Summary:
ZIP code 55420 is home to nine schools — four elementary, three middle and two high — enrolling about 3,755 students across three districts: Bloomington Public Schools, New Century School and Success Academy. High schools hold roughly 46.9% of those students, elementary schools 32.9% and middle schools 20.2%. Kennedy High School is by far the largest at 1,578 students, while Compass Academy Secondary is the smallest at 47. Several schools share a building or address with a partner program, so families should confirm which program their child would attend.
The strongest results come from Compass Academy, which posts the ZIP's top all-grade Math (42.6%) and Reading (41.7%), is the only current two-star school, and has climbed from the 15th to the 34th percentile in three years. Indian Mounds Elementary has the highest Science score here (17.8%) and the smallest classes among traditional Bloomington schools at 12.2 students per teacher, with Reading rising from 15.8% in 3rd grade to 35.6% in 5th. Success Academy Bloomington Middle has the best middle-school Reading (37.9%), and Success Academy Bloomington Elementary, despite a 92.31% free/reduced-lunch rate, beats its own district averages in Math and Reading and has improved to the 21st percentile.
Two schools need a closer look. Valley View Elementary ranks in the 3rd percentile with Math 7.1%, Reading 16.5% and Science 4.8%. Kennedy High School graduates 77.1% of students (district 79.1%, state 84.9%) with an 8.5% dropout rate, and its rank has slipped from the 25th to the 18th percentile. Science is the ZIP-wide weak spot, averaging 9.0% against 25.5% statewide. Beacon ALP and Compass Academy Secondary serve very small or specialized populations, and suppressed scores are unknown, not zero.
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