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Lora L Batchelor Middle School

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Lora L Batchelor Middle School ranks 279 th of 486 Indiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 486 Indiana Middle Schools

Better than 43% of Indiana middle schools

Summary

Lora L Batchelor Middle School is a grades 7–8 school in Bloomington, Indiana — a college town in the south-central part of the state — serving 478 students as part of the Monroe County Community School Corp.

Academically, the school currently ranks 279th of 486 Indiana middle schools (43rd percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, a notable drop from 2016–2017, when it ranked 80th of 472 (83rd percentile, 4 stars). Its district is stronger overall (71st percentile, 4 stars), and same-district peers are far ahead: Tri-North Middle School sits at the 66th percentile and Jackson Creek Middle School at the 96th. ELA is the sharper weakness. All-grades ELA proficiency is 29.08%, versus 46.44% district-wide, and 8th grade ELA is 27.0% against the state's 44%. That 29.08% is the lowest ELA figure among all nearby schools, trailing Tri-North (43.27%), Owen Valley Middle School (47.49%), Edgewood Junior High School (43.67%) and Brown County Middle School (46.59%). Math proficiency, 31.38%, is also below district and state levels, though Owen Valley's 28.09% is lower.

Chronic absenteeism is a real headwind: 20.7% in 2024–2025, above the district's 17.7% and the state's 16.7%, and higher than every nearby school except Tri-North (22.6%). It has improved from 24.6% in 2021–2022, and the free/reduced lunch rate slipped from 48.31% to 46.44%, yet ELA scores kept sliding from 39.01% in 2022–2023 to 29.08% in 2025–2026. Resources do not look like the main constraint: at $14,388 per student, Lora L Batchelor spends more than Bedford Middle School, Brown County, Owen Valley, Eastern Greene Middle School and Edgewood, and its student-teacher ratio of 13.4 is lower than most of them. For parents, the takeaway is a below-median school within an above-average district, where ELA — especially in 8th grade — and attendance are the priorities to watch.

478

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,388

Per pupil spending ?

46.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

900 Gordon Pike
Bloomington, IN 47403

(812) 330-7763

District: Monroe County Community School Corp

Students who attend Lora L Batchelor Middle School usually attend:

High:	Bloomington Graduation School
Alternative:	The Academy of Sci & Entrepreneurship

Feeder schools for Lora L Batchelor Middle School:

Elementary:	Clear Creek Elementary School
	Grandview Elementary School
	Highland Park Elementary School
	Summit Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.4%

Hispanic:

8.6%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg48%

279^th of 486

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 40 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Monroe County Community School Corp

108^th of 374Monroe 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	279 of 486	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.1	254 of 480	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.0	201 of 491	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	187 of 489	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	183 of 490	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	240 of 483	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	136 of 470	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	101 of 473	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	77.5	80 of 472	83.1%	★★★★☆
2016	76.9	87 of 494	82.4%	★★★★☆
2015	70.3	130 of 485	73.2%	★★★★☆
2014	62.3	192 of 470	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.0	251 of 444	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.8	185 of 447	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.7	218 of 451	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.9	156 of 428	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.0	117 of 423	72.3%	★★★★☆
2008	62.0	147 of 392	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.8	148 of 382	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.0	214 of 375	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.3	267 of 370	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Math31%

English Language Arts29%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)					ILEARN Math (2026)					ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	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
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%)	42.8	279^th of 486 public middle schools	42.6%		47.1	254^th of 480 public middle schools	47.1%	25			31.1	27.0	29.1			31.1	31.7	31.4					$14,388	$1,021	$13,367
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%)	93.6	19^th of 486 public middle schools	96.1%		94.5	17^th of 480 public middle schools	96.5%	2			60.2	59.5	59.9			63.3	63.7	63.5					$15,138	$2,180	$12,958
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%)	64.4	163^rd of 486 public middle schools	66.5%		71.5	119^th of 480 public middle schools	75.2%	44			48.3	38.9	43.3			41.2	33.5	37.0					$14,672	$644	$14,028
Edgewood Junior High School	Public	6-8	851 W Edgewood Dr	Ellettsville	47429	Monroe County	Richland-Bean Blossom C S C	No	No	No	No	(812) 876-2005	627	42	14.8	40.5%	555 (88.5%)	7 (1.1%)	28 (4.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.9%)	68.1	149^th of 486 public middle schools	69.3%		64.9	156^th of 480 public middle schools	67.5%	7		51.2	37.6	42.4	43.7		47.8	35.7	42.9	42.1	46.8	46.8		100.0	$10,777	$1,253	$9,524
Eastern Greene Middle School	Public	5-8	10503 E St Rd 54	Bloomfield	47424	Greene County	Eastern Greene Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 825-5010	254	22	11.8	52.4%	244 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	61.9	173^rd of 486 public middle schools	64.4%		64.1	159^th of 480 public middle schools	66.9%	14	34.6	31.3	43.4	40.5	37.5	25.9	43.4	55.4	34.5	39.9	37.4	37.4	55.6		$11,814	$849	$10,965
Brown County Middle School	Public	6-8	95 S Schoolhouse Ln	Nashville	47448	Brown County	Brown County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 988-6605	396	27	14.9	43.2%	375 (94.7%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	64	168^th of 486 public middle schools	65.4%		39.3	307^th of 480 public middle schools	36.0%	139		51.0	47.4	42.2	46.6		45.1	25.4	31.7	33.6	49.0	49.0			$12,949	$1,346	$11,603
Owen Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	626 W St Hwy 46	Spencer	47460	Owen County	Spencer-Owen Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 829-2249	321	27	11.8	52.3%	303 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	59	185^th of 486 public middle schools	61.9%		48.6	247^th of 480 public middle schools	48.5%	62			47.6	47.4	47.5			29.9	26.3	28.1					$12,070	$1,217	$10,853
Bedford Middle School	Public	7-8	1501 'N' St	Bedford	47421	Lawrence County	North Lawrence Com Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 279-9781	518	32	16.0	59.1%	461 (89.0%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	48.5	241^st of 486 public middle schools	50.4%		46.5	258^th of 480 public middle schools	46.3%	17			27.3	36.4	32.2			31.5	36.1	33.9					$10,205	$1,271	$8,934

Frequently Asked Questions about Lora L Batchelor Middle School

How many students attend Lora L Batchelor Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 478 students attended Lora L Batchelor Middle School.

Is Lora L Batchelor Middle School a good school?

Lora L Batchelor Middle School ranks 279^th of 486 Indiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lora L Batchelor Middle School in?

Monroe County Community School Corp

What high school do graduates of Lora L Batchelor Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lora L Batchelor Middle School usually go on to attend Bloomington Graduation School

What is the racial makeup of Lora L Batchelor Middle School?

Students at Lora L Batchelor Middle School are 73% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% African American, 2% Asian.

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