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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Bloomer Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
521
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550135000183
Bloomer Elementary
401 8th Ave, Bloomer, WI 54724 · (715) 568-1042 · Chippewa County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
162 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 42%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on grade levels within Bloomer School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.2%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
61.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
521
-15 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.6:1
% White
96%
was 95%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Bloomer Elementary
As a high-enrollment elementary school in Bloomer, Wisconsin, Bloomer Elementary teaches 521 students from grades pre-K through 4, operated by Bloomer School District. Enrollment runs roughly 61% above the state mean of about 323.
Bloomer School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,271 students; Bloomer Elementary is among them.
On the student-mix side, Bloomer Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Beyond that, the school reports 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Chippewa County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bloomer Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.6%, the actual is 52.0%, a residual of -6.5 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Chippewa County put median household earnings sit near $74,680, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chippewa County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,353 students), Bloomer Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Bloomer Middle, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Bloomer Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bloomer Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 51.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Bloomer Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 536 (now 521). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.
On allk12, the feed for Bloomer Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Chippewa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,799
Census ACS
Median income
$74,680
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,353 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bloomer School District
- Bloomer HighHigh · 400 students
- Bloomer MiddleMiddle · 350 students
Other schools in Bloomer
- Bloomer HighHigh · 400 students
- Bloomer MiddleMiddle · 350 students
Nearby schools
- Bloomer Middle0.4 mi · 350
- Bloomer High0.9 mi · 400
- New Auburn Elementary8.0 mi · 132
- New Auburn Middle8.0 mi · 49
- New Auburn High8.0 mi · 99
- Jim Falls Elementary10.9 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Bloomer ElementaryHow large is Bloomer Elementary?
Bloomer Elementary enrolls approximately 521 students in grades PK-04.
Is Bloomer Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bloomer Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Bloomer Elementary have?
Bloomer Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Bloomer Elementary?
Student demographics at Bloomer Elementary are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Bloomer Elementary in?
Bloomer Elementary is part of Bloomer School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.