Bloomington Elementary

Bloomington Elementary in Bloomington, TX, serves 223 students in grades 3 through 6 within the Bloomington Independent School District (Isd), and has faced significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 5% of Texas elementary schools over the past decade.

The most pressing concern is a severe and worsening math crisis. In the 2025-2026 school year, only 5.56% of 5th graders and 17.95% of 6th graders were proficient in math—a dramatic drop from 26% proficiency in 5th grade just two years earlier. This decline is far steeper than at nearby schools. For example, Austwell-Tivoli Elementary, just 13 miles away, achieved 70% proficiency in 5th grade math during the same period. There is a glimmer of hope in 3rd grade math, where 43.48% of students met the state average, suggesting foundational skills are being taught effectively but are not sustained as students advance. Additionally, support for Special Education students has plummeted: the school ranked in the 79th percentile for serving this subgroup in 2023-2024 but fell to the 28th percentile by 2025-2026, indicating a significant change in resources or staffing.

Comparisons with nearby districts highlight that these challenges may be tied to district-level policies. While Crain Elementary and Rodolfo Torres Elementary in the Victoria Independent School District (Isd) have shown clear upward trends—jumping from the 9th to 42nd percentile and 14th to 46th percentile, respectively—Bloomington Elementary has regressed to near-pandemic levels of underperformance. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with over 82% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and spends $11,090 per student, slightly above the state average. However, Austwell-Tivoli Elementary, with a much lower poverty rate and higher per-student spending ($17,394), demonstrates that strong outcomes are achievable in a small, rural setting with adequate resources.