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Olson Park Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

1414 Minahan Dr, Machesney Park, IL 61115 · (815) 654-4504 · Part of Harlem Unit School District 122

Harlem Township’s School Grade D better than 8% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
294
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about Olson Park Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 25.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Harlem Township kids: 10 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–KDonald C Parker Early Educ Centerin Machesney Park
1–5Olson Park Elem SchoolYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
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 ↗

1414 Minahan Dr, Machesney Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 147
Grade 239
Grade 372
Grade 458
Grade 578
Enrollment over time
394’20
339’21
343’22
356’23
294’24

Down 25.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 10%Black 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Olson Park Elem School from Harlem Township families.

Other schools in Harlem Unit School District 122

The district →
Donald C Parker Early Educ Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Machesney Park
571 students14:1
Machesney Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Machesney Park
C+
361 students13:1
Windsor Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Loves Park
C+
315 students12:1
Maple Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Loves Park
C+
313 students13:1
Loves Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Loves Park
C+
279 students11:1
Marquette Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Machesney Park
C+
268 students15:1

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; Harlem Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.