Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180363000517
Bloomingdale Elementary School
1300 Orchard St, Fort Wayne, IN 46808 · (260) 467-6700 · Allen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
256 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 12% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
24.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
30.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
22.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 →
Where Bloomingdale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #815 of 983 | #42 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #747 of 986 | #33 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #777 of 986 | #42 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #767 of 1,079 | #45 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #48 of 991 | #7 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #14 of 996 | #8 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.3% | #64 of 1,058 | #7 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #440 of 597 | #24 of 31 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
331
0 (0%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 331 | 29.5 | 11.2:1 | 77% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 30.5 | 10.8:1 | 81% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 25 | 12.0:1 | 81% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 17 | 19.5:1 | 88% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 17 | 20.7:1 | 81% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 17 | 19.3:1 | 81% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 18 | 16.9:1 | 92% (281) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 73% (281) |
| 1990-91 | 409 | 17 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bloomingdale Elementary School.
About Bloomingdale Elementary School
Bloomingdale Elementary School is a small elementary school in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school's 331 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 24% lower than the average for elementary schools in Indiana, which is about 436.
Fort Wayne Community Schools has 50 schools; together they serve 28,561 students.
Enrollment at Bloomingdale Elementary School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 31%. The school is also 28% White, 24% Black, 13% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 9% Hispanic share among all Allen County residents. By the diversity index, Bloomingdale Elementary School comes in at 75%.
Teachers at the school number 29.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.2:1. Among elementary schools in Indiana, the typical ratio is 15.5:1. The school's lunch program data list 77% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Allen County, the average is 50%.
Bloomingdale Elementary School scores 22.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 20.8%.
Allen County has these Census figures: median household income is about $70,737, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Bloomingdale Elementary School is among the 92 public schools in Allen County.
Smith Academy for Excellence is the public school closest to Bloomingdale Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Bloomingdale Elementary School is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 331 in 2020-21 and 331 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.2:1, from 19.5:1.
The Bloomingdale Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,378
Census ACS
Median income
$70,737
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
55,262 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Wayne Community Schools
- Northrop High SchoolHigh · 2,145 students
- R Nelson Snider High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Wayne High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
- North Side High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Blackhawk Middle SchoolMiddle · 814 students
Other schools in Fort Wayne
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 2,623 students
- Homestead High SchoolHigh · 2,382 students
- Northrop High SchoolHigh · 2,145 students
- R Nelson Snider High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Wayne High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
Nearby schools
- Smith Academy for Excellence0.7 mi · 64
- Washington Elementary School0.8 mi · 206
- Fort Wayne Virtual Academy1.0 mi · 315
- North Side High School1.0 mi · 1,383
- Franke Park Elementary School1.2 mi · 416
- Allen Co Juvenile Center1.2 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About Bloomingdale Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bloomingdale Elementary School?
Bloomingdale Elementary School enrolls approximately 331 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bloomingdale Elementary School serve?
Bloomingdale Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Bloomingdale Elementary School have?
Bloomingdale Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bloomingdale Elementary School?
At Bloomingdale Elementary School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 31% Hispanic, 24% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Bloomingdale Elementary School public or private?
Bloomingdale Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fort Wayne Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.