BLOOMINGTON EL
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Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Texas 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 Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BLOOMINGTON EL
BLOOMINGTON EL is an intimate elementary-level community in BLOOMINGTON, Texas, operated by BLOOMINGTON ISD. The school teaches 223 students in grades 3 through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 57% smaller than the state mean of about 519.
Within BLOOMINGTON ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 795 students, BLOOMINGTON EL is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, BLOOMINGTON EL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (87%). Beyond that, the school logs 10% White. By comparison, Victoria County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, BLOOMINGTON EL records 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 83% of students at BLOOMINGTON EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Victoria County runs at roughly 69%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BLOOMINGTON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.1%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Victoria County put median household income runs about $70,896, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. BLOOMINGTON EL is one of 33 public schools in Victoria County (combined enrollment of about 14,160 students).
The closest other public school is BLOOMINGTON J H, roughly 2.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BLOOMINGTON EL at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 22.7%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BLOOMINGTON EL has contracted 16%, going from 264 students in 2018 to 223 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.
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