Summary:
Bloomer Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bloomer, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 498 students. The school is part of the Bloomer School District, which is ranked 314 out of 428 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Bloomer Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally below the state average across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) for 3rd and 4th grades were 46.94% and 44.59%, respectively, compared to the state average of 52.07% and 53.42%. However, the school performed better than the state average in Mathematics, with 65.31% and 60.81% of 3rd and 4th graders, respectively, scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 56.58% and 55.05%. The school's performance in Social Studies and Science for 4th grade was also below the state averages. Bloomer Elementary has also experienced fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.5% in 2018-2019 to 14.9% in 2021-2022, with the most recent rate in 2022-2023 at 7.2%, which is still higher than the state's target of 5%.
Compared to nearby schools, such as Cornell Elementary and Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary, Bloomer Elementary's academic performance is generally lower. Cornell Elementary, for example, outperformed Bloomer Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates across multiple grade levels. The nearby schools also had lower chronic absenteeism rates, with Cornell Elementary reporting 0% in 2022-2023. Additionally, Bloomer Elementary has a significant proportion of students from low-income families, with 33.73% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-4
District:
Bloomer School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
675th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,243
Students who attend Bloomer Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 12.8
Number of students: 498
Racial breakdown:
White:
96.6%
Hispanic:
1.0%
Two or more races:
1.0%
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African American:
0.8%
Pacific Islander:
0.4%
American Indian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 33.7%
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