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Bloomer Elementary

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Bloomer Elementary ranks 554 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

554^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Bloomer Elementary is a public elementary school in Bloomer, Wisconsin, serving 514 students in grades PK-4. The school is part of the Bloomer School District, which is ranked 279 out of 426 districts in the state.

Bloomer Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, has been relatively stable in recent years, with proficiency rates in the 40-60% range for most subjects and grade levels. Compared to the state average, the school's performance is generally on par or slightly above in mathematics, but lags behind in English Language Arts and science. When compared to nearby schools, Bloomer Elementary's performance is mixed, performing better than some schools like Parkview Elementary and Hillcrest Elementary, but trailing behind higher-performing schools like Cornell Elementary and Stillson Elementary.

Bloomer Elementary has a significant population of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 35-40% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has consistently been ranked in the middle to lower half of Wisconsin elementary schools, typically in the 500-700 range out of around 1,000 schools, and has an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from around 6% in 2020-2021 to nearly 20% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average.

521

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,243

Per pupil spending ?

31.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 8th Ave
Bloomer, WI 54724

(715) 568-1042

District: Bloomer School District

Students who attend Bloomer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bloomer Middle
High:	Bloomer High

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.6%

Hispanic:

2.1%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 36th percentile in 2024 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 47th (2025) from a 36th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Wisconsin avg55%

554^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

279^th of 426Bloomer School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	554 of 1044	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	675 of 1061	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	612 of 1067	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	677 of 1067	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.3	518 of 1050	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	476 of 1037	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	575 of 1025	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.7	484 of 1071	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.5	598 of 1075	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	64.4	380 of 1076	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.1	645 of 1061	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	65.1	341 of 1053	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.7	472 of 1045	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.3	628 of 1046	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.4	777 of 1045	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.7	750 of 1030	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.7	641 of 1021	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.8	370 of 689	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.3	424 of 712	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	490 of 1001	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	640 of 1011	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	655 of 1010	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	602 of 1017	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	464 of 1004	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	305 of 1002	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	398 of 997	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	344 of 870	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	556 of 866	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	633 of 871	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	583 of 859	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.0	343 of 847	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	268 of 874	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	447 of 854	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	566 of 1000	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	633 of 1012	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.5	452 of 1011	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	668 of 1017	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	525 of 1003	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	657 of 1002	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	723 of 997	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	310 of 802	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	385 of 790	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	444 of 770	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	495 of 748	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.2	659 of 746	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.6	258 of 742	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.8	489 of 721	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	16.9	635 of 704	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2022)10th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies65%~ state avg

Mathematics62%+7 vs state

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Science42%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bloomer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	401 8th Ave	Bloomer	54724	Chippewa County	Bloomer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 568-1042	521	39	13.3	31.1%	498 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	52.9	554^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.9%		45.5	675^th of 1061 public elementary schools	36.4%	121	52.8	47.1			64.0	59.8			64.7	42.2	$11,243	$628	$10,615
New Auburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	704 N East St	New Auburn	54757	Barron County	New Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 237-2505	132	11	11.9	2.3%	115 (87.1%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	54.5	536^th of 1044 public elementary schools	48.7%		45.4	677^th of 1061 public elementary schools	36.2%	141	25.0	42.9	33.3		41.7	90.5	38.9		85.7	71.4	$15,007	$1,279	$13,729
Jim Falls Elementary	Public	K-5	13643 198th St	Jim Falls	54748	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 720-3260	117	9	13.4	27.4%	115 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	50	585^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.0%		67.1	375^th of 1061 public elementary schools	64.7%	210	54.6	36.8	50.0		50.0	84.2	50.0		57.9	42.1	$14,036	$459	$13,577
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Jefferson Ave	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 726-3750	377	30	12.4	55.7%	328 (87.0%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	44.7	662^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	36.6%		46.8	657^th of 1061 public elementary schools	38.1%	5	40.0	44.8	46.5		38.2	53.7	53.5		59.7	52.2	$13,698	$996	$12,702
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Miles St	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 726-2405	344	25	13.7	38.7%	305 (88.7%)	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	39	740^th of 1044 public elementary schools	29.1%		47.8	643^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	39.4%	97	47.8	45.3	45.7		43.3	46.9	58.7		50.0	35.9	$11,547	$327	$11,220
Southview Elementary	Public	K-5	615 A St	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 726-2411	286	22	12.9	44.4%	246 (86.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (7.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	58.7	481^st of 1044 public elementary schools	53.9%		52.4	602^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	43.3%	121	49.1	37.8	45.2		66.0	62.2	85.7		70.3	51.4	$14,376	$987	$13,389
Colfax Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	601 University Ave	Colfax	54730	Dunn County	Colfax School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 962-3676	398	30	13.1	45.7%	365 (91.7%)	12 (3.0%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	67	362^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	65.3%		69.2	335^th of 1061 public elementary schools	68.4%	27	63.0	60.5	58.3	68.8	54.4	58.1	62.5	52.1	72.1	67.4	$11,624	$899	$10,725
Halmstad Elementary	Public	K-5	565 E South Ave	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 726-2415	355	28	12.6	51.5%	270 (76.1%)	8 (2.3%)	27 (7.6%)	27 (7.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	73.6	258^th of 1044 public elementary schools	75.3%		69.9	323^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	69.6%	65	56.9	60.0	65.6		67.7	75.4	84.4		72.3	55.4	$12,618	$803	$11,815
Stillson Elementary	Public	K-5	16556 50th Ave	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 726-2412	338	22	15.3	26.0%	318 (94.1%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	79.5	168^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.9%		84.3	98^th of 1061 public elementary schools	90.8%	70	55.3	71.7	78.1		48.9	83.3	89.1		80.0	65.0	$12,357	$327	$12,030
Cornell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 S 4th St	Cornell	54732	Chippewa County	Cornell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 861-6947	209	16	13.3	1.4%	198 (94.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	89.9	32^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	96.9%		79.1	172^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	83.8%	140	74.1	73.1	74.2		92.6	84.6	90.3		84.6	73.1	$15,611	$3,101	$12,510

Frequently Asked Questions about Bloomer Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bloomer Elementary?

Students at Bloomer Elementary are 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Bloomer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bloomer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bloomer Middle
High : Bloomer High

Is Bloomer Elementary a good school?

Bloomer Elementary ranks 554^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bloomer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Bloomer Elementary.

What district is Bloomer Elementary in?

Bloomer School District

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