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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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 84 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 30% smaller than its 4th grade class (106).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
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.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.2% | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 62.6% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like Bloomer Elementary
Bloomer Elementary's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomer Elementary this school | 521 | 31.1% | 52.0% |
| Northwestern Elementary Poplar | 515 | 31.8% | 59.7% |
| Schultz Elementary Mishicot | 455 | 27.9% | 53.1% |
| Minocqua Elementary Minocqua | 506 | 32.4% | 68.0% |
| New Richmond Starr Elementary New Richmond | 555 | 29.7% | 65.1% |
| Crivitz Elementary Crivitz | 470 | 35.5% | 56.0% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Bloomer Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Chippewa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #588 of 982 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #371 of 992 ▲ 9 | #6 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #586 of 992 ▲ 81 | #6 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #125 of 1,157 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #466 of 901 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.5% | #890 of 901 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.1% | #718 of 1,064 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #613 of 664 | #9 of 9 |
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
521
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 521 | 39.2 | 13.3:1 | 31% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 37.6 | 13.7:1 | 39% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 38.9 | 12.8:1 | 34% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 38% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 36.6 | 14.6:1 | 29% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 35% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 45% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 430 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 17% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 34 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bloomer Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (536 to 521); teachers up 7% (36.6 to 39.2).
About Bloomer Elementary
Bloomer Elementary is a large elementary school for students in Bloomer, Wisconsin. Students in pre-K through 4 attend, and enrollment is 521 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students.
Bloomer Elementary is part of Bloomer School District, where 3 schools serve 1,271 students.
About 96% of the student body at Bloomer Elementary is White. Other reported shares: 2% Hispanic. The White share in Chippewa County as a whole is similar, at about 93%. The school's diversity index is 9%, meaning two students picked at random have a 9% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.3:1. That is 1.4 students per teacher below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Bloomer Elementary reports 31% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The model predicts 58.6% for a school in Wisconsin with Bloomer Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Bloomer Elementary posts 52.0%.
Within Chippewa County, the median household income is $74,680, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Bloomer Elementary, Chippewa County has 27 other public schools.
The closest public school, Bloomer Middle, is about 0.4 miles from Bloomer Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 51.0%; Bloomer Elementary's is 52.0%, ranking 3rd of 8.
Bloomer Elementary is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (522) to 2024-25 (521).
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other Bloomer Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bloomer Elementary. Bloomer Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Bloomer Elementary SchoolCouncil Bluffs, IA · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Bloomer Middle0.4 mi · 350
- Bloomer High0.9 mi · 400
- New Auburn Middle8.0 mi · 49
- New Auburn High8.0 mi · 99
- New Auburn Elementary8.0 mi · 132
- 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.