Best Public Schools in Zip Code 61759

Summary:

The 61759 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Olympia West Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with 254 students. The school is part of the Olympia CUSD 16 school district, which is ranked 394 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Olympia West Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by IAR exam proficiency rates, has been declining over the past three years, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics falling below both district and state averages. The school's statewide ranking has also dropped significantly, from 613 out of 2,082 Illinois elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1,216 out of 2,067 in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school's SchoolDigger rating has decreased from 4 stars to 2 stars over the same period.

While the school's per-student spending of $11,744 and student-teacher ratio of 14.9 to 1 suggest adequate resources, the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (36.22%) indicates that the school may be serving a population with greater educational needs. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 9.5% is also higher than the state average, which could be a contributing factor to the declining academic performance. However, the school's science proficiency rates are closer to the district and state levels, suggesting that it may be stronger in science instruction compared to English Language Arts and Mathematics.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)				IAR Mathematics (2024)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	ISA Science All Grades	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Olympia West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	302 N School St	Minier	61759	Tazewell County	Olympia CUSD 16	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 392-2671	258	16	16.1	39.9%	239 (92.6%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	37.2	1216^th of 2067 public elementary schools	41.2%		52.4	891^st of 2077 public elementary schools	57.1%	325	48.6	9.1	44.7	28.6	28.3	15.1	21.1	20.0	18.9	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.8	97.3	98.1	15.5	$12,811	$1,176	$11,636

Cities Near Zip Code 61759

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Minier	0.28 mi	1	592^nd
Stanford	4.12 mi	2	350^th
Mackinaw	7.43 mi	2	210^th
Danvers	9.96 mi	1	215^th
Tremont	11.42 mi	3	133^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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