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Bent Elementary School

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Bent Elementary School ranks 1476 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Bent Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bloomington, Illinois, serving 370 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Bloomington School District 87, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bent Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 35.8% of Bent students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 37.5% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, only 27.2% of Bent students were proficient or better, compared to 24% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with significantly lower proficiency rates for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. Additionally, Bent Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 27.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Bent Elementary School's academic performance lags behind that of nearby schools, such as Oakland Elementary School and Washington Elementary School, which are also part of the Bloomington School District 87. These schools outperform Bent in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, as well as in other key metrics like chronic absenteeism. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and the high chronic absenteeism rates at Bent Elementary School may be contributing factors to the school's underperformance, presenting opportunities for targeted interventions and support to help improve the school's outcomes.

389

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,844

Per pupil spending ?

66.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

904 N Roosevelt Ave
Bloomington, IL 61701-2936

(309) 828-4315

District: Bloomington School District 87

Students who attend Bent Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bloomington Junior High School
High:	Bloomington High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.7%

White:

23.1%

African American:

14.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2021 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (28% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 20 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg32%

Illinois avg44%

1,476^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Bloomington School District 87

667^th of 811Bloomington School District 87 among Illinois districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1476 of 2056	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1514 of 2067	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1639 of 2077	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1700 of 2082	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1619 of 1948	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1676 of 2086	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1578 of 2037	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.4	1486 of 2044	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.2	1393 of 2046	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.4	1373 of 2052	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.6	1018 of 2093	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.7	974 of 2167	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.1	1444 of 2166	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.6	1137 of 2147	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.6	1087 of 2139	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.8	1185 of 2120	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.0	1509 of 2092	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	54.5	1214 of 2095	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.8	1088 of 2086	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.3	1158 of 2022	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	62.4	918 of 2030	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	69.7	714 of 2020	64.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	44.0	326 of 655	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	341 of 692	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.1	511 of 684	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	302 of 698	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	22.2	789 of 886	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	658 of 788	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	820 of 826	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	768 of 788	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	754 of 768	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	537 of 537	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	727 of 743	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	674 of 718	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1409 of 1942	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1422 of 1942	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1527 of 1957	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1655 of 1970	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1463 of 1680	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1752 of 2019	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1451 of 1964	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	856 of 982	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	755 of 959	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	834 of 970	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	883 of 954	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	697 of 742	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	939 of 955	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	920 of 938	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1355 of 1800	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1305 of 1793	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1639 of 1808	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1574 of 1763	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	1249 of 1514	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1573 of 1816	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1427 of 1765	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	1354 of 1947	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1402 of 1959	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1580 of 1984	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1558 of 1977	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1416 of 1707	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1457 of 2019	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1601 of 1972	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	21.4	1037 of 1195	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	752 of 1156	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	548 of 1113	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	679 of 1194	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	993 of 1389	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1098 of 1392	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1262 of 1419	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1106 of 1425	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	1170 of 1308	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1142 of 1462	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1227 of 1463	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)50th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

White (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2024)13th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2024)11th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-17 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

Science20%-20 vs state

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Monday, March 18, 2019

Best school ever, bilingual teachers and great staff. All are helpful and very good to teach not only academics but kindness to each other . Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bent Elementary School	Public	K-5	904 N Roosevelt Ave	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 828-4315	389	27	14.4	66.8%	90 (23.1%)	56 (14.4%)	201 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	28.3	1476^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.2%		26.1	1514^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.8%	38	20.5		44.0	35.7	26.7				35.8	46.0	23.2	11.1				27.2	96.6	96.9	96.9	96.9		95.5	96.1			$18,844	$3,131	$15,714
Sheridan Elementary School	Public	K-5	1403 W Walnut St	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 828-2359	314	28	11.0	82.8%	78 (24.8%)	148 (47.1%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (20.4%)	11.9	1879^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.6%		12.4	1960^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.2%	81	15.7		32.9	5.7	25.5				22.4	20.0	3.8	0.0				9.2	95.8	96.4	96.4	96.4	98.5	96.4	96.1			$18,445	$4,084	$14,361
Irving Elementary School	Public	K-5	602 W Jackson St	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 827-8091	303	26	11.8	76.2%	80 (26.4%)	104 (34.3%)	54 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (21.1%)	18.3	1712^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.7%		22.2	1617^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.8%	95	19.6		15.2	37.0	26.8				26.9	10.9	29.6	12.5				17.9	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	17.3	98.0	96.7			$17,915	$3,787	$14,128
Glenn Elementary School	Public	K-5	306 Glenn Ave	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4418	272	16	16.5	49.3%	91 (33.5%)	47 (17.3%)	35 (12.9%)	70 (25.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.9%)	53	945^th of 2056 public elementary schools	54.0%		48.8	966^th of 2067 public elementary schools	53.3%	21	45.0		41.7	43.6	66.7				50.9	38.9	43.6	35.0				39.1	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5		96.9	96.5			$12,744	$706	$12,038
Oakdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 S Adelaide St	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4421	386	28	13.8	65.0%	137 (35.5%)	150 (38.9%)	48 (12.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.2%)	29.3	1451^st of 2056 public elementary schools	29.4%		22.6	1603^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	22.4%	152	23.3		50.7	26.9	38.3				39.9	43.7	17.3	10.2				25.3	96.8	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	96.3	97.1			$16,930	$2,278	$14,652
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1201 E Washington St	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 829-7034	379	23	16.1	40.6%	253 (66.8%)	43 (11.3%)	39 (10.3%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	67.7	653^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	68.2%		65.4	642^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	68.9%	11	68.9		51.4	46.9	84.4				57.9	47.3	37.5	53.3				45.4	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.0	98.6			$13,452	$1,990	$11,463
Thomas Metcalf School	Public	PK, KG-8	ISU Campus Box 7000	Normal	61790	McLean County	ISU Laboratory Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 438-7621	459	53	8.6	7.0%	324 (70.6%)	15 (3.3%)	47 (10.2%)	40 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	83	327^th of 2056 public elementary schools	84.1%		86	251^st of 2067 public elementary schools	87.9%	76	72.0	89.8	66.0	81.3	74.0	72.0	66.7	75.0	72.4	53.2	68.1	58.0	40.0	86.3	85.4	65.2	98.0	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.0	98.2	11.1	29.1
Oakland Elementary School	Public	K-5	1605 E Oakland Ave	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 662-4302	446	32	14.1	53.1%	193 (43.3%)	98 (22.0%)	47 (10.5%)	48 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.2%)	51.5	975^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.6%		45.4	1038^th of 2067 public elementary schools	49.8%	63	50.7		40.0	51.3	49.3				46.8	37.3	40.8	38.6				38.9	98.3	98.6	98.6	98.6		98.8	98.3			$14,549	$2,058	$12,491
Colene Hoose Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Grandview Dr	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4414	413	38	10.9	34.1%	213 (51.6%)	34 (8.2%)	51 (12.3%)	67 (16.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.1%)	48.5	1026^th of 2056 public elementary schools	50.1%		50.9	914^th of 2067 public elementary schools	55.8%	112	42.3		44.6	36.2	47.9				42.9	47.7	43.5	33.8				41.5	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3		97.1	97.3			$18,246	$1,107	$17,139
Parkside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 W College Ave	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 557-4422	322	23	13.9	53.1%	164 (50.9%)	45 (14.0%)	64 (19.9%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.7%)	35.2	1309^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.3%		28.7	1443^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	30.2%	134	27.3		39.1	51.2	27.3				38.9	39.1	37.2	18.2				32.5	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	97.3	96.3	96.3			$16,679	$1,622	$15,057

Frequently Asked Questions about Bent Elementary School

What district is Bent Elementary School in?

Bloomington School District 87

Is Bent Elementary School a good school?

Bent Elementary School ranks 1476^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bent Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bent Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bloomington Junior High School
High : Bloomington High School

What is the racial makeup of Bent Elementary School?

Students at Bent Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 23% White, 14% African American, 11% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bent Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Bent Elementary School.

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