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Richland County Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1001 N Holly Rd, Olney, IL 62450 · (618) 395-8540 · Part of Richland County Community Unit School District 1

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Directions
Students
888
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Richland County Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Enrollment down 15.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Olney Township kids: Richland County Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Richland County Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Richland County Middle Schoolin Olney

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts31%
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 ↗

1001 N Holly Rd, Olney

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten136
Grade 1134
Grade 2148
Grade 3159
Grade 4151
Grade 5160
Enrollment over time
1,056’20
1,060’21
1,101’22
915’23
888’24

Down 15.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 4%Black 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Richland County Elementary School from Olney Township families.

Other schools in Richland County Community Unit School District 1

The district →
Richland County Erly Childhd Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Olney
149 students21:1
Richland County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Olney
B−
439 students14:1
Richland County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Olney
C+
669 students16:1

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