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Bent Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

904 N Roosevelt Ave, Bloomington, IL 61701 · (309) 828-4315 · Part of Bloomington School District 87

Bloomington City Township’s School Grade B better than 57% of Illinois school districts

Students
389
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Bent Elem School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Bloomington City Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Bloomington City Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Bent Elem SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

904 N Roosevelt Ave, Bloomington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten73
Grade 167
Grade 272
Grade 353
Grade 464
Grade 560
Enrollment over time
382’20
369’21
374’22
370’23
389’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 52%White 23%Black 14%Two or more races 11%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bent Elem School from Bloomington City Township families.

Other schools in Bloomington School District 87

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Bloomington City Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.