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Blooming Prairie Elementary Primary School
123 2nd St Nw Blooming Prairie MN, 55917, Steele County Phone: 507-583-6615 Ranking: ![]() Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Blooming Prairie Public 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: | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 400 | 398 | 387 | 374 | 377 | 381 | 379 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 5 | 1.3% | 9 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 8 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.1% |
Kindergarten: | 56 | 14.0% | 58 | 14.6% | 63 | 16.3% | 57 | 15.2% | 57 | 15.1% | 52 | 13.6% | 49 | 12.9% |
Grade 1: | 60 | 15.0% | 63 | 15.8% | 57 | 14.7% | 52 | 13.9% | 55 | 14.6% | 48 | 12.6% | 46 | 12.1% |
Grade 2: | 61 | 15.3% | 60 | 15.1% | 54 | 14.0% | 55 | 14.7% | 48 | 12.7% | 46 | 12.1% | 47 | 12.4% |
Grade 3: | 53 | 13.3% | 52 | 13.1% | 55 | 14.2% | 49 | 13.1% | 44 | 11.7% | 50 | 13.1% | 60 | 15.8% |
Grade 4: | 55 | 13.8% | 63 | 15.8% | 49 | 12.7% | 43 | 11.5% | 54 | 14.3% | 58 | 15.2% | 53 | 14.0% |
Grade 5: | 62 | 15.5% | 48 | 12.1% | 48 | 12.4% | 49 | 13.1% | 60 | 15.9% | 53 | 13.9% | 67 | 17.7% |
Grade 6: | 48 | 12.0% | 45 | 11.3% | 50 | 12.9% | 64 | 17.1% | 51 | 13.5% | 67 | 17.6% | 53 | 14.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 202 | 50.5% | 209 | 52.5% | 207 | 53.5% | 189 | 50.5% | 193 | 51.2% | 186 | 48.8% | 195 | 51.5% |
Female: | 198 | 49.5% | 189 | 47.5% | 180 | 46.5% | 185 | 49.5% | 176 | 46.7% | 187 | 49.1% | 180 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 6 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 40 | 10.0% | 46 | 11.6% | 46 | 11.9% | 39 | 10.4% | 41 | 10.9% | 44 | 11.5% | 44 | 11.6% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
White: | 350 | 87.5% | 338 | 84.9% | 329 | 85.0% | 328 | 87.7% | 328 | 87.0% | 330 | 86.6% | 328 | 86.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 131 | 32.8% | 136 | 34.2% | 103 | 26.6% | 99 | 26.5% | 108 | 28.6% | 79 | 20.7% | 75 | 19.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 7.0% | 35 | 8.8% | 56 | 14.5% | 50 | 13.4% | 39 | 10.3% | 41 | 10.8% | 43 | 11.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.50 | 15.26 | 15.44 | 15.42 | 16.02 | 15.40 | 15.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCA-II | ||||||
2003 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.7% | 82.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.7% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69.7% | 76.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 78.5% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.4% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.8% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | 77% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 74.9% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.1% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.1% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 72.5% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 75.2% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.9% | 75.3% |
2003 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 59.3% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 52.3% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.9% | 68.6% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67.7% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 76.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.6% | 80.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.2% | 79.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.4% | 46% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 54.2% | 46% |
2003 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.3% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 59.9% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 68.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.6% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.9% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.1% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 71.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 76.2% |
MCA-III | ||||||
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.7% | 70.1% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 75.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | 71.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54.7% | 57.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 67.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 73.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.3% | 71.2% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.6% | 54% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.7% | 53.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 53.5% | 62.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 60% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 47.8% | 63.9% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 48.9% | 59.7% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 50.3% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 59.8% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.3% | 57% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.5% | 59.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 54.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 45.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 29.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 70.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,446.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,614.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,730.0 |
* Blooming Prairie Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.