Bloomingdale Elementary School

Bloomingdale Elementary School is an elementary school of tight-knit scale in BLOOMINGDALE, Michigan, operated by Bloomingdale Public School District, works with 272 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 26% leaner than typical.

Within Bloomingdale Public School District, which oversees 3 schools and 953 students, Bloomingdale Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Bloomingdale Elementary School shows that 61% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 31% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Van Buren County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Van Buren County put median household income runs about $68,114, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Van Buren County's 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,850 students), Bloomingdale Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Bloomingdale Middle and High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Bloomingdale Elementary School.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 18%: 333 students in 2018 compared to 272 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 7% to 1% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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