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Bloomington High School South

Public Grades 9-12

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 91% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Bloomington High School South is a public high school in Bloomington, Indiana, serving 1,670 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Monroe County Community School Corporation, which is ranked 110 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Bloomington High School South consistently ranks among the top 20 high schools in Indiana, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students perform significantly better than the district and state averages on standardized tests, such as ILEARN/Biology, SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing, and SAT Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, 75.4% of Bloomington High School South's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing, compared to the district average of 67.21% and the state average of 50.51%. The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 87.2% to 97.4% in recent years, consistently outperforming the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Bloomington High School North has a slightly lower statewide ranking and academic performance, while The Academy of Science & Entrepreneurship has a strong academic performance, ranking in the top 27-35 in the state in recent years. However, Bloomington Graduation School, a small alternative high school in the district, has significantly lower academic performance and rankings compared to Bloomington High School South.

1,691

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,912

Per pupil spending ?

30.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1965 S Walnut St
Bloomington, IN 47401

(812) 330-7714

District: Monroe County Community School Corp

Feeder schools for Bloomington High School South:

Elementary:	Binford Elementary School
	Childs Elementary School
	Clear Creek Elementary School
	Lakeview Elementary School
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	Rogers Elementary School
	Summit Elementary School
	Templeton Elementary School
Middle:	Jackson Creek Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.9%

Hispanic:

8.6%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (60% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Indiana high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 17% Indiana)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg55%

Indiana avg42%

37^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Monroe County Community School Corp

110^th of 380Monroe County Community School Corp among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	37 of 429	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	16 of 432	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	14 of 398	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	14 of 409	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	81.3	31 of 388	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.0	23 of 389	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	71.0	90 of 385	76.6%	★★★★☆
2017	87.8	21 of 380	94.5%	★★★★★
2016	88.2	17 of 394	95.7%	★★★★★
2015	73.4	41 of 400	89.8%	★★★★☆
2014	61.3	88 of 379	76.8%	★★★★☆
2013	62.8	70 of 353	80.2%	★★★★☆
2012	67.5	62 of 373	83.4%	★★★★☆
2011	67.5	53 of 364	85.4%	★★★★☆
2010	53.1	124 of 362	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.5	66 of 364	81.9%	★★★★☆
2008	74.8	68 of 360	81.1%	★★★★☆
2007	76.5	66 of 354	81.4%	★★★★☆
2006	68.8	87 of 349	75.1%	★★★★☆
2005	71.6	74 of 349	78.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	59 of 132	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	32 of 132	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	32 of 125	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	18 of 125	85.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	9 of 44	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	13 of 47	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	20 of 49	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.6	13 of 44	70.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	32 of 119	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	94.6	2 of 94	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	77.7	6 of 74	91.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	39 of 387	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	13 of 392	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	12 of 388	96.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	24 of 181	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	17 of 184	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.5	27 of 166	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	96.6	7 of 164	95.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	65 of 377	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	31 of 377	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	76.7	43 of 379	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	35 of 386	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	20 of 392	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	19 of 383	95.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	11 of 111	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	10 of 102	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	13 of 104	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	37 of 94	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	53 of 298	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	18 of 289	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	7 of 285	97.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	42 of 377	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	23 of 381	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	20 of 375	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	16 of 378	95.8%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile-18 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing75%+21 vs state

Mathematics53%+28 vs state

Biology51%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bloomington High School South	Public	9-12	1965 S Walnut St	Bloomington	47401	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7714	1,691	99	17.0	30.2%	1,249 (73.9%)	81 (4.8%)	146 (8.6%)	78 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	133 (7.9%)	82.1	37^th of 429 public high schools	91.4%		90	16^th of 432 public high schools	96.3%	21	75.4	53.5	51.4	$13,912	$1,003	$12,909
Bloomington Graduation School	Public	7-12	705 W Coolidge Dr	Bloomington	47403	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7708	99	13	7.7	59.6%	80 (80.8%)	4 (4.0%)	7 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	20.4	342^nd of 429 public high schools	20.3%		18.8	348^th of 432 public high schools	19.4%	6	36.6	7.3	10.5	$16,695	$1,163	$15,532
The Academy of Sci & Entrepreneurship	Public	9-12	444 S Patterson Dr	Bloomington	47403	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-2480	79	12	6.5	39.2%	67 (84.8%)	3 (3.8%)	4 (5.1%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	64.8	110^th of 429 public high schools	74.4%		84.7	35^th of 432 public high schools	91.9%	75	61.5	11.5	78.3	$23,048	$584	$22,464
Excel Center - Bloomington	Public, Charter	9-12	2088 Liberty Drive	Bloomington	47403	Monroe County	Excel Center - Bloomington	Yes	No	No	No	(812) 353-8084	117	5	23.4	47.0%	76 (65.0%)	18 (15.4%)	8 (6.8%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.3%)	15.3	367^th of 429 public high schools	14.5%		65.7	103^rd of 432 public high schools	76.2%	264	33.3	0.0		$4,209	$238	$3,970
Hoosier Hills Career Center	Public	6-12	3070 Prow Road	Bloomington	47404	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7730	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bloomington High School North	Public	9-12	3901 N Kinser Pike	Bloomington	47404	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7724	1,528	102	15.0	35.6%	1,084 (70.9%)	100 (6.5%)	124 (8.1%)	89 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	129 (8.4%)	78.5	50^th of 429 public high schools	88.3%		82	45^th of 432 public high schools	89.6%	5	62.5	38.4	56.8	$13,755	$794	$12,961
Edgewood High School	Public	9-12	601 S Edgewood Dr	Ellettsville	47429	Monroe County	Richland-Bean Blossom C S C	No	No	No	No	(812) 876-2277	777	60	13.0	34.6%	702 (90.3%)	4 (0.5%)	31 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.1%)	64.8	109^th of 429 public high schools	74.6%		67	94^th of 432 public high schools	78.2%	15	65.5	27.2	40.9	$12,957	$1,146	$11,811
Eastern Greene High School	Public	9-12	11064 E St Rd 54	Bloomfield	47424	Greene County	Eastern Greene Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 825-5621	358	29	12.5	42.7%	335 (93.6%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	66	100^th of 429 public high schools	76.7%		42.2	250^th of 432 public high schools	42.1%	150	59.7	27.3	50.5	$12,458	$597	$11,861
Brown County High School	Public	9-12	235 School House Lane	Nashville	47448	Brown County	Brown County School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 988-6606	455	39	11.6	51.2%	429 (94.3%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	42.6	244^th of 429 public high schools	43.1%		44.5	234^th of 432 public high schools	45.8%	10	49.6	21.2	24.8	$14,896	$1,444	$13,451
Owen Valley Community High School	Public	9-12	622 W Sr 46	Spencer	47460	Owen County	Spencer-Owen Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 829-2266	628	52	12.1	45.9%	580 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	45.8	227^th of 429 public high schools	47.1%		50.4	198^th of 432 public high schools	54.2%	29	51.0	21.6	30.8	$12,835	$1,219	$11,616

Frequently Asked Questions about Bloomington High School South

How many students attend Bloomington High School South?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,691 students attended Bloomington High School South.

What is the racial makeup of Bloomington High School South?

Students at Bloomington High School South are 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American, 5% Asian.

What district is Bloomington High School South in?

Monroe County Community School Corp

Is Bloomington High School South a good school?

Yes. Bloomington High School South ranks in the top 8.6% of Indiana high schools.

What schools feed into Bloomington High School South?

Bloomington High School South is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Binford Elementary School
Elementary : Childs Elementary School
Elementary : Clear Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Lakeview Elementary School
Elementary : Rogers Elementary School
Elementary : Summit Elementary School
Elementary : Templeton Elementary School
Middle : Jackson Creek Middle School

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