Photo: Yahala · CC BY-SA 3.0Bloomington’s public schools outscore 84% of Indiana districts
In Bloomington, 51% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bloomington, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.
From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Bloomington’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 579 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bloomington’s, its schools beat 93%, higher than their 84% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 53% and math 51% in spring 2022, against 41% and 38% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,783 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
14 elementary schools, then four middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Bloomington’s grade
A−: better than 84% of Indiana school districts, #111 of 592 Indiana towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Indiana average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bloomington, with each school’s own grade.
Bloomington’s public schools are run by Monroe County Community School Corporation, which also serves Benton, Bloomington, Clear Creek and Indian Creek and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Bloomington vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Bloomington’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomington | A− | Monroe County Community School Corporation |
| Richland | B+ | Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation |
Every school in Bloomington
21 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Bloomington’s schools
Are Bloomington’s schools good?
By Indiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bloomington children attend outscore 84% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #111 of 592 Indiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 93%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Bloomington in?
Monroe County Community School Corporation, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 10,480 students in 23 schools (2024–25).
Where do Bloomington kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Bloomington High School South, Bloomington High School North, Bloomington Graduation School and The Acad of Sci & Entrepreneurship.
What is Bloomington’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Monroe County Community School Corporation graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.
How much does Bloomington spend per student?
$15,783 in Monroe County Community School Corporation (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Bloomington families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.