The top reported proficiency rate is 89% in Social studies. The lowest is 39% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on East View Elementary School
East View Elementary School is a public school in Olean serving pre-kindergarten through third grade, enrolling a student body that is predominantly white and includes a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals. The school sits in a small city in Cattaraugus County where the median home value is considerably below the state and national average, though housing affordability measured as a price-to-income ratio runs slightly above the national benchmark. Olean itself is a historic downtown with some recent reinvestment through state funding, mixed with a slowly declining population and a high poverty rate.
In current state testing of third graders, East View's proficiency rates are below the midpoint. About half of third graders scored proficient in mathematics; a smaller share scored proficient in English language arts. Both reflect the school's performance as below the level that state assessments describe as meeting grade-level standards. Science and social studies data are older and come from grades the school no longer serves or from earlier years when testing regimens differed, so they do not speak directly to the current school's profile. State testing participation at the school is high, so these numbers reflect a nearly complete picture of the grade tested.
When compared against the districts within Cattaraugus County, East View's overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile, meaning the school's combined performance exceeds that of most others in the immediate county peer group. This positioning reflects both the math result (closer to half the cohort median) and the ELA result together. A parent may want to look into what additional supports are in place or what the school's reading and math instructional approaches are, since the lower proficiency rates in literacy and numeracy for third graders are patterns worth understanding in depth.
The school environment reflects the broader Olean community. The Olean City School District has recently passed a major capital improvement program following a May 2025 voter referendum, funding renovations and upgrades across all four district schools over the coming years. The district also maintains flat property tax levies across consecutive budget cycles, relying heavily on state aid to fund operations. This means families moving to Olean can anticipate stable school taxes but should also understand that the schools will undergo construction and renovation during students' enrollment.
The housing market in the area is well below state mediums, making it affordable for families, though housing stability and neighborhood character vary. The downtown North Union Street corridor has recently undergone state-funded pedestrian improvements, but transportation outside that core still relies heavily on cars, especially given winters. East View itself opened relatively recently compared to the district's other early-elementary building, Washington West, and both feed into the same intermediate-middle school pipeline.
East View is a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation. It serves its local zone and is the entry point for families in its catchment who have children in these grades.
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