Summary:
The Excel Center - Bloomington is the sole high school located in the Bloomington, Indiana area. This public charter school serves grades 9-12 and has an enrollment of 116 students. The school has experienced significant fluctuations in its performance, going from a 4-star rating and a statewide ranking of 103 out of 432 Indiana high schools in 2023-2024 to a 1-star rating and a ranking of 367 out of 429 schools in 2024-2025.
Academically, the Excel Center - Bloomington faces challenges, with 11th-grade students performing significantly below the state averages in both SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (33.33% proficient or better vs. 54.5% state average) and SAT Mathematics (0% proficient or better vs. 25.4% state average) in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's 4-year graduation rate for 2023-2024 was 88.4%, and its chronic absenteeism rate was 17.8% for the same year.
The school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (56.03% in 2023-2024). Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $4,209 and a student-teacher ratio of 23.2 for the 2023-2024 school year suggest that the school may be operating with limited resources, which could be a contributing factor to its academic performance challenges.
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