Bloom Elementary

Bloom Elementary is a moderately sized elementary-level community in Louisville, Kentucky, overseen by Jefferson County. The school hosts 533 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 27% larger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Bloom Elementary is one of 167 schools operated by Jefferson County, a district that works with 95,124 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Bloom Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 80%. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bloom Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jefferson County (around 61%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Bloom Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.7%, the actual is 62.6%, a residual of +5.9 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household earnings sit near $69,866, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bloom Elementary is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students).

Jefferson County Traditional Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bloom Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 32.3%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Bloom Elementary's enrollment has fell 4% since 2018, when it stood at 554 (now 533). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 16% to 6%. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

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