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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 47403


At a glance
4
Schools
1,664
Students
Top rankedSummit Elementary School600th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools
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Biggest riser
Grandview Elementary School up 107 spots statewide this year
Summary:

Elementary Schools in ZIP 47403 in Bloomington, Indiana, include four PK–6 schools—Summit Elementary School, Grandview Elementary School, Highland Park Elementary School, and Clear Creek Elementary School—all in Monroe County Community School Corp. Combined enrollment is 1,664, with Summit largest at 617 and Clear Creek smallest at 294. The district ranks 108 of 374 (71st percentile, 4 stars), but these four schools average the 35th percentile with 1–2 stars and are all below the district in all-grade ELA, Math, and Science.

Within the group, Summit Elementary School leads: highest rank percentile (41st, 2 stars), highest all-grade Math (39.38%) and Science (41.14%), lowest chronic absenteeism (12.3%), and lowest free/reduced lunch (50.73%). Grandview Elementary School is most improved and the ELA standout, rising from 23rd to 34th percentile, with the highest all-grade ELA (31.66%) and 6th-grade ELA (40.00%), plus gains in ELA (+7.85), Math (+3.47), and Science (+4.50); absenteeism is 18.3%. Highland Park Elementary School has the highest free/reduced lunch (67.26%), highest spending ($17,215), lowest student-teacher ratio (10.0), low absenteeism (12.6%), and the strongest 5th-grade Social Studies (53.85%). Clear Creek Elementary School is smallest and most challenged: lowest rank percentile (27th, 1 star), highest absenteeism (18.5%), lowest all-grade ELA (23.45%), Math (31.03%), and Science (27.27%), but it has the top 4th-grade Math (44.44%) and a 5th-grade Social Studies jump from 11.76% to 36.17%.

Group averages for all-grade proficiency are ELA 28.02%, Math 34.73%, and Science 34.52%, all below district’s 46.44%, 49.65%, and 50.30%. Resources do not line up neatly: Summit has the lowest free/reduced lunch, lowest spending ($14,352), and highest student-teacher ratio (13.5) yet the best outcomes; Highland Park has the highest free/reduced lunch, highest spending ($17,215), and lowest ratio (10.0) but mid-to-low proficiency. Only two 2025–2026 grade-level results exceed state: Summit 6th-grade Science (44.30% vs. 41.20%) and Highland Park 5th-grade Social Studies (53.85% vs. 47.20%). Fifth-grade Social Studies improved across all four schools, from a 24.86% group average to 42.95% (+18.09). Overall, Summit leads, Grandview is most improved and the ELA standout, Highland Park has the most distinctive resource/social-studies profile, and Clear Creek is most challenged despite bright spots.

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