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Schools in Bloomington

Bloomington’s public schools

Franklin Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bloomington. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Nebraska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Nebraska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.6K
▲ 13% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.1
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
286 students on the public path
In brief

Bloomington’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Bloomington’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Franklin Elementary School places highest (better than 94%); Franklin High School lowest (26%). 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 Bloomington, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Franklin Elementary Schoolin FranklinA
6–8Franklin Middle Schoolin FranklinNo scores
9–12Franklin High Schoolin FranklinC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Franklin Public Schools.

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

Reading57%
State average 47.1% · 130 students tested
Math57%
State average 46% · 130 students tested

Bloomington vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Bloomington’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bloomington—Franklin

Every school in Bloomington

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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Questions about Bloomington’s schools

Are Bloomington’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bloomington. Franklin Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bloomington. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bloomington in?

Franklin Public Schools.

Where do Bloomington kids go to high school?

Franklin High School.

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). Stars are from neighbors.