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Bloomer Middle

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Bloomer Middle ranks 362 nd of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

362^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Bloomer Middle is a public middle school located in Bloomer, Wisconsin, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 326 students. The school is part of the Bloomer School District, which is ranked 279 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bloomer Middle's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally below the state average across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 40.26% to 52.17%, compared to the state average of 51.26% to 53.97%. Similarly, in Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 44.71% to 49.38%, compared to the state average of 52.58% to 55.53%. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 244 out of 609 middle schools in 2015-2016 to 362 out of 628 middle schools in 2024-2025. Bloomer Middle's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with particularly low performance for special education students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Bloomer Middle's academic performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Elk Mound Middle and Chippewa Falls Middle, which have higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings. However, Bloomer Middle performs better than some smaller, more rural schools in the area, such as Lake Holcombe Middle and Cornell Middle, which have even lower academic achievement and higher rates of poverty.

350

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,553

Per pupil spending ?

30.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Jackson St
Bloomer, WI 54724-1616

(715) 568-1025

District: Bloomer School District

Students who attend Bloomer Middle usually attend:

High:

Bloomer High

Feeder schools for Bloomer Middle:

Elementary:

Bloomer Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.9%

African American:

1.7%

Hispanic:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Wisconsin avg54%

362^nd of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 42% (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	48.6	362 of 628	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	352 of 641	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	286 of 640	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	248 of 617	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	301 of 613	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	384 of 594	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	349 of 579	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.0	268 of 612	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.1	244 of 609	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.3	272 of 612	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.0	289 of 585	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	39.3	425 of 569	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.5	437 of 559	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	54.5	330 of 549	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.4	268 of 539	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.0	319 of 521	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	68.5	148 of 519	71.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	316 of 573	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	339 of 580	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	236 of 579	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	188 of 576	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	249 of 574	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	353 of 557	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	296 of 551	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	363 of 509	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.9	244 of 520	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	250 of 525	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	152 of 522	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	53.5	199 of 499	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	300 of 487	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	290 of 489	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	365 of 577	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	288 of 585	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	291 of 591	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	273 of 577	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	297 of 572	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	371 of 557	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	366 of 551	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	353 of 414	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	256 of 425	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	205 of 439	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	76 of 421	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	72 of 437	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	29.0	316 of 414	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	402 of 417	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	20.5	332 of 382	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-28 vs school

White (2019)13th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies63%~ state avg

Science52%~ state avg

English Language Arts48%-5 vs state

Mathematics47%-6 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 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bloomer Middle	Public	5-8	600 Jackson St	Bloomer	54724	Chippewa County	Bloomer School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 568-1025	350	25	13.7	30.6%	332 (94.9%)	6 (1.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	48.6	362^nd of 628 public middle schools	42.4%		50.7	352^nd of 641 public middle schools	45.1%	10	40.3	51.9	47.1	52.2	45.5	49.4	44.7	48.9	63.0	52.2	$11,553	$463	$11,090
New Auburn Middle	Public	6-8	704 N East St	New Auburn	54757	Barron County	New Auburn School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 237-2202	49	7	6.9	6.1%	42 (85.7%)	1 (2.0%)	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	53.6	323^rd of 628 public middle schools	48.6%		45.2	397^th of 641 public middle schools	38.1%	74		52.9	70.0	50.0		23.5	60.0	60.0	55.0	65.0	$12,023	$771	$11,252
Chippewa Falls Middle	Public	6-8	750 Tropicana Blvd	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 726-2400	999	72	13.8	40.4%	878 (87.9%)	12 (1.2%)	32 (3.2%)	21 (2.1%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.9%)	61.9	243^rd of 628 public middle schools	61.3%		57.4	284^th of 641 public middle schools	55.7%	41		54.2	50.0	56.2		57.7	59.4	61.7	71.2	59.4	$12,351	$352	$12,000
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Middle	Public	6-8	1001 Knapp St	Chetek	54728	Barron County	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 924-3136	204	15	13.3	41.2%	198 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	52.8	328^th of 628 public middle schools	47.8%		52.9	334^th of 641 public middle schools	47.9%	6		58.0	47.5	56.7		40.6	37.7	60.0	66.7	61.7	$13,658	$1,216	$12,443
Cornell Middle	Public	6-8	708 Bridge St	Cornell	54732	Chippewa County	Cornell School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 861-6947	83	5	16.9	63.9%	82 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.7	426^th of 628 public middle schools	32.2%		38.2	442^nd of 641 public middle schools	31.0%	16		57.6	35.7	33.3		63.6	46.4	33.3	46.7	40.0	$13,624	$2,362	$11,262
Northstar Middle	Public	6-8	2711 Abbe Hill Dr	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-5100	529	46	11.4	42.9%	407 (76.9%)	6 (1.1%)	25 (4.7%)	66 (12.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.6%)	58.5	274^th of 628 public middle schools	56.4%		54.9	308^th of 641 public middle schools	52.0%	34		56.2	56.1	53.7		60.0	60.2	58.5	59.2	51.2	$14,217	$287	$13,930
Elk Mound Middle	Public	5-8	302 University St	Elk Mound	54739	Dunn County	Elk Mound Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 879-5595	368	26	14.2	25.3%	313 (85.1%)	4 (1.1%)	14 (3.8%)	20 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	83	69^th of 628 public middle schools	89.0%		75.3	125^th of 641 public middle schools	80.5%	56	68.6	68.6	70.7	68.7	86.1	76.7	78.3	75.9	81.9	62.7	$10,832	$259	$10,573
Lake Holcombe Middle	Public	6-8	27331 262nd Ave	Holcombe	54745	Chippewa County	Lake Holcombe School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(715) 595-4241	52	5	11.2	55.8%	49 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	50.7	343^rd of 628 public middle schools	45.4%		25.3	519^th of 641 public middle schools	19.0%	176		53.3	33.3	81.3		26.7	27.8	62.5	68.8	68.8
Cadott Junior High	Public	7-8	426 Myrtle St	Cadott	54727	Chippewa County	Cadott Community School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 289-3795	134	10	13.5	52.2%	131 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.7	313^th of 628 public middle schools	50.2%		66	208^th of 641 public middle schools	67.6%	105			42.7	56.7			52.9	63.3	68.3	49.2	$14,857	$516	$14,340

Frequently Asked Questions about Bloomer Middle

Is Bloomer Middle a good school?

Bloomer Middle ranks 362^nd of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Bloomer Middle in?

Bloomer School District

What high school do graduates of Bloomer Middle attend?

Students who attend Bloomer Middle usually go on to attend Bloomer High

How many students attend Bloomer Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended Bloomer Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Bloomer Middle?

Students at Bloomer Middle are 95% White, 2% African American, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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