Summary:
ZIP code 47403 in Bloomington, Indiana, has exactly one public middle school: Lora L Batchelor Middle School, which serves grades 7–8 and enrolls 478 students as part of Monroe County Community School Corp. Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP, there are no other local middle schools to compare it with; the useful comparisons are to the district, the state, and the school’s own past performance.
The school’s state rank was 279 out of 486 in 2025–26, placing it in the 43rd percentile with 2 stars. That is down from 59th percentile and 3 stars in 2023–24—a drop of 16 percentile points and 78 places. By contrast, the district is rated 4 stars and ranked 108 of 374, in the 71st percentile. In 2025–26 ILEARN, all-grades ELA proficiency was 29.08% and math was 31.38%, both below the district’s 46.44% ELA and 49.65% math. Grade-level results are also below district and state: 7th ELA 31.12% (district 47.21%, state 41.7%), 8th ELA 27% (district 42.73%, state 44%), 7th math 31.12% (district 46.17%, state 35.9%), and 8th math 31.65% (district 43.61%, state 34.2%). Math is relatively stronger than ELA, especially in 8th grade. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, ELA fell from 32.01% to 29.08%, while math stayed at 31.38%.
Chronic absenteeism was 20.7% in 2024–25, above the district’s 17.7% and the state’s 16.7%. About 46.44% of students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch, per-student spending was $14,388 in 2023–24, and the student-teacher ratio was 13.4:1. Key takeaways for families: this is the only public middle-school option in the ZIP, so no local peer comparison exists; the district’s strong reputation is not reflected in this school’s recent rank; proficiency is below district and state across all reported grade levels; math is comparatively stronger than ELA; the three-year trend is downward; absenteeism is a clear challenge; and the school serves a relatively high-need population with substantial resources. Data limitations include no state all-grades comparison for 2025–26, no prior-year grade-level breakdown, and no district or state comparison for spending, free/reduced lunch, or student-teacher ratio.
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