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.