Bloomer Middle

As a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school in Bloomer, Wisconsin, Bloomer Middle enrolls 350 students from grades 5 through 8, part of Bloomer School District.

Across the 3 schools in Bloomer School District (1,271 students total), Bloomer Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Bloomer Middle shows that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Compared to Chippewa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Bloomer Middle has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bloomer Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.9%, the actual is 50.7%, a residual of -8.2 points.

Around the school, census data for Chippewa County shows median household income runs about $74,680, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Bloomer Middle is one of 28 public schools in Chippewa County (combined enrollment of about 8,353 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bloomer Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bloomer Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 346 students in 2018 compared to 350 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.