BLOOMFIELD MIDDLE

As a small middle-grades school in BLOOMFIELD, Missouri, BLOOMFIELD MIDDLE caters to 186 students from grades 5 through 8, operated by BLOOMFIELD R-XIV. Enrollment runs roughly 60% leaner than the state mean of about 461.

Across the 4 schools in BLOOMFIELD R-XIV (595 students total), BLOOMFIELD MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, BLOOMFIELD MIDDLE reports that nearly all students (94%) are White. Other groups include 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Stoddard County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, BLOOMFIELD MIDDLE lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, BLOOMFIELD MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.2%, the actual is 62.6%, a residual of +12.5 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Stoddard County indicate median household income runs about $57,957, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Stoddard County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,712 students), BLOOMFIELD MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

BLOOMFIELD ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around BLOOMFIELD MIDDLE. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BLOOMFIELD MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.7%.

BLOOMFIELD MIDDLE operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 11%: 210 students in 2018 compared to 186 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 99% to 94% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the BLOOMFIELD MIDDLE community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.