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Enrollment
507
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY SCH CORP·NCES 180063000118
Binford Elementary School
2300 E Second St, Bloomington, IN 47401 · (812) 330-7741 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 35.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
105 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 23% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
58.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
70.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Binford Elementary School
Binford Elementary School's state test result (65.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binford Elementary School this school | 507 | 20.7% | 65.1% |
| Hoosier Road Elementary School Fishers | 463 | 21.0% | 64.1% |
| Fall Creek Elementary School Fishers | 525 | 19.2% | 73.5% |
| Lantern Road Elementary School Fishers | 470 | 17.7% | 73.3% |
| Prairie Vista Elementary School Granger | 513 | 21.1% | 83.8% |
| Geist Elementary School Fishers | 608 | 14.8% | 69.7% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Binford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #104 of 983 | #4 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #114 of 986 | #3 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #134 of 986 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #361 of 1,079 | #5 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #470 of 991 | #16 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #473 of 996 | #8 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.7% | #992 of 1,058 | #17 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #491 of 597 | #11 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
507
+26 (+5%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 507 | 33.9 | 14.9:1 | 21% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 30.7 | 16.0:1 | 21% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 31.7 | 15.0:1 | 21% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 18% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 27 | 19.6:1 | 16% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 27 | 19.3:1 | 17% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 24 | 20.4:1 | 17% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 502 | 26 | 19.3:1 | 13% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 533 | 27 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Binford Elementary School.
About Binford Elementary School
Binford Elementary School is one of the public schools in Bloomington, Indiana. It is a mid-sized elementary school. Federal data show 507 students enrolled in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
Within Monroe County Community Sch Corp, Binford Elementary School is one of 23 schools. The district enrolls 10,480 students.
More than half of enrollment at Binford Elementary School is White: 71%. Enrollment also includes 12% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Black. The school's White share is 11 points below the 82% share among Monroe County residents. The diversity index for Binford Elementary School is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 33.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Indiana is similar, at 15.5:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 21%. Compared with the 39% average for public schools in Monroe County, the school's rate is lower.
A school with Binford Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Indiana is predicted to score 60.9%. Binford Elementary School scores 65.1%, 4.2 points above that line.
The school is in Monroe County, where median household income comes to about $65,868, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Monroe County's 33 public schools enroll about 14,256 students and include Binford Elementary School.
Rogers Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Binford Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Binford Elementary School is 2nd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 481 to 507, a 5% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 16.6:1 in 2020-21 to 14.9:1 in 2024-25.
Binford Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
140,965
Census ACS
Median income
$65,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
14,256 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monroe County Community Sch Corp
- Bloomington High School SouthHigh · 1,691 students
- Bloomington High School NorthHigh · 1,528 students
- Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Jackson Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
- Tri-North Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- University Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
Other schools in Bloomington
- Bloomington High School SouthHigh · 1,691 students
- Bloomington High School NorthHigh · 1,528 students
- Edgewood Primary SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Edgewood Intermediate SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Jackson Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
Nearby schools
- Rogers Elementary School0.1 mi · 288
- Templeton Elementary School1.3 mi · 412
- Childs Elementary School1.5 mi · 446
- Early Learning Center1.5 mi · 27
- The Bloomington Project School1.5 mi · 317
- University Elementary School1.7 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Binford Elementary SchoolHow large is Binford Elementary School?
Binford Elementary School enrolls approximately 507 students in grades PK-06.
Is Binford Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Binford Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Binford Elementary School have?
Binford Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is Binford Elementary School?
Binford Elementary School reports a student body of 71% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Binford Elementary School public or private?
Binford Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Monroe County Community Sch Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.