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Bloomer Elementary School
210 South 7th St
Council Bluffs IA, 51501, Pottawattamie County
Phone: 712-328-6519
Ranking: 
(535 out of 696, bottom 23%)*
(535 out of 696, bottom 23%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Council Bluffs Community School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 32 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 39 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 478 | 519 | 537 | 497 | 452 | 548 | 553 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 59 | 12.3% | 58 | 11.2% | 58 | 10.8% | 54 | 10.9% | 53 | 11.7% | 46 | 8.4% | 42 | 7.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 65 | 13.6% | 88 | 17.0% | 97 | 18.1% | 94 | 18.9% | 64 | 14.2% | 72 | 13.1% | 64 | 11.6% |
| Grade 1: | 87 | 18.2% | 89 | 17.1% | 85 | 15.8% | 66 | 13.3% | 63 | 13.9% | 67 | 12.2% | 75 | 13.6% |
| Grade 2: | 84 | 17.6% | 83 | 16.0% | 78 | 14.5% | 68 | 13.7% | 58 | 12.8% | 74 | 13.5% | 81 | 14.6% |
| Grade 3: | 79 | 16.5% | 75 | 14.5% | 66 | 12.3% | 68 | 13.7% | 72 | 15.9% | 81 | 14.8% | 69 | 12.5% |
| Grade 4: | 54 | 11.3% | 56 | 10.8% | 75 | 14.0% | 80 | 16.1% | 72 | 15.9% | 64 | 11.7% | 77 | 13.9% |
| Grade 5: | 50 | 10.5% | 70 | 13.5% | 78 | 14.5% | 67 | 13.5% | 70 | 15.5% | 71 | 13.0% | 78 | 14.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 247 | 51.7% | 273 | 52.6% | 268 | 49.9% | 249 | 50.1% | 224 | 49.6% | 266 | 48.5% | 261 | 47.2% |
| Female: | 231 | 48.3% | 246 | 47.4% | 269 | 50.1% | 248 | 49.9% | 228 | 50.4% | 274 | 50.0% | 288 | 52.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.8% | 14 | 2.5% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.3% | 13 | 2.4% | 10 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 93 | 19.5% | 93 | 17.9% | 90 | 16.8% | 109 | 21.9% | 101 | 22.3% | 102 | 18.6% | 106 | 19.2% |
| Black: | 21 | 4.4% | 26 | 5.0% | 23 | 4.3% | 23 | 4.6% | 28 | 6.2% | 38 | 6.9% | 28 | 5.1% |
| White: | 337 | 70.5% | 368 | 70.9% | 394 | 73.4% | 341 | 68.6% | 300 | 66.4% | 385 | 70.3% | 395 | 71.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 3.8% | 22 | 4.2% | 19 | 3.5% | 11 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 258 | 54.0% | 356 | 68.6% | 364 | 67.8% | 293 | 59.0% | 239 | 52.9% | 273 | 49.8% | 268 | 48.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 4.0% | 26 | 5.0% | 45 | 8.4% | 34 | 6.8% | 42 | 9.3% | 60 | 10.9% | 74 | 13.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.17 | 14.83 | 15.79 | 15.02 | 13.49 | 14.00 | 14.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.09% | 74.23% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.15% | 63.24% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.00% | 73.21% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.38% | 70.14% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.00% | 65.03% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.42% | 65.03% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.67% | 67.01% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.83% | 65.88% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.88% | 65.55% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.07% | 67.64% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.06% | 69.50% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.62% | 70.72% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 78.8% | 78.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 21.2% | 21.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 9.1% | 12.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 90.9% | 87.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,669.0 | $45,297.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,707.0 | $31,655.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,065.0 | $47,179.0 |
* Bloomer Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.