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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Bloomfield Elementary School this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 180060000112
Bloomfield Elementary School
500 W South St, Bloomfield, IN 47424 · (812) 384-4271 · Greene County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
221 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Bloomfield School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
42.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
416
-70 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 18.7:1
% White
92%
was 94%
% Hispanic
3%
was 4%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Bloomfield Elementary School
Bloomfield Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Bloomfield, Indiana, operated by Bloomfield School District. The school educates 416 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Within Bloomfield School District, which oversees 3 schools and 852 students, Bloomfield Elementary School is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Bloomfield Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Other groups include 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Roughly 53% of students at Bloomfield Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bloomfield Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.0%; this one delivers 42.6%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Greene County put median household earnings sit near $62,094, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Greene County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,739 students), of which Bloomfield Elementary School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Bloomfield High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bloomfield Elementary School comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.8%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Bloomfield Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 486 (now 416). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Bloomfield Elementary School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,021
Census ACS
Median income
$62,094
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,739 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bloomfield School District
- Bloomfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 228 students
- Bloomfield High SchoolHigh · 208 students
Other schools in Bloomfield
- Eastern Greene Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Eastern Greene High SchoolHigh · 358 students
- Eastern Greene Middle SchoolMiddle · 254 students
- Bloomfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 228 students
- Bloomfield High SchoolHigh · 208 students
Nearby schools
- Bloomfield High School0.1 mi · 208
- Bloomfield Middle School0.1 mi · 228
- White River Valley High School5.5 mi · 208
- White River Valley Elementary Sch6.9 mi · 345
- White River Valley Middle School8.9 mi · 151
- Eastern Greene Middle School10.9 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Bloomfield Elementary SchoolHow large is Bloomfield Elementary School?
Bloomfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 416 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bloomfield Elementary School serve?
Bloomfield Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bloomfield Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Bloomfield Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Bloomfield Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bloomfield Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Bloomfield Elementary School in?
Bloomfield Elementary School is part of Bloomfield School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.