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Bloomfield Elementary School

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Bloomfield Elementary School ranks 477 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

477^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Bloomfield Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 230 students in grades K-5 in Bloomfield, Kentucky. The school is part of the Nelson County School District, which is ranked 135 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bloomfield Elementary has consistently underperformed the Nelson County and Kentucky state averages on standardized tests, with only 23% of 5th graders proficient or better in Math compared to 33% in the district and 43% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.9% to 28.0% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Bloomfield Elementary has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 58.8% to 73.91%, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Bloomfield Elementary faces significant challenges, some nearby schools in the Bardstown Independent and Nelson County districts, such as Bardstown Elementary and Coxs Creek Elementary, perform significantly better on test scores and other metrics. Understanding the factors that contribute to their success could provide valuable insights for Bloomfield Elementary as it works to address its own performance issues.

225

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,910

Per pupil spending ?

78.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

360 Arnold Lane
Bloomfield, KY 40008

(502) 349-7211

District: Nelson County

Students who attend Bloomfield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bloomfield Middle School
High:	Nelson County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

Two or more races:

2.7%

Hispanic:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2022 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 30th (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (36% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Editing and Mechanics scores 21 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg37%

Kentucky avg44%

477^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Nelson County

135^th of 157Nelson County among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	477 of 685	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	528 of 685	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	470 of 687	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.0	594 of 684	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	419 of 517	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	531 of 700	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	459 of 691	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	68.5	181 of 694	73.9%	★★★★☆
2016	57.0	286 of 690	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.4	273 of 698	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.0	260 of 705	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.4	450 of 719	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.5	373 of 713	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.3	433 of 688	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.8	511 of 683	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.9	505 of 658	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.2	407 of 651	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	16.0	580 of 638	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	27.8	342 of 445	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	248 of 648	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	16.1	574 of 644	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	517 of 639	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	573 of 641	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	567 of 671	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	496 of 663	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	435 of 672	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	545 of 665	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	628 of 667	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	540 of 664	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	458 of 631	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	494 of 653	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	468 of 652	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	374 of 652	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	518 of 657	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	445 of 676	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	420 of 665	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	38.5	456 of 661	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	523 of 659	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	564 of 659	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	530 of 658	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	624 of 656	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	466 of 592	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	420 of 593	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)62nd percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2019)31st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2018)23rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading43%-6 vs state

Mathematics39%-5 vs state

Science29%-8 vs state

Social Studies28%-10 vs state

Editing and Mechanics26%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)						KSA Reading (2025)						KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Bloomfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	360 Arnold Lane	Bloomfield	40008	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7211	225	18	12.5	78.2%	208 (92.4%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	33.2	477^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.4%		26.3	528^th of 685 public elementary schools	22.9%	51	53.0	40.0	23.0				47.0	51.0	30.0				29.0				28.0		26.0		$19,910	$2,453	$510	$2,962	$12,083	$3,072	$15,159
Taylorsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Highview Ave.	Taylorsville	40071	Spencer County	Spencer County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 477-3339	661	43	15.4	52.6%	603 (91.2%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	41.8	415^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.4%		36.5	448^th of 685 public elementary schools	34.6%	33	46.0	46.0	44.0				42.0	46.0	44.0				31.0		40.0		31.0		39.0		$12,345	$902	$241	$1,113	$9,422	$1,810	$11,232
Spencer County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1265 Mt. Washington Rd.	Taylorsville	40071	Spencer County	Spencer County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 477-6950	801	48	16.6	32.5%	716 (89.4%)	10 (1.2%)	31 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (4.9%)	76.3	131^st of 685 public elementary schools	80.9%		72.4	138^th of 685 public elementary schools	79.9%	7	63.0	56.0	73.0				55.0	58.0	59.0				45.0		56.0		48.0		58.0		$11,297	$547	$175	$691	$8,962	$1,644	$10,605
Coxs Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	5635 Louisville Rd	Coxs Creek	40013	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7050	474	36	13.1	47.5%	420 (88.6%)	5 (1.1%)	25 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	44.8	382^nd of 685 public elementary schools	44.2%		37.2	443^rd of 685 public elementary schools	35.3%	61	49.0	36.0	41.0				47.0	56.0	52.0				24.0		22.0		41.0		49.0		$15,770	$1,817	$303	$2,120	$9,378	$2,476	$11,861
Bardstown Primary School	Public	K-1	1000 Templin Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 331-8810	434	28	15.5	55.5%	281 (64.7%)	47 (10.8%)	35 (8.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (15.0%)								(n/a)																					$22,433	$949	$93	$1,042	$13,489	$1,844	$15,333
Bardstown Elementary School	Public	2-5	1345 Templin Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 331-8801	847	54	15.5	54.9%	561 (66.2%)	92 (10.9%)	64 (7.6%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	117 (13.8%)	56.8	283^rd of 685 public elementary schools	58.7%		60.8	249^th of 685 public elementary schools	63.6%	34	41.0	42.0	52.0				43.0	50.0	62.0				31.0		55.0		43.0		60.0		$19,930	$896	$109	$1,005	$10,961	$1,787	$12,748
Foster Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	211 E Muir Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7030	588	43	13.6	56.5%	496 (84.4%)	16 (2.7%)	38 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	27.4	520^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.1%		22.5	555^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.0%	35	31.0	46.0	36.0				27.0	45.0	33.0				43.0		21.0		23.0		20.0		$16,681	$2,631	$892	$3,523	$8,941	$2,242	$11,183
North Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5658 Hwy 433	Willisburg	40078	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 375-4038	536	31	17.2	62.7%	496 (92.5%)	4 (0.7%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	26.4	525^th of 685 public elementary schools	23.4%		36	451^st of 685 public elementary schools	34.2%	74	26.0	28.0	30.0	51.0	61.0	67.0	36.0	35.0	36.0	52.0	61.0	64.0	30.0	37.0	20.0	67.0	27.0	52.0	36.0	60.0	$16,970	$1,731	$312	$2,043	$12,519	$2,408	$14,927
Old Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	199 Golden Wing Rd	Mount Washington	40047	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	No	(502) 869-3200	591	33	17.9	33.2%	508 (86.0%)	24 (4.1%)	25 (4.2%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.1%)	53.2	309^th of 685 public elementary schools	54.9%		70	165^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.9%	144	49.0	40.0	47.0				59.0	41.0	52.0				42.0		38.0		41.0		46.0		$15,993	$608	$150	$757	$8,974	$1,936	$10,910
Crossroads Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	156 Erin Circle	Mount Washington	40047	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-7400	469	29	16.1	62.0%	402 (85.7%)	7 (1.5%)	30 (6.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.1%)	22.2	560^th of 685 public elementary schools	18.2%		37.5	441^st of 685 public elementary schools	35.6%	119	26.0	27.0	34.0				27.0	27.0	43.0				23.0		42.0		28.0		33.0		$17,977	$1,017	$231	$1,248	$10,452	$1,936	$12,388

Frequently Asked Questions about Bloomfield Elementary School

How many students attend Bloomfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Bloomfield Elementary School.

What district is Bloomfield Elementary School in?

Nelson County

What schools do graduates of Bloomfield Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bloomfield Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bloomfield Middle School
High : Nelson County High School

Is Bloomfield Elementary School a good school?

Bloomfield Elementary School ranks 477^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bloomfield Elementary School?

Students at Bloomfield Elementary School are 92% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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