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Schools in Polk Township

Polk Township’s public schools

Monroe County Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Polk Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?12/20schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▲ 15% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
10,437 students on the public path
In brief

Polk Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

12 of Polk Township’s 20 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Childs Elementary School places highest (better than 100%); Bloomington Graduation School lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

14 elementary schools serve Polk Township, graded from C− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and four high schools: Bloomington High School South, Bloomington High School North, Bloomington Graduation School and The Acad of Sci & Entrepreneurship. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Polk Township, with each school’s own grade.

14 schools teach K in Polk Township’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A+, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–614 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+
7–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Monroe County Community School Corporation.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 41.3% · 5377 students tested
Math51%
State average 37.5% · 5375 students tested

Polk Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Polk Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Polk Township—Monroe County Community School Corporation
Clear CreekA−Monroe County Community School Corporation
Salt Creek—Brownstown Central Community School Corporation
WashingtonBBrown County County School Corporation
Pleasant RunBNorth Lawrence
Salt Creek TownshipA−Monroe County Community School Corporation

2 of the 5 neighbors share Monroe County Community School Corporation with Polk Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Polk Township

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).

Also serving Polk Townshipin other towns
Summit Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bloomington
B+
617 students14:1Rate it →
University Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bloomington
A
536 students15:1Rate it →
Binford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bloomington
A
507 students15:1Rate it →
Childs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bloomington
A+
446 students15:1Rate it →
Grandview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bloomington
C
417 students10:1Rate it →
Fairview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bloomington
C−
414 students10:1Rate it →
Templeton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bloomington
C
412 students12:1Rate it →
Lakeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bloomington
B
408 students14:1Rate it →
Highland Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bloomington
C
336 students10:1Rate it →
Arlington Heights Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bloomington
C
301 students11:1Rate it →
Clear Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bloomington
C
294 students11:1Rate it →
Unionville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Unionville
A+
223 students14:1Rate it →
Marlin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bloomington
A
222 students15:1Rate it →
Rogers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Bloomington
288 students11:1Rate it →
Jackson Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bloomington
A
572 students15:1Rate it →
Tri-North Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bloomington
B+
569 students14:1Rate it →
Lora L Batchelor Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bloomington
C
478 students13:1Rate it →
Bloomington Graduation School
High · Grades 7–12 · Bloomington
C−
99 students8:1Rate it →
Bloomington High School South
High · Grades 9–12 · Bloomington
A+
1,691 students17:1Rate it →
Bloomington High School North
High · Grades 9–12 · Bloomington
A
1,528 students15:1Rate it →
The Acad of Sci & Entrepreneurship
High · Grades 9–12 · Bloomington
A+
79 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Polk Township’s schools

Are Polk Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Polk Township. Monroe County Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Polk Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 12 of its 20 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Polk Township in?

Monroe County Community School Corporation.

Where do Polk Township kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Bloomington High School South, Bloomington High School North, Bloomington Graduation School and The Acad of Sci & Entrepreneurship.

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What Polk Township 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). Stars are from neighbors.