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Enrollment
573
Middle
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOM-CARROLL LOCAL·NCES 390468602677
Bloom-Carroll Middle School
71 S Beaver St, Carroll, OH 43112 · (740) 756-9231 · Fairfield County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
137 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 199 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 188 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 32% |
Student demographics
23%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bloom-Carroll Middle School→Bloom-Carroll High School
Based on grade levels within Bloom-Carroll Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
73.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +10.0pp since 2021
Math
72.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.9% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 66.5% |
| 2022-23 | 70.3% | 66.7% |
| 2021-22 | 63.9% | 67.8% |
% 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Fairfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #160 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #260 of 637 | #5 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #177 of 637 | #4 of 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #120 of 629 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #218 of 654 | #9 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #487 of 577 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.8% | #369 of 579 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.9% | #252 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #195 of 410 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
573
-148 (-21%) vs 2020
+128% since 1990-91, when it was 251
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 573 | 28.7 | 20.0:1 | 24% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 28.9 | 19.0:1 | 24% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 25.9 | 21.1:1 | 17% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 721 | 29 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 27 | 24.2:1 | 18% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 24 | 25.5:1 | 19% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 19 | 20.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 238 | 16 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 251 | 16 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bloom-Carroll Middle School.
About Bloom-Carroll Middle School
Bloom-Carroll Middle School is a medium-sized middle school with an address in Carroll, Ohio. Its 573 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
Bloom-Carroll Local, which runs Bloom-Carroll Middle School, has 4 schools and 2,294 students.
Most students at Bloom-Carroll Middle School are White: 88% of enrollment. The remaining students are 5% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Bloom-Carroll Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 23%.
Federal staffing data show 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bloom-Carroll Middle School and a ratio of 20.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Ohio is 17.0:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 24% of enrollment. That is lower than the 41% average for public schools in Fairfield County.
Bloom-Carroll Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 72.5% is 7.3 points below the 79.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Among Fairfield County residents, median household income is about $90,966, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Bloom-Carroll Middle School is one of 47 public schools in Fairfield County, which together enroll about 26,447 students.
Nearest public school: Bloom-Carroll High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Bloom-Carroll Middle School holds 5 other public schools. Nearby schools average 74.5% on proficiency, and Bloom-Carroll Middle School is below that at 72.5%.
Bloom-Carroll Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 721 to 573. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 24.9:1 to 20.0:1.
Discussions about Bloom-Carroll Middle School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Intermediate SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Bloom Carroll Primary SchoolElementary · 479 students
Other schools in Carroll
- Bloom-Carroll High SchoolHigh · 697 students
- Bloom Carroll Intermediate SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Fairfield Career CenterHigh · 523 students
- Bloom Carroll Primary SchoolElementary · 479 students
Nearby schools
- Bloom-Carroll High School0.1 mi · 697
- Bloom Carroll Primary School0.5 mi · 479
- Bloom Carroll Intermediate School0.5 mi · 545
- Fairfield Career Center2.3 mi · 523
- General Sherman Junior High School4.2 mi · 693
- Tarhe Trails Elementary School5.1 mi · 611
Frequently asked questions
About Bloom-Carroll Middle SchoolHow large is Bloom-Carroll Middle School?
Bloom-Carroll Middle School enrolls approximately 573 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Bloom-Carroll Middle School serve?
Bloom-Carroll Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bloom-Carroll Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bloom-Carroll Middle School is approximately 20.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bloom-Carroll Middle School?
At Bloom-Carroll Middle School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Bloom-Carroll Middle School public or private?
Bloom-Carroll Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bloom-Carroll Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.