olathe Elementary School

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Schools Near Olathe Elementary School