Bloomfield Elementary School
Public elementary school in Bloomfield, Missouri · Bloomfield R-XIV School District · Grades Pre-K–4
Bloomfield Elementary School serves 229 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Bloomfield (Stoddard County). It is one of 4 schools in Bloomfield R-XIV School District. By enrollment it is the 860th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 12 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 19.14 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Bloomfield R-XIV School District |
| County | Stoddard County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290525000072 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Bloomfield R-XIV | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 229 | 595 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 12 | 12.1 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 55.9% | 55.6% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 43% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bloomfield Elementary School in context
Size
Bloomfield Elementary School is the only elementary school in Bloomfield R-XIV School District. Its 229 students are 38.5% of the district's 595. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 12.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 296; Bloomfield Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 1 with 47 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 30, against an average of 38 per grade. This year grade 4 has 18% fewer students than kindergarten (37 against 45). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 30 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 95.2% here and 94.5% across Bloomfield R-XIV. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
55.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 55.6% across Bloomfield R-XIV and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 30.1% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 19.14 full-time-equivalent teachers for 229 students, Bloomfield Elementary School has 12 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 229 students would have about 18.6 teachers, so Bloomfield Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Bloomfield Elementary School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other elementary school is Southwest Elementary School, 7.1 miles away in Dexter R-XI School District. Within 10 miles there are 3 other elementary schools, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 95.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| Hispanic | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Black | 0.4% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 30 |
| Kindergarten | 45 |
| Grade 1 | 47 |
| Grade 2 | 37 |
| Grade 3 | 33 |
| Grade 4 | 37 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
505 Court St, Bloomfield, MO 63825
Phone: (573)568-4562
Website: bps14.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bloomfield Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Elementary School | Dexter R-XI | 7.1 mi | 441 | 11.2 | 60.3% |
| Richland Elementary School | Richland R-I | 7.2 mi | 158 | 10.7 | 60.1% |
| Central Elementary School | Dexter R-XI | 7.5 mi | 447 | 12 | 53% |
| Bell City Elementary School | Bell City R-II | 11.4 mi | 105 | 7.7 | 56.2% |
| Puxico Elementary School | Puxico R-VIII | 13.1 mi | 308 | 10 | 57.8% |
| Bernie Elementary School | Bernie R-XIII | 15.2 mi | 283 | 12.1 | 64% |
| Advance Elementary School | Advance R-IV | 15.6 mi | 240 | 12.3 | 46.3% |
| Fisk Elementary School | Twin Rivers R-X | 16.9 mi | 309 | 11 | 71.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bloomfield R-XIV
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield High School | High | 9–12 | 167 |
| Bloomfield Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 186 |
| Juvenile Center | Other | 2–12 | 13 |