Best Public Schools in Bloomington, IN

Summary:

The city of Bloomington, Indiana is home to 26 schools, including 18 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 5 high schools, all part of the Monroe County Community School Corp district. The district is ranked 110 out of 380 in Indiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools stand out in Bloomington, including Bloomington High School South, which is the highest ranked high school in the district, ranking 14th out of 398 Indiana high schools and earning a 5-star rating. Other top performers are Childs Elementary School, ranked 6th out of 1,016 Indiana elementary schools, and Marlin Elementary School, ranked 39th. The Academy of Science & Entrepreneurship is the second highest ranked high school in the district.

However, the data also reveals significant performance gaps between the top-performing and lower-performing schools in the district. Chronic absenteeism is high across all schools at 17.8%, and the two alternative high schools, Excel Center - Bloomington and Bloomington Graduation School, have the lowest test scores and rankings in the district. Overall, Bloomington's schools demonstrate a range of academic performance, with the top schools serving as examples of excellence while the lower-performing schools highlight areas for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The Bloomington Project School	Public, Charter	K-8	349 S Walnut St	Bloomington	47401	Monroe County	The Bloomington Project School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(812) 558-0041	317	20	15.8	34.1%	250 (78.9%)	14 (4.4%)	16 (5.0%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.1%)	83	150^th of 1005 public elementary schools	85.1%		80.4	181^st of 1011 public elementary schools	82.1%	31			67.4	57.1	61.3	59.5	37.5	52.2	57.5	51.2	62.9	48.4	43.2	45.8	26.1	47.7	77.1	64.9	70.8	61.3		$9,540	$784	$8,757
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
Arlington Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 W Parrish Rd	Bloomington	47404	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 330-7747	301	27	11.0	70.4%	173 (57.5%)	38 (12.6%)	27 (9.0%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (18.6%)	11.9	895^th of 1005 public elementary schools	10.9%		16.8	850^th of 1011 public elementary schools	15.9%	45			23.1	16.7	10.8	12.9			16.0	35.9	20.8	8.1	6.5			18.3	16.7	9.7	12.7	10.8		$14,373	$1,297	$13,076
Binford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2300 E Second St	Bloomington	47401	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7741	507	34	14.9	20.7%	362 (71.4%)	18 (3.6%)	27 (5.3%)	63 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.1%)	90.8	67^th of 1005 public elementary schools	93.3%		88.3	91^st of 1011 public elementary schools	91.0%	24			53.0	58.8	64.4	57.7			58.7	68.4	80.4	72.6	59.5			70.1	66.7	63.1	64.8	68.9		$13,553	$1,003	$12,550
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
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
Childs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2211 S High St	Bloomington	47401	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7756	446	30	14.8	12.8%	339 (76.0%)	15 (3.4%)	19 (4.3%)	38 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	96.9	15^th of 1005 public elementary schools	98.5%		97	14^th of 1011 public elementary schools	98.6%	1			74.6	76.8	62.5	60.0			68.2	91.0	88.4	75.0	73.8			81.8	76.8	82.5	79.9	67.2		$12,981	$1,146	$11,835
Clear Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Clear Creek Dr	Bloomington	47403	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 824-2811	294	27	10.9	54.8%	245 (83.3%)	7 (2.4%)	13 (4.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.2%)	39.9	624^th of 1005 public elementary schools	37.9%		41.6	606^th of 1011 public elementary schools	40.1%	18			32.6	30.6	20.6	50.0			34.7	37.2	44.9	14.7	36.0			34.7	38.8	34.0	36.4	11.8		$16,151	$1,289	$14,862
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	627 W 8th St	Bloomington	47404	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 330-7732	414	40	10.3	68.1%	231 (55.8%)	66 (15.9%)	61 (14.7%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.9%)	52.5	479^th of 1005 public elementary schools	52.3%		42.2	601^st of 1011 public elementary schools	40.6%	122			43.6	54.8	37.3	11.6			38.9	45.2	54.7	47.8	14.0			42.8	54.7	9.3	36.5	38.8		$17,736	$2,407	$15,329
Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2300 S Endwright Rd	Bloomington	47403	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 825-3009	417	40	10.4	55.2%	332 (79.6%)	17 (4.1%)	38 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.7%)	25.1	775^th of 1005 public elementary schools	22.9%		31.5	714^th of 1011 public elementary schools	29.4%	61			25.0	27.6	15.8	23.8			23.8	33.3	39.7	13.5	21.4			29.2	35.1	24.4	30.6	19.4		$15,939	$2,053	$13,886
Lakeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9090 S Strain Ridge	Bloomington	47401	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 824-7061	408	28	14.4	38.5%	360 (88.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	72.7	259^th of 1005 public elementary schools	74.2%		73.2	261^st of 1011 public elementary schools	74.2%	2			37.5	52.0	47.4	50.9			46.5	53.1	58.0	52.6	52.7			54.0	60.0	65.5	62.9	38.6		$13,841	$944	$12,897
Lora L Batchelor Middle School	Public	7-8	900 Gordon Pike	Bloomington	47403	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7763	478	36	13.4	46.4%	351 (73.4%)	36 (7.5%)	41 (8.6%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.9%)	47.1	254^th of 480 public middle schools	47.1%		58	201^st of 491 public middle schools	59.1%	53							29.5	34.8	32.0					29.0	34.1	31.4						$14,388	$1,021	$13,367
Marlin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1655 E Bethel Ln	Bloomington	47408	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7750	222	15	14.6	30.6%	199 (89.6%)	3 (1.4%)	6 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.4%)	90.3	77^th of 1005 public elementary schools	92.3%		83.9	141^st of 1011 public elementary schools	86.1%	64			54.1	77.1	69.2	68.0			66.7	67.6	82.9	73.1	48.0			69.1	80.0	56.0	70.0	53.9		$15,023	$929	$14,093
Rogers Elementary School	Public	K-2	2200 E 2nd St	Bloomington	47401	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7767	288	25	11.4	32.3%	196 (68.1%)	18 (6.3%)	17 (5.9%)	38 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)								(n/a)																						$14,061	$1,074	$12,988
Templeton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 S Brenda Ln	Bloomington	47401	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 330-7735	412	35	11.8	64.6%	247 (60.0%)	59 (14.3%)	56 (13.6%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.5%)	34.1	683^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	32.0%		38.4	644^th of 1011 public elementary schools	36.3%	39			22.8	29.6	32.8	35.1			30.2	31.6	33.3	22.4	33.3			29.8	35.2	38.6	36.9	23.9		$16,147	$2,103	$14,044
University Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1111 N Russell Rd	Bloomington	47408	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7753	536	37	14.5	38.8%	299 (55.8%)	54 (10.1%)	47 (8.8%)	94 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.8%)	86.7	119^th of 1005 public elementary schools	88.2%		89.2	78^th of 1011 public elementary schools	92.3%	41			66.7	63.6	43.5	69.8			61.6	75.8	60.6	50.7	72.9			65.7	54.6	72.9	65.4	50.7		$13,753	$819	$12,934
Jackson Creek Middle School	Public	7-8	3980 S Sare Rd	Bloomington	47401	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-2451	572	37	15.2	28.3%	427 (74.7%)	28 (4.9%)	34 (5.9%)	41 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)	94.5	17^th of 480 public middle schools	96.5%		96.3	9^th of 491 public middle schools	98.2%	8							58.3	57.6	57.9					66.1	63.4	64.7						$15,138	$2,180	$12,958
Summit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1450 W Countryside Ln	Bloomington	47403	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 330-2011	617	46	13.5	50.7%	352 (57.1%)	68 (11.0%)	105 (17.0%)	24 (3.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.4%)	45.3	568^th of 1005 public elementary schools	43.5%		44.6	583^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	42.3%	15			38.6	39.5	40.5	23.3			35.8	47.0	42.0	39.3	27.4			39.3	44.4	35.6	40.3	25.0		$14,352	$1,428	$12,924
Tri-North Middle School	Public	7-8	1000 W 15th St	Bloomington	47404	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7745	569	39	14.4	44.6%	385 (67.7%)	57 (10.0%)	54 (9.5%)	30 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.6%)	71.5	119^th of 480 public middle schools	75.2%		83.1	65^th of 491 public middle schools	86.8%	54							38.7	46.4	42.3					41.1	45.6	43.2						$14,672	$644	$14,028
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)
Highland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	900 Park Square Dr	Bloomington	47403	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 825-7673	336	33	10.0	67.3%	224 (66.7%)	34 (10.1%)	26 (7.7%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.0%)	36.8	658^th of 1005 public elementary schools	34.5%		40.6	623^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	38.4%	35			20.0	44.7	32.4	30.2			31.7	15.0	42.1	32.4	20.5			27.0	39.5	29.6	34.2	43.2		$17,215	$2,127	$15,088
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
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
Edgewood Primary School	Public	K-2	7700 W Reeves Rd	Bloomington	47404	Monroe County	Richland-Bean Blossom C S C	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 876-9600	652	46	14.1	37.3%	566 (86.8%)	13 (2.0%)	26 (4.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.0%)								(n/a)																						$10,809	$1,143	$9,667
Edgewood Intermediate School	Public	3-5	7600 W Reeves Rd	Bloomington	47404	Monroe County	Richland-Bean Blossom C S C	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 876-2219	619	44	14.1	41.2%	563 (91.0%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.4%)	69.4	295^th of 1005 public elementary schools	70.6%		68.7	309^th of 1011 public elementary schools	69.4%	14			43.8	44.0	40.1				42.7	61.2	61.7	41.5				55.2	60.1		60.1	50.8		$10,747	$1,238	$9,509

Cities Near Bloomington

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Unionville	9.56 mi	1	2^nd
Bedford	12.54 mi	10	286^th
Ellettsville	12.79 mi	4	43^rd
Nashville	13.72 mi	3	301^st
Springville	14.08 mi	1	160^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.