University Elementary School

University Elementary School is one of the mid-sized elementary schools in Bloomington, Indiana, overseen by Monroe County Community Sch Corp, with 536 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 23% larger than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Within Monroe County Community Sch Corp, which oversees 23 schools and 10,480 students, University Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, University Elementary School shows that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Asian, 10% Black, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting University Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 39% of students at University Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, University Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.1%, the actual is 61.7%, a residual of +13.6 points.

Around the school, Monroe County reports that median household income runs about $65,868, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. University Elementary School is one of 33 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 14,256 students).

Binford Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), University Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 51.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 621 students in 2018 compared to 536 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.