Enrollment
225
Elementary
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NELSON COUNTY·NCES 210441002006
Bloomfield Elementary School
360 Arnold Lane, Bloomfield, KY 40008 · (502) 349-7211 · Nelson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
176 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
42.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
38.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
Schools most like Bloomfield Elementary School
Bloomfield Elementary School's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Elementary School this school | 225 | 78.2% | 36.6% |
| Flat Gap Elementary School Flatgap | 241 | 78.4% | 47.9% |
| Bevins Elementary School Sidney | 236 | 78.0% | 65.1% |
| Wurtland Elementary School Wurtland | 203 | 76.4% | 29.8% |
| Clinton County Early Childhood Center Albany | 188 | 79.3% | N/A |
| Ashland Head Start Ashland | 191 | 79.1% | N/A |
Matched among Kentucky elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bloomfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Nelson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #469 of 669 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #425 of 668 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #464 of 674 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 225 | #657 of 744 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #71 of 674 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.4% | #509 of 674 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.2% | #136 of 721 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.3% | #43 of 437 | #3 of 7 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
225
-50 (-18%) vs 2020
-48% since 2010-11, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 225 | 18 | 12.5:1 | 78% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 18 | 12.8:1 | 74% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 20 | 12.5:1 | 59% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 19 | 14.5:1 | 58% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 20.8 | 15.1:1 | 56% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 56% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 57% (250) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bloomfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (314 to 225); teachers down 13% (20.8 to 18).
About Bloomfield Elementary School
Bloomfield Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of Bloomfield, Kentucky. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 225 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 421 students.
Nelson County is made up of 12 schools with 4,178 students in all.
At Bloomfield Elementary School, White students make up 92% of the student body. Smaller groups are 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Bloomfield Elementary School comes in at 14%.
Federal data list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bloomfield Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 78%. It compares with 53% for public schools in Nelson County.
The model predicts 36.0% for a school in Kentucky with Bloomfield Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Bloomfield Elementary School posts 36.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Nelson County, median household income is about $69,562, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Bloomfield Elementary School is among the 20 public schools in Nelson County.
The closest public school to Bloomfield Elementary School is Bloomfield Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Within ten miles of Bloomfield Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Bloomfield Elementary School is 6th of 7 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 225, 18% below the 275 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 14.5 in 2020-21 to 12.5 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Bloomfield Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Nelson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,606
Census ACS
Median income
$69,562
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
7,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nelson County
- Nelson County High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Thomas Nelson High SchoolHigh · 629 students
- Old Kentucky Home Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Foster Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Coxs Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Bloomfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 296 students
Other Bloomfield Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Bloomfield Elementary. Bloomfield Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 7.
- Bloomfield Elementary SchoolBloomfield, IN · 416 students
- BLOOMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBLOOMFIELD, NY · 316 students
- Bloomfield Elementary SchoolBryant, IN · 279 students
- Bloomfield Elementary SchoolSkowhegan, ME · 267 students
- BLOOMFIELD ELEM.BLOOMFIELD, MO · 229 students
Nearby schools
- Bloomfield Middle School0.2 mi · 296
- Spencer County Middle School8.2 mi · 690
- Taylorsville Elementary School8.2 mi · 661
- Spencer County Elementary School8.3 mi · 801
- Hillview Academy8.3 mi · 53
- Spencer County Early Learning Center8.3 mi · 150
Frequently asked questions
About Bloomfield Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bloomfield Elementary School?
Bloomfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 225 students in grades KG-05.
Is Bloomfield Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bloomfield Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Bloomfield Elementary School have?
Bloomfield Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Bloomfield Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bloomfield Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Bloomfield Elementary School in?
Bloomfield Elementary School is part of Nelson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.