Lora L Batchelor Middle School

Located at 900 Gordon Pike, in Bloomington, Indiana, Lora L Batchelor Middle School is a tight-knit 6-8 campus that caters to 478 students (grades 7 through 8), overseen by Monroe County Community Sch Corp.

Lora L Batchelor Middle School is one of 23 schools operated by Monroe County Community Sch Corp, a district that caters to 10,480 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Lora L Batchelor Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Black, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

In terms of school funding signals, Lora L Batchelor Middle School reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lora L Batchelor Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Monroe County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,868, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Monroe County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,256 students), Lora L Batchelor Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Clear Creek Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lora L Batchelor Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 46.9%.

Lora L Batchelor Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Lora L Batchelor Middle School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 469 (now 478).

On allk12, members of the Lora L Batchelor Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.