Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Atlanta Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B+

Olympia South Elem Sch

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

103 NE 5th St, Atlanta, IL 61723 · (217) 648-2302 · Part of Olympia Community Unit School District 16

Atlanta Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
331
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Olympia South Elem Sch

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 14.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Atlanta Township kids: Olympia Middle School

On the path

Where Atlanta Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Olympia South Elem SchYou are here
6–8Olympia Middle Schoolin Stanford

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

103 NE 5th St, Atlanta

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K48
Kindergarten41
Grade 152
Grade 253
Grade 348
Grade 447
Grade 542
Enrollment over time
289’20
313’21
327’22
343’23
331’24

Up 14.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Olympia South Elem Sch from Atlanta Township families.

Other schools in Olympia Community Unit School District 16

The district →
Olympia North Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Danvers
A−
279 students16:1
Olympia West Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Minier
B+
255 students14:1
Olympia Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stanford
B
380 students13:1
Olympia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Stanford
B+
495 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Atlanta Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.