Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47404

ZIP code 47404 in Bloomington, Indiana contains six schools — four elementary, one middle, and one high school — serving about 4,083 students across a complete K–12 pipeline. The ZIP is split between two districts: Monroe County Community School Corp, with roughly 2,812 students (68.9%), and Richland-Bean Blossom C S C, with about 1,271 (31.1%). MCCSC runs Bloomington High School North, Tri-North Middle School, Fairview Elementary School, and Arlington Heights Elementary School; RBB runs Edgewood Primary School and Edgewood Intermediate School.

Bloomington High School North is the academic standout, ranking 42 of 415 high schools (90th percentile, 5 stars), with SAT reading and writing at 64.78% and math at 41.49%, well above state, and a 93.6% graduation rate. Edgewood Primary School has the best attendance in the ZIP at 8.5% chronic absenteeism, and Edgewood Intermediate School posts strong math and science results, including 4th grade math at 66.83% versus the state's 52%. Fairview Elementary School is the most improved, climbing from the 41st percentile and 2 stars to the 65th percentile and 3 stars.

Arlington Heights Elementary School is the most challenged school: 1 star, 12th percentile, with all-grade English language arts at 14.38% and math at 17.69% against district rates near 46–50%, plus 24.4% chronic absenteeism and the ZIP's highest free/reduced lunch rate (70.43%). Tri-North Middle School has declined from the 87th to the 66th percentile, with all-grade math at 37.04% versus the district's 49.65% and 22.6% chronic absenteeism. Notably, spending does not track outcomes: the two Edgewood schools spend the least ($10,747–$10,809) yet have the best attendance, while Fairview spends the most ($17,736).