Childs Elementary School

Set in Bloomington, Indiana, Childs Elementary School is a mid-sized primary school, run under Monroe County Community Sch Corp. It instructs 446 students across grades pre-K through 6.

Monroe County Community Sch Corp comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 10,480 students; Childs Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Childs Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school lists 9% Asian, 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Monroe County (around 39%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Childs Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.5%, the actual is 75.0%, a residual of +8.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Monroe County put median household income runs about $65,868, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Monroe County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,256 students), Childs Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jackson Creek Middle School, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Childs Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Childs Elementary School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 47.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Childs Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 19% since 2018, when it stood at 549 (now 446). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.