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What's the biggest difference between Bloom Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
533
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000737
Bloom Elementary
1627 Lucia Avenue, Louisville, KY 40204 · (502) 485-8211 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
118 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 17% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 47% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
70.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
55.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 Bloom Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #79 of 669 | #4 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #158 of 668 | #7 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #50 of 674 | #4 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #197 of 744 | #33 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #615 of 674 | #73 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #298 of 674 | #83 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #365 of 437 | #33 of 46 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
533
-21 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 19.9:1
% White
80%
was 72%
% Hispanic
6%
was 3%
% Black
6%
was 16%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 533 | 30.6 | 17.4:1 | 22% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 31.2 | 17.3:1 | 20% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 525 | 31.2 | 16.8:1 | 24% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 27.9 | 19.9:1 | 37% (205) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bloom Elementary.
About Bloom Elementary
In Louisville, Kentucky, part of Jefferson County, Bloom Elementary is an elementary school. The school enrolls 533 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average enrollment is about 421.
Jefferson County has a total of 167 schools and 95,124 students, Bloom Elementary among them.
The largest group at Bloom Elementary is White students, at 80%. Enrollment also includes 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 6% Black. Among people living in Jefferson County, the White share is about 63%. The diversity index for Bloom Elementary is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bloom Elementary, giving a ratio of 17.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1. A total of 118 students, or 22%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 61% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Bloom Elementary is 56.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.6%.
In the surrounding county, Jefferson County, median household income comes to about $69,866, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 175 public schools and about 95,579 students.
Bloom Elementary's nearest public school is Jefferson County Traditional Middle (about 0.5 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Bloom Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 7 years, enrollment decreased by 21 students, from 554 to 533. The Black share of enrollment dropped from 16% to 6% over the same period. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.9:1 to 17.4:1.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
783,022
Census ACS
Median income
$69,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
175
95,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Eastern HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
Other schools in Louisville
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
- Southern HighHigh · 1,725 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson County Traditional Middle0.5 mi · 813
- Breckinridge Metropolitan High0.8 mi · 84
- Breckinridge-Franklin Elementary0.9 mi · 399
- Highland Middle1.2 mi · 639
- Home of the Innocents Discovery1.3 mi · 26
- Home of the Innocents School1.3 mi · 30
Frequently asked questions
About Bloom ElementaryHow large is Bloom Elementary?
Bloom Elementary enrolls approximately 533 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Bloom Elementary serve?
Bloom Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bloom Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bloom Elementary is approximately 17.4:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bloom Elementary?
Student demographics at Bloom Elementary are roughly 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Bloom Elementary in?
Bloom Elementary is part of Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.