Summary:
The city of Atlanta, Illinois has only one elementary school, Olympia South Elementary School, which serves students from the Olympia CUSD 16 district. While the school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, it generally performs on par with or slightly above the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Science, but lags behind in Mathematics.
Olympia South Elementary School has a statewide ranking that has ranged from 819 out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 1,132 out of 2,077 in 2022-2023, indicating inconsistent performance. The school's ELA proficiency rate of 45.1% is slightly above the state average of 41.2%, but below the district average of 46.3%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate of 21.8% is lower than both the district (29.1%) and state (28.4%) averages. However, the school's Science proficiency, as measured by the Illinois Science Assessment, is slightly above the district and state at 52.4%.
One notable characteristic of Olympia South Elementary School is its relatively high percentage of students (58.1%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. This socioeconomic factor may present challenges for the school and impact its overall performance and resources. Despite these challenges, the school maintains a student-teacher ratio of 17.2, which is within the typical range for elementary schools, and spends $11,866 per student, which is in line with district and state averages.
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