Is Mt Olive Elementary School a good school?

Mt Olive Elementary School ranks 1004 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mt Olive Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 357 students attended Mt Olive Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Mt Olive Elementary School?

Students at Mt Olive Elementary School are 97% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mt Olive Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mt Olive Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Mt Olive High School

Mt Olive Elementary School

Summary:

Mt Olive Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 357 students in grades PK-8 in Mount Olive, Illinois, which is part of the Mount Olive CUSD 5 district.

The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past 10 years, ranging from a high of 677 out of 2,086 Illinois elementary schools in 2018-2019 to a low of 1,490 out of 2,052 in 2014-2015. In the most recent school year, the school ranked 1,004 out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools, with a 3-star rating. When looking at the performance of specific student subgroups, Mt Olive Elementary School ranks in the middle to lower range compared to other Illinois elementary schools. The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 1.0% in 2019-2020 to 12.2% in 2023-2024. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) are generally below the state averages, with the exception of science, where the school's proficiency rate is higher than the state average.

Comparing Mt Olive Elementary School to nearby schools, Beckemeyer Elementary School in the Hillsboro CUSD 3 district and Staunton Elementary School in the Staunton CUSD 6 district outperform Mt Olive in both ELA and mathematics proficiency rates. Additionally, the school's relatively high proportion of students from low-income families, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 48.18%, may be contributing to the academic challenges the school faces.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

804 W Main St
Mount Olive, IL 62069-1549

(217) 999-4241

District: Mount Olive CUSD 5

SchoolDigger Rank:
1004^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,429

Students who attend Mt Olive Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Mt Olive High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.9

Number of students: 357

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.9%

Two or more races:

2.8%

African American:

0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mt Olive Elementary School ranks better than 51.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.9. (See more...)

Compare Details Mt Olive Elementary School ranks better than 62.7% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.36. (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.

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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mt Olive Elementary School is $14,429.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mt Olive Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mt Olive Elementary School 1004^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Mt Olive Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Mt Olive Elementary School 508^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Mt Olive Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Mount Olive CUSD 5:

SchoolDigger ranks Mount Olive CUSD 5 310^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mt Olive Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Mt Olive Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	44.04	1321^st	2020	34.6%
2004	42.40	1363^rd	2030	32.9%
2005	49.33	1243^rd	2022	38.5%
2006	39.95	1503^rd	2086	27.9%
2007	48.04	1356^th	2095	35.3%
2008	69.73	729^th	2092	65.2%
2009	68.89	767^th	2120	63.8%
2010	66.94	850^th	2139	60.3%
2011	70.68	711^th	2147	66.9%
2012	71.17	691^st	2166	68.1%
2013	54.76	1068^th	2167	50.7%
2014	46.42	1176^th	2093	43.8%
2015	27.58	1490^th	2052	27.4%
2016	37.04	1242^nd	2046	39.3%
2017	50.21	937^th	2044	54.2%
2018	40.23	1164^th	2037	42.9%
2019	64.99	677^th	2086	67.5%
2021	28.99	1312^th	1948	32.6%
2022	39.03	1195^th	2082	42.6%
2023	30.84	1380^th	2077	33.6%
2024	46.90	1004^th	2067	51.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Mt Olive Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.89	1036^th	1765	41.3%
2019	72.07	313^th	1816	82.8%
2021	44.57	747^th	1514	50.7%
2022	51.12	754^th	1763	57.2%
2023	35.78	1154^th	1808	36.2%
2024	46.44	882^nd	1793	50.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Mt Olive Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.24	871^st	1964	55.7%
2019	70.15	536^th	2019	73.5%
2021	25.20	1243^rd	1680	26.0%
2022	38.57	1116^th	1970	43.4%
2023	30.41	1314^th	1957	32.9%
2024	49.09	899^th	1942	53.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Mt Olive Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.82	1409^th	1972	28.5%
2019	55.95	804^th	2019	60.2%
2021	28.33	1187^th	1707	30.5%
2022	40.12	1090^th	1977	44.9%
2023	31.07	1297^th	1984	34.6%
2024	47.02	942^nd	1959	51.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Mt Olive Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.95	1205^th	1463	17.6%
2019	46.78	797^th	1462	45.5%
2021	15.30	1210^th	1308	7.5%
2022	19.38	1238^th	1425	13.1%
2023	15.15	1287^th	1419	9.3%
2024	27.21	1067^th	1392	23.3%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Mt Olive Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	70.59	372^nd	1185	68.6%
2004	44.19	751^st	1204	37.6%
2005	58.13	607^th	1209	49.8%
2006	26.74	1001^st	1272	21.3%
2007	47.43	805^th	1287	37.5%
2008	43.27	841^st	1293	35.0%
2009	61.99	570^th	1318	56.8%
2010	55.87	691^st	1327	47.9%
2011	62.01	582^nd	1344	56.7%
2012	54.99	711^th	1365	47.9%
2013	62.61	496^th	1367	63.7%
2014	51.67	661^st	1322	50.0%
2015	57.33	452^nd	1302	65.3%
2016	53.62	536^th	1294	58.6%
2017	37.93	775^th	1293	40.1%
2018	38.44	762^nd	1293	41.1%
2019	55.50	540^th	1356	60.2%
2021	35.53	715^th	1241	42.4%
2022	47.99	627^th	1369	54.2%
2023	38.91	793^rd	1367	42.0%
2024	56.36	508^th	1363	62.7%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Mt Olive Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	25.19	541^st	548	1.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Mt Olive Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.64	641^st	1161	44.8%
2019	65.64	309^th	1217	74.6%
2021	45.85	481^st	1019	52.8%
2022	54.27	452^nd	1221	63.0%
2023	53.94	473^rd	1234	61.7%
2024	59.10	388^th	1219	68.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Mt Olive Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.68	640^th	1226	47.8%
2019	67.59	359^th	1276	71.9%
2021	33.13	645^th	1017	36.6%
2022	55.47	463^rd	1286	64.0%
2023	48.79	575^th	1275	54.9%
2024	61.56	406^th	1251	67.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Mt Olive Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.41	811^th	1223	33.7%
2019	40.97	710^th	1296	45.2%
2021	33.04	669^th	1048	36.2%
2022	40.00	697^th	1286	45.8%
2023	28.27	901^st	1292	30.3%
2024	50.34	537^th	1264	57.5%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Mt Olive Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.79	720^th	889	19.0%
2019	35.86	590^th	905	34.8%
2021	21.84	657^th	813	19.2%
2022	29.57	650^th	898	27.6%
2023	22.96	751^st	895	16.1%
2024	37.89	548^th	875	37.4%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board 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: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Mt Olive Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	446	2	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	451
1990	440	1	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	443
1991	448	2	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	453
1992	446	1	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	449
1993	434	2	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	440
1994	439	2	5	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	446
1995	448	0	3	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
1996	448	0	3	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
1997	442	0	8	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	455
1998	440	2	5	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	452
1999	449	1	5	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	458
2000	338	1	5	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	347
2001	429	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	431
2002	418	6	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	429
2003	418	6	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	429
2004	418	3	6	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	433
2005	418	1	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	5	427
2006	413	0	2	0	1	n/a	n/a	3	419
2007	403	5	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	413
2008	410	3	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	417
2009	400	4	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	1	407
2010	414	5	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	1	425
2011	395	3	1	1	2	0	2	0	404
2012	389	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	392
2013	375	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	381
2014	367	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	372
2015	368	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	373
2016	344	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	347
2017	320	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	326
2018	338	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	342
2019	322	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	326
2020	312	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	318
2021	343	1	0	6	0	0	5	0	355
2022	350	1	0	1	0	0	8	0	360
2023	346	1	0	0	0	0	10	0	357

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

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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 Mt Olive Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	451	22.6	19.9	n/a
1990	443	22.4	19.7	n/a
1991	453	22.4	20.2	n/a
1992	449	22.4	20.0	n/a
1993	440	21.9	20.1	n/a
1994	446	22.9	19.5	n/a
1995	457	22.4	20.4	n/a
1996	457	22.4	20.4	n/a
1997	455	22.4	20.3	n/a
1998	452	22.4	20.2	n/a
1999	458	24.4	18.8	n/a
2000	347	24.6	14.1	n/a
2001	431	24.6	17.5	n/a
2002	429	24.5	17.5	32.2
2003	429	24.5	17.5	32.2
2004	433	24.5	17.7	29.3
2005	427	24.5	17.4	30.1
2006	419	20.5	20.4	29.1
2007	413	19.0	21.7	34.9
2008	417	19.0	21.9	36.7
2009	407	23.5	17.3	36.2
2010	425	22.0	19.3	39.6
2011	404	21.0	19.2	41.1
2012	392	22.4	17.4	42.9
2013	381	29.9	12.7	47
2014	372	26.0	14.3	53.8
2015	373	22.0	16.9	48.3
2016	347	24.0	14.4	50.4
2017	326	23.1	14.0	43.3
2018	342	23.7	14.4	43
2019	326	24.8	13.1	50.9
2020	318	27.0	11.7	50.6
2021	355	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	360	28.9	12.4	50
2023	357	29.9	11.9	48.2

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 Mt Olive Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	451	22.6	19.9	n/a
1990	443	22.4	19.7	n/a
1991	453	22.4	20.2	n/a
1992	449	22.4	20.0	n/a
1993	440	21.9	20.1	n/a
1994	446	22.9	19.5	n/a
1995	457	22.4	20.4	n/a
1996	457	22.4	20.4	n/a
1997	455	22.4	20.3	n/a
1998	452	22.4	20.2	n/a
1999	458	24.4	18.8	n/a
2000	347	24.6	14.1	n/a
2001	431	24.6	17.5	n/a
2002	429	24.5	17.5	32.2
2003	429	24.5	17.5	32.2
2004	433	24.5	17.7	29.3
2005	427	24.5	17.4	30.1
2006	419	20.5	20.4	29.1
2007	413	19.0	21.7	34.9
2008	417	19.0	21.9	36.7
2009	407	23.5	17.3	36.2
2010	425	22.0	19.3	39.6
2011	404	21.0	19.2	41.1
2012	392	22.4	17.4	42.9
2013	381	29.9	12.7	47
2014	372	26.0	14.3	53.8
2015	373	22.0	16.9	48.3
2016	347	24.0	14.4	50.4
2017	326	23.1	14.0	43.3
2018	342	23.7	14.4	43
2019	326	24.8	13.1	50.9
2020	318	27.0	11.7	50.6
2021	355	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	360	28.9	12.4	50
2023	357	29.9	11.9	48.2

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.

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