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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Bloomington School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
553
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON DISTRICT·NCES 490114000841
Bloomington School
425 MAN O WAR RD, ST GEORGE, UT 84790 · (435) 673-6266 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.5:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
143 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 33%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
UT avg 41.4% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
58.7%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 58.7% |
| 2023-24 | 50.2% | 58.4% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 →
Schools most like Bloomington School
Bloomington School's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington School this school | 553 | 25.9% | 54.4% |
| North Park School NORTH LOGAN | 495 | 25.5% | 61.0% |
| River Heights School LOGAN | 608 | 28.8% | 62.8% |
| Horizon School WASHINGTON | 626 | 22.0% | 63.1% |
| Riverton School RIVERTON | 657 | 24.2% | 53.6% |
| Foothill School OREM | 537 | 21.0% | 75.9% |
Matched among Utah elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bloomington School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #185 of 562 | #11 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #122 of 578 ▲ 19 | #6 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #144 of 578 ▲ 90 | #7 of 30 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #241 of 613 | #11 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #143 of 556 | #8 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #340 of 559 | #16 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #332 of 582 | #22 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #308 of 388 | #15 of 19 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
553
-39 (-7%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 662
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 | 553 | 28.5 | 19.4:1 | 26% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 28.6 | 20.6:1 | 30% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 27.9 | 20.6:1 | 21% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | N/A | N/A | 25% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | N/A | N/A | 27% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | N/A | N/A | 33% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 22 | 25.7:1 | 37% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 20 | 23.1:1 | 14% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 662 | 24 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bloomington School.
About Bloomington School
Bloomington School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in ST GEORGE, Utah. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 553 students.
The district, Washington District, has 37,102 students enrolled across 54 schools.
Bloomington School's enrollment is 79% White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. By the diversity index, Bloomington School comes in at 37%.
Staffing totals 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. That ratio is under the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Bloomington School is 26%. Across public schools in Washington County, the average is about the same, 29%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.2% for Bloomington School. The school posts 54.4%, 7.2 points above the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Washington County, median household income is about $80,632, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Washington County number 65 and enroll about 41,356.
Nearest public school: Desert Hills High, about 1.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Bloomington School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Bloomington School ranks 2nd of 6 nearby schools, at 54.4% versus a 52.8% average.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Bloomington School saw enrollment fall 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Bloomington School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
196,431
Census ACS
Median income
$80,632
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington District
- Utah Online K8Elementary · 2,693 students
- Utah Online 7-12High · 1,547 students
- Crimson Cliffs HighHigh · 1,401 students
- Snow Canyon HighHigh · 1,324 students
- Dixie HighHigh · 1,263 students
- Desert Hills HighHigh · 1,241 students
Other schools in ST GEORGE
- Utah Online K8Elementary · 2,693 students
- Snow Canyon HighHigh · 1,324 students
- Dixie HighHigh · 1,263 students
- Pine View HighHigh · 1,124 students
- George Washington AcademyElementary · 1,013 students
- Dixie MiddleHigh · 844 students
Nearby schools
- Desert Hills High1.4 mi · 1,241
- Southern Utah School of the Deaf1.6 mi · 13
- Bloomington Hills School1.6 mi · 448
- Desert Hills Middle1.6 mi · 909
- Washington Preschool1.6 mi · 552
- Tonaquint Intermediate1.8 mi · 653
Frequently asked questions
About Bloomington SchoolHow many students attend Bloomington School?
Bloomington School enrolls approximately 553 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bloomington School serve?
Bloomington School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bloomington School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bloomington School is approximately 19.4:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bloomington School?
At Bloomington School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Bloomington School public or private?
Bloomington School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.