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What's the most underrated thing about Bloom Carroll Intermediate School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 512 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOM-CARROLL LOCAL·NCES 390468602676
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School
4955 Carroll Eastern Rd, Carroll, OH 43112 · (614) 837-4044 · Fairfield County
GRADES 01–07ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
124 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 3 | 166 | 30% |
| Grade 4 | 192 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 183 | 34% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
77.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.5pp since 2021
Math
73.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.9% | 73.1% |
| 2023-24 | 81.7% | 75.7% |
| 2022-23 | 80.5% | 70.3% |
| 2021-22 | 77.4% | 69.8% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
77.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Carroll Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Fairfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #302 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #573 of 1,569 | #8 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #331 of 1,569 | #3 of 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #862 of 1,514 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #367 of 1,808 | #6 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #1,417 of 1,582 | #21 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.2% | #1,013 of 1,590 | #14 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.8% | #605 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +64.7% | #43 of 561 | #1 of 10 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
545
+226 (+71%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 545 | 25.4 | 21.4:1 | 23% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 25.8 | 21.5:1 | 26% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 22.2 | 24.8:1 | 17% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 14 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 15.3 | 21.7:1 | 23% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 14 | 21.0:1 | 20% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | 18 | 20.9:1 | 23% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 299 | 19 | 15.7:1 | 3% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 339 | 18 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bloom Carroll Intermediate School.
About Bloom Carroll Intermediate School
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Carroll, Ohio. Federal data show 545 students enrolled in grades 1 through 7 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Ohio enroll around 404, and this school is 35% above that mark.
Bloom-Carroll Local has 2,294 students in 4 schools, and Bloom Carroll Intermediate School is one of those schools.
White students account for 86% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Hispanic. Among Fairfield County residents, the White share is about 82%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 26%.
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School reports a ratio of 21.4 students per teacher, from 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.9:1. Lunch program data show 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 41% average for public schools in Fairfield County is 18 points.
A school with Bloom Carroll Intermediate School's lunch-eligibility share in Ohio is predicted to score 80.2%. Bloom Carroll Intermediate School scores 77.3%, 2.9 points below that line.
For the population of Fairfield County, median household income comes to about $90,966, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Fairfield County's 47 public schools enroll about 26,447 students and include Bloom Carroll Intermediate School.
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School's nearest public school is Bloom Carroll Primary School (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 71.7%; Bloom Carroll Intermediate School's is 77.3%, ranking 1st of 5.
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Reported enrollment: 319 (2020-21) and 545 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. The number of students per teacher dropped from 22.8 to 21.4 over 4 years.
On allk12, people connected to Bloom Carroll Intermediate School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Fairfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
163,453
Census ACS
Median income
$90,966
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
26,447 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bloom-Carroll Local
- Bloom-Carroll High SchoolHigh · 697 students
- Bloom-Carroll Middle SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Bloom Carroll Primary SchoolElementary · 479 students
Other schools in Carroll
- Bloom-Carroll High SchoolHigh · 697 students
- Bloom-Carroll Middle SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Fairfield Career CenterHigh · 523 students
- Bloom Carroll Primary SchoolElementary · 479 students
Nearby schools
- Bloom Carroll Primary School0.0 mi · 479
- Bloom-Carroll Middle School0.5 mi · 573
- Bloom-Carroll High School0.6 mi · 697
- Fairfield Career Center2.3 mi · 523
- General Sherman Junior High School4.1 mi · 693
- Tarhe Trails Elementary School4.9 mi · 611
Frequently asked questions
About Bloom Carroll Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bloom Carroll Intermediate School?
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School enrolls approximately 545 students in grades 01-07.
Is Bloom Carroll Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 01-07.
How many students per teacher at Bloom Carroll Intermediate School?
Approximately 21.4:1 students per teacher at Bloom Carroll Intermediate School.
How diverse is Bloom Carroll Intermediate School?
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School reports a student body of 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Bloom Carroll Intermediate School?
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School is overseen by Bloom-Carroll Local in Fairfield County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.