Enrollment
279
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JAY SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180498000910
Bloomfield Elementary School
350 E 500 N, Bryant, IN 47326 · (260) 726-9417 · Jay County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL279 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Indiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
126 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 14% larger than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bloomfield Elementary School→Jay County Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Jay School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
53.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Bloomfield Elementary School
Bloomfield Elementary School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Elementary School this school | 279 | 45.2% | 45.5% |
| Sharp Creek Elementary School Wabash | 270 | 47.4% | 42.4% |
| South Whitley Elementary School South Whitley | 300 | 45.0% | 43.8% |
| Prairie View Elementary School Rolling Prairie | 294 | 44.9% | 62.0% |
| College Corner Union Elem School College Corner | 287 | 47.4% | 44.5% |
| Salamonie Elementary School Warren | 273 | 46.9% | 44.7% |
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 Bloomfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #395 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #343 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #412 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 279 | #874 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #250 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.3% | #990 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #694 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #589 of 597 |
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
279
+10 (+4%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 304
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 279 | 20.4 | 13.7:1 | 45% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 45% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 20.5 | 14.0:1 | 41% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 19 | 14.2:1 | 36% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 13 | 21.5:1 | 44% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 242 | 13 | 18.6:1 | 50% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 251 | 12 | 20.9:1 | 55% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 290 | 17 | 17.1:1 | 26% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 304 | 16 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bloomfield Elementary School.
About Bloomfield Elementary School
Bloomfield Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Bryant, Indiana. It is open to students in kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 279 students. That is 36% below the average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.
The district, Jay School Corporation, has 2,950 students enrolled across 6 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Bloomfield Elementary School is 97% White. Other groups include 2% Hispanic. In Jay County overall, the White share is about 94%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 6, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Bloomfield Elementary School, there are about 13.7 students; the school has 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Indiana, 15.5:1, is higher. There are 126 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 45% of enrollment. Across public schools in Jay County, the average is 55%.
Bloomfield Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 54% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Bloomfield Elementary School would score about 43.6%. It scores 45.5%, 1.9 points above that figure.
Census data for Jay County show median household income comes to about $54,969, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 6 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,950, Bloomfield Elementary School among them.
About 5.6 miles separate Bloomfield Elementary School from the closest public school, East Jay Elementary. Within ten miles are 6 other public schools. Bloomfield Elementary School is 4th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns Bloomfield Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 4% rise took enrollment from 269 in 2020-21 to 279 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Bloomfield Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Jay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,229
Census ACS
Median income
$54,969
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,950 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jay School Corporation
- Jay County Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,207 students
- East Jay ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Redkey Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
- West Jay ElementaryElementary · 214 students
Other Bloomfield Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Bloomfield Elementary. Bloomfield Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Bloomfield Elementary SchoolBloomfield, IN · 416 students
- BLOOMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBLOOMFIELD, NY · 316 students
- Bloomfield Elementary SchoolSkowhegan, ME · 267 students
- BLOOMFIELD ELEM.BLOOMFIELD, MO · 229 students
- Bloomfield Elementary SchoolBloomfield, KY · 225 students
Nearby schools
- East Jay Elementary5.6 mi · 529
- East Elementary School5.6 mi · 395
- Jay County Jr/Sr High School6.3 mi · 1,207
- South Adams Middle School9.3 mi · 294
- South Adams High School9.3 mi · 347
- South Adams Elementary School9.3 mi · 671
Frequently asked questions
About Bloomfield Elementary SchoolHow large is Bloomfield Elementary School?
Bloomfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 279 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Bloomfield Elementary School serve?
Bloomfield Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Bloomfield Elementary School have?
Bloomfield Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Bloomfield Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bloomfield Elementary School are roughly 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Bloomfield Elementary School public or private?
Bloomfield Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jay School Corporation.
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