Bloomfield Elementary School

Public elementary school, grades 1 to 3 · Skowhegan, Maine

Bloomfield Elementary School in Skowhegan, Maine enrolled 267 students in 2024-25 with 31.3 full-time teachers, 8.5 students per teacher against the Maine elementary-school median of 10.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 75-79% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maine: 84.1% and 48.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

272 students in 2022-23, 274 students in 2023-24, 267 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.2 to 31.3.

Students enrolled at Bloomfield Elementary School by school year2022-23: 272, 2023-24: 274, 2024-25: 26701002003002022-232722023-242742024-25267
Students enrolled at Bloomfield Elementary School by school year2022-23: 272, 2023-24: 274, 2024-25: 26701002003002022-232722023-242742024-25267
Students enrolled at Bloomfield Elementary School by school year2022-23: 272, 2023-24: 274, 2024-25: 26701002003002022-232722023-242742024-25267
Students enrolled at Bloomfield Elementary School by school year2022-23: 272, 2023-24: 274, 2024-25: 26701002003002022-232722023-242742024-25267
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327231.28.7
2023-2427431.48.7
2024-2526731.38.5

8.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 84 of every 100 Maine elementary schools

Among the 341 Maine elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; This school 8.5; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 8.5state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; This school 8.5; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 8.5state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; This school 8.5; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 8.5state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; This school 8.5; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 8.5state median 10.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bloomfield Elementary School enrolled 263 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent31.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.0% of students were White, 3.0% of two or more races, 1.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White94.0%
  2. Two or more races3.0%
  3. Hispanic1.5%
  4. Black0.7%
  5. Asian0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Bloomfield Elementary School scored proficient or above: 75-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 across Maine. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maine, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMaine
Reading and language arts, 2021-2275‑79%85%84.1%
Math, 2022-2350‑54%81% (2021-22)48.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Skowhegan

4 public elementary schools in Skowhegan report 2024-25 enrollment; Bloomfield Elementary School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bloomfield Elementary School2678.567.8%
Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan18012.670.0%
North Elementary School1189.367.8%
Creative Childrens Academy389.571.1%

All public schools in Skowhegan →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bloomfield Elementary School

  1. Creative Childrens AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 38 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Margaret Chase Smith Sch - SkowheganThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 180 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Bloomfield Elementary School with Creative Childrens AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rsu 54/Msad 54 spends per student$22,180 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,180
  5. The largest public schools in MaineBloomfield Elementary School is the number 121 by size of 346 Maine elementary schools open in 2024-25.#121 of 346
  6. Maine schools by students per teacher8.5 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 10.6 for elementary schools.8.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bloomfield Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Bloomfield Elementary School?
    267 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 272 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Skowhegan, ME.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bloomfield Elementary School?
    8.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maine median for elementary schools is 10.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bloomfield Elementary School a Title I school?
    Bloomfield Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Bloomfield Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bloomfield Elementary School scored proficient or above: 75-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 across Maine. Maine's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Bloomfield Elementary School in?
    Rsu 54/Msad 54, NCES district ID 2314590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231459000948 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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