Olsen Elementary School
Public elementary school in Port Aransas, Texas · Port Aransas ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Olsen Elementary School serves 263 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Port Aransas (Nueces County). It is one of 3 schools in Port Aransas ISD. By enrollment it is the 4293rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 18.81 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Port Aransas ISD |
| County | Nueces County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483537003995 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Port Aransas ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 263 | 585 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 11.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 37.3% | 30.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Olsen Elementary School in context
Size
Olsen Elementary School is the only elementary school in Port Aransas ISD. Its 263 students are 45% of the district's 585. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 11.5 miles away and have a median of 476 students, so Olsen Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 45 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 23, against an average of 38 per grade. This year grade 5 has 14% more students than kindergarten (41 against 36). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 23 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 68.8% of enrollment, a lower share than across Port Aransas ISD (73.2%). Hispanic students are next, at 24.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
37.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 30.3% across Port Aransas ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Olsen Elementary School has 18.81 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 263 students would have about 17.8 teachers, so Olsen Elementary School has 1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as town, fringe, which means it is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other elementary school is H T Faulk Elementary School, 7.8 miles away in Aransas Pass ISD. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 68.8% |
| Hispanic | 24.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |
| Asian | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Black | 0.4% |
43.3% of students are girls and 56.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 23 |
| Kindergarten | 36 |
| Grade 1 | 35 |
| Grade 2 | 43 |
| Grade 3 | 45 |
| Grade 4 | 40 |
| Grade 5 | 41 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
100 S Station St, Port Aransas, TX 78373
Phone: (361)749-1212
Website: paisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Olsen Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H T Faulk Elementary School | Aransas Pass ISD | 7.8 mi | 432 | 15.4 | 73.6% |
| Charlie Marshall Elementary School | Aransas Pass ISD | 9.0 mi | 379 | 15.8 | 72.8% |
| Ingleside Primary School | Ingleside ISD | 9.2 mi | 511 | 15.4 | 73.4% |
| Gilbert J Mircovich Elementary School | Ingleside ISD | 9.2 mi | 478 | 15.2 | 69.5% |
| Live Oak Learning Center | Rockport-Fulton ISD | 13.8 mi | 711 | 16.3 | 73.4% |
| Austin Elementary School | Gregory-Portland ISD | 15.3 mi | 375 | 12.5 | 54.7% |
| East Cliff Elementary School | Gregory-Portland ISD | 15.4 mi | 474 | 13.5 | 41.6% |
| Fulton Elementary School | Rockport-Fulton ISD | 16.3 mi | 619 | 17.1 | 65.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Port Aransas ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brundrett Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 119 |
| Port Aransas High School | High | 9–12 | 203 |