Summary:
The city of Bloomer, Wisconsin, has one middle school, Bloomer Middle, serving grades 5–8 with 350 students at 600 Jackson St as part of the Bloomer School District; it has held a 2-star rating and ranked 403 of 643 schools in 2025–26 (37th percentile), down from 45th percentile in 2023–24.
For parents, the strongest signals are a few bright spots. Fifth grade English language arts rose from 40.26% to 57.84% proficient, above the state’s 53.63%. Eighth grade social studies was 66.29% proficient, above the state’s 64.63%, and improved by 3.25 points. Eighth grade science was near state level, though it slipped from 52.17% in 2024–25 to 50.56% in 2025–26. The dropout rate is 0.0%, and chronic absenteeism is 14.9%, better than the state’s 17.3% but higher than the district’s 13.1%. The main concern is math: Bloomer Middle was below the state in every tested math grade in both years. Eighth grade math was 39.33% proficient versus the state’s 53.67%, a 14.34-point gap and a 9.58-point decline; sixth grade math was 42.86% versus 53.60%, a 10.74-point gap. Sixth grade ELA (46.43%) and eighth grade ELA (47.19%) were also below state.
Overall, Bloomer Middle presents a mixed picture. Its state percentile rank has declined from 45th to 42nd to 37th, even while keeping a 2-star rating. A simple average across the 10 reported tests was about 49.50% in 2024–25 and 50.01% in 2025–26, compared with state averages of about 53.92% and 54.95%—roughly 4–5 points below state, with the gap slightly wider in 2025–26. District and school values are often identical because this is the only middle school in the district. Parents should note the clear strengths in fifth grade ELA, eighth grade social studies, and attendance/dropout indicators, while asking how the school is addressing the persistent math gaps, especially in sixth and eighth grades, and the three-year decline in its state rank.
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