Enrollment
350
Middle
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550135000185
Bloomer Middle
600 Jackson St, Bloomer, WI 54724 · (715) 568-1025 · Chippewa County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
107 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 82 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 27% |
Student demographics
10%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
Bloomer Middle→Bloomer High
Feeds from
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
46.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
45.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.8% | 45.9% |
| 2023-24 | 52.2% | 48.1% |
% 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
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Middle
Bloomer Middle's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomer Middle this school | 350 | 30.6% | 50.7% |
| Cameron Middle Cameron | 319 | 30.1% | 66.6% |
| River Valley Middle Spring Green | 324 | 33.3% | 63.6% |
| Westby Middle Westby | 272 | 32.4% | 59.0% |
| Northwestern Middle Poplar | 289 | 32.9% | 63.8% |
| Saint Croix Falls Middle Saint Croix Falls | 297 | 32.3% | 66.4% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Chippewa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #221 of 323 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #256 of 327 ▼ 14 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #241 of 327 ▼ 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #183 of 389 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #171 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.0% | #264 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #195 of 323 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #67 of 79 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
350
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 225
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 350 | 25.5 | 13.7:1 | 31% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 25.2 | 13.0:1 | 35% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 25.7 | 12.9:1 | 32% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 24 | 14.7:1 | 40% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 33% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 44% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 294 | 18 | 16.3:1 | 47% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 254 | 19 | 13.4:1 | 18% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 225 | 18 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bloomer Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (346 to 350); teachers up 6% (24 to 25.5).
About Bloomer Middle
As a mid-sized middle school, Bloomer Middle serves students in Bloomer, Wisconsin. The school enrolls 350 students in grades 5 through 8.
Bloomer Middle sits within Bloomer School District, which has 3 schools and 1,271 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Bloomer Middle is White, at 95%. Among Chippewa County residents, the White share is about 93%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bloomer Middle scores 10%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. The school has 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Wisconsin is 12.8:1. In all, 31% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Bloomer Middle is 8.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 50.7%. Predicted: 58.9%.
For Chippewa County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $74,680 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Chippewa County number 28, with about 8,353 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Bloomer Middle from the closest public school, Bloomer Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Bloomer Middle is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment went from 352 in 2020-21 to 350 in 2024-25, a change of 2 students.
This page collects posts and questions about Bloomer Middle, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Bloomer HighHigh · 400 students
Other schools in Bloomer
- Bloomer ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Bloomer HighHigh · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Bloomer Elementary0.4 mi · 521
- Bloomer High0.8 mi · 400
- New Auburn Elementary7.8 mi · 132
- New Auburn High7.8 mi · 99
- New Auburn Middle7.8 mi · 49
- Jim Falls Elementary11.2 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Bloomer MiddleHow many students attend Bloomer Middle?
Bloomer Middle enrolls approximately 350 students in grades 05-08.
Is Bloomer Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bloomer Middle is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bloomer Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bloomer Middle is approximately 13.7:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bloomer Middle?
At Bloomer Middle, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Bloomer Middle public or private?
Bloomer Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bloomer School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.