Bloomington Public Schools

Summary:

The Bloomington Public School District in Minnesota serves students from preschool through 12th grade across 22 schools, including 12 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 6 high schools.

Within the district, a few schools stand out for their exceptional performance. Ridgeview Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with high proficiency rates in math and reading. Olson Middle and Jefferson Senior High also excel, with strong academic achievement and high statewide rankings. However, the district as a whole struggles, with significant disparities in performance between the highest and lowest-performing schools.

The data reveals a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement, with schools serving higher percentages of students from low-income families tending to have lower proficiency rates. While the district faces challenges, the success of schools like Ridgeview Elementary, Olson Middle, and Jefferson Senior High demonstrates that high-quality education is possible within the Bloomington Public School District. District leaders can work to replicate these successes and implement targeted interventions to support the lower-performing schools and close achievement gaps.

District Detail

1350 W 106th St
Bloomington, MN 55431-4152

(952) 681-6400

SchoolDigger Rank:
274^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 10,442

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 7
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)								MCA-III Reading (2025)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Indian Mounds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 11th Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-6000	388	32	12.2	75.5%	65 (16.8%)	112 (28.9%)	136 (35.1%)	23 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.4%)	8.5	806^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.6%		11.1	784^th of 881 public elementary schools	11.0%	22	16.4	26.3	9.7					17.2	13.1	19.3	33.9					22.2	$17,990
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	4001 W 102nd St	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7600	1,684	74	22.7	28.0%	989 (58.7%)	248 (14.7%)	197 (11.7%)	106 (6.3%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (8.1%)	58	214^th of 450 public high schools	52.4%		68.8	146^th of 480 public high schools	69.6%	68							50.0	50.0							40.2	40.2	$14,453
Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	9701 Nicollet Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5000	1,578	89	17.7	61.3%	363 (23.0%)	362 (22.9%)	629 (39.9%)	111 (7.0%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (6.7%)	25.4	359^th of 450 public high schools	20.2%		27.1	361^st of 480 public high schools	24.8%	2							21.5	21.5							28.1	28.1	$14,249
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 W 104th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-6800	435	29	14.8	45.1%	182 (41.8%)	67 (15.4%)	68 (15.6%)	57 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (13.6%)	53.8	438^th of 872 public elementary schools	49.8%		63.3	334^th of 881 public elementary schools	62.1%	104	49.4	59.7	47.4					52.1	36.7	52.0	53.9					47.4	$14,288
Normandale Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9501 Toledo Ave S	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7000	440	29	14.9	48.4%	207 (47.0%)	83 (18.9%)	92 (20.9%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.4%)	48.3	491^st of 872 public elementary schools	43.7%		48.6	507^th of 881 public elementary schools	42.5%	16	64.1	40.9	35.6					48.3	52.6	36.4	45.8					45.3	$13,924
Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1300 W 106th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-6600	711	46	15.5	37.6%	350 (49.2%)	114 (16.0%)	127 (17.9%)	38 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (10.8%)	49.4	262^nd of 519 public middle schools	49.5%		52	255^th of 545 public middle schools	53.2%	7				38.7	35.3	32.5		35.5				57.7	36.5	33.8		42.9	$15,707
Olson Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 W 102nd St	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-8800	524	32	16.4	40.5%	243 (46.4%)	109 (20.8%)	87 (16.6%)	39 (7.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.8%)	47.7	499^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.8%		62.1	352^nd of 881 public elementary schools	60.0%	147	53.4	57.7	39.7					51.0	34.1	41.7	53.9					42.8	$13,140
Olson Middle	Public	6-8	4551 W 102nd St	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-8600	762	53	14.3	26.4%	475 (62.3%)	94 (12.3%)	88 (11.5%)	40 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.5%)	79.2	79^th of 519 public middle schools	84.8%		81.8	67^th of 545 public middle schools	87.7%	12				49.0	49.6	57.6		52.1				63.8	50.2	54.3		56.2	$14,414
Poplar Bridge Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Palmer Rd	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5400	475	34	13.9	32.6%	279 (58.7%)	48 (10.1%)	74 (15.6%)	29 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.3%)	60.4	364^th of 872 public elementary schools	58.3%		57.4	417^th of 881 public elementary schools	52.7%	53	54.8	66.1	37.1					51.1	53.6	51.6	57.3					54.5	$14,294
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Nesbitt Rd	Bloomington	55438	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7100	390	28	13.8	23.8%	265 (67.9%)	51 (13.1%)	23 (5.9%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.5%)	86.7	77^th of 872 public elementary schools	91.2%		80.8	134^th of 881 public elementary schools	84.8%	57	74.0	59.4	83.1					72.4	64.9	68.1	85.9					72.8	$13,266
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	351 E 88th St	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-5700	487	33	14.5	83.4%	63 (12.9%)	117 (24.0%)	240 (49.3%)	23 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	6.1	825^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.4%		6.4	824^th of 881 public elementary schools	6.5%	1	1.8	11.4	17.1					10.8	10.5	12.5	26.9					17.4	$17,291
Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 W 108th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7200	339	26	12.8	50.7%	160 (47.2%)	75 (22.1%)	59 (17.4%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.4%)	23.6	690^th of 872 public elementary schools	20.9%		27.8	670^th of 881 public elementary schools	24.0%	20	38.3	40.6	19.6					33.3	32.6	29.7	39.2					33.5	$17,686
Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	8900 Portland Ave	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5800	647	46	13.9	73.1%	113 (17.5%)	158 (24.4%)	283 (43.7%)	25 (3.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.1%)	18.5	440^th of 519 public middle schools	15.2%		23.5	440^th of 545 public middle schools	19.3%					17.5	13.8	24.8		19.0				34.1	20.6	25.5		27.1	$16,497
Washburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8401 Xerxes Ave S	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-5500	298	30	9.9	66.4%	84 (28.2%)	49 (16.4%)	111 (37.2%)	21 (7.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (9.7%)	26.5	678^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.2%		24.3	697^th of 881 public elementary schools	20.9%	19	43.9	31.3	10.5					30.8	40.4	37.5	31.6					37.1	$15,844
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	9301 Thomas Rd	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5300	373	26	14.3	20.9%	264 (70.8%)	47 (12.6%)	21 (5.6%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	57.6	397^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.5%		59.2	384^th of 881 public elementary schools	56.4%	13	61.5	56.9	27.4					47.7	41.2	58.3	62.9					54.9	$14,094
Beacon ALP	Public	9-12	9701 Nicollet Ave	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5058	183	4	52.2	78.7%	20 (10.9%)	61 (33.3%)	83 (45.4%)	7 (3.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)								(n/a)							0.0	0.0									$21,048
Bloomington ECSE	Public	PK	4901 W 112th St	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-8900	283	26	11.0	51.6%	100 (35.3%)	63 (22.3%)	69 (24.4%)	18 (6.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.0%)								(n/a)																	$53,104
Bloomington Transition Center	Public	9-12	2575 West 88th Street	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-6259	80	7	11.4	52.5%	32 (40.0%)	11 (13.8%)	20 (25.0%)	7 (8.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.3%)								(n/a)																	$43,012
Beacon Alp Is	Public	9-12	9701 Nicollet Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5058	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$4,593
Choice Academy	Public	9-12	8800 Queen Ave S	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-6172	121	4	31.5	57.0%	35 (28.9%)	24 (19.8%)	41 (33.9%)	6 (5.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.7%)								(n/a)							8.3	8.3									$11,611
New Code Academy Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	8900 Portland Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 681-6600	71	6	11.8	71.8%	26 (36.6%)	25 (35.2%)	5 (7.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (18.3%)	35.6	357^th of 519 public middle schools	31.2%		25.5	429^th of 545 public middle schools	21.3%	72					45.5	6.7		25.8					45.5	26.7		45.2
New Code Academy Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	8401 Xerxes Ave S	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 681-5500	85	8	10.7	67.1%	33 (38.8%)	28 (32.9%)	11 (12.9%)	5 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.4%)								(n/a)								21.7								37.5
New Code Academy High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	1350 W 106th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 444-1600	88	10	8.6	65.9%	34 (38.6%)	32 (36.4%)	16 (18.2%)	3 (3.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)								(n/a)
Pond Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	9600 3rd Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 681-6200	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Southwood Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	4901 W 112th St	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 806-8900	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota 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.