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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47401

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At a glance

Schools

4,641

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedChilds Elementary School8^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lakeview Elementary School up 34 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Rogers Elementary School 11.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

1★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 47401 in Bloomington is home to 8 schools — six elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school — serving about 4,641 students, with seven of them in Monroe County Community School Corp and one, The Bloomington Project School, operating as its own K–8 district.

Academically, this area is a strong cluster with a few standouts. Childs Elementary School is the top performer, ranking 8th out of 1,015 elementary schools (99th percentile, 5 stars) with all-grade ELA of 76.98 and math of 81.42 — the highest in the ZIP. Binford Elementary School (93rd percentile) has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 5.8%, and Jackson Creek Middle School (96th percentile) far outpaces the state in 7th- and 8th-grade math. Bloomington High School South (95th percentile) posts a 97.6% graduation rate and SAT Math proficiency of 54.11 versus the state's 25.6. Lakeview Elementary School is improving, rising to the 78th percentile.

The ZIP is a story of extremes. Templeton Elementary School ranks in the 23rd percentile with 1 star, ELA of 20.74 and math of 25.46, the highest poverty rate at 64.56% free/reduced lunch, and the highest per-student spending at $16,147 — showing that spending and staffing alone don't predict results. Achievement gaps within this one ZIP exceed 55 percentage points. Notably, high achievement and high absenteeism coexist: Bloomington South's rate is 24.9% and The Project School's is 31.8%, both above the state's 16.7%. Rogers Elementary School serves only K–2, so it has no state test scores or rank, but its 7.0% absenteeism and 11.4 student/teacher ratio are positive signs.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	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%)	82.6	153^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	84.9%		83	150^th of 1005 public elementary schools	85.1%	3			52.9	68.4	63.9	48.2	59.3	70.8	60.8	52.9	68.4	50.0	50.0	55.6	25.0	51.9	68.4	63.0	66.2	69.4		$9,540	$784	$8,757
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	67^th of 1015 public elementary schools	93.4%		90.8	67^th of 1005 public elementary schools	93.3%				58.0	60.0	73.0	69.2			65.2	70.5	61.5	70.7	72.3			68.5	55.8	75.4	65.6	77.6		$13,553	$1,003	$12,550
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%)	87.9	22^nd of 415 public high schools	94.7%		82.1	37^th of 429 public high schools	91.4%	15	69.6	54.1																			62.4	$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%)	97.6	8^th of 1015 public elementary schools	99.2%		96.9	15^th of 1005 public elementary schools	98.5%	7			76.0	81.2	82.6	67.2			77.0	92.0	85.7	81.2	68.8			81.4	71.4	75.0	73.1	88.4		$12,981	$1,146	$11,835
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%)	75.8	225^th of 1015 public elementary schools	77.8%		72.7	259^th of 1005 public elementary schools	74.2%	34			44.2	46.2	58.2	62.7			53.2	60.5	60.0	43.6	61.0			56.3	50.8	50.9	50.8	60.0		$13,841	$944	$12,897
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%)	24.2	785^th of 1015 public elementary schools	22.7%		34.1	683^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	32.0%	102			15.2	19.2	26.9	20.9			20.7	19.6	29.4	26.9	25.4			25.5	31.4	29.9	30.5	34.6		$16,147	$2,103	$14,044
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

Cities Near Zip Code 47401

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bloomington	3.47 mi	28	170^th
Unionville	9.56 mi	1	2^nd
Bedford	12.54 mi	10	286^th
Ellettsville	12.79 mi	3	43^rd
Nashville	13.72 mi	3	301^st

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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.