Stevenson Elem School

As a low-enrollment elementary campus in Bloomington, Illinois, Stevenson Elem School teaches 299 students from grades K through 5, part of Bloomington SD 87. Enrollment runs roughly 22% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Bloomington SD 87 runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 4,809 students. Stevenson Elem School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Stevenson Elem School reports that the largest single group is Black at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% White, 16% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, McLean County as a whole is about 9% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Stevenson Elem School lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, McLean County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Stevenson Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.5%, the actual is 31.5%, a residual of -8.0 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (McLean County) reports that median household earnings sit near $79,905, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Stevenson Elem School is one of 60 public schools in McLean County (combined enrollment of about 23,759 students).

Northpoint Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Stevenson Elem School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 42.2%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Stevenson Elem School's enrollment has ticked down 24% since 2018, when it stood at 396 (now 299). The White share of enrollment fell from 46% to 32% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

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