The top reported proficiency rate is 61% in Math. The lowest is 47% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Bergman Elementary School
Bergman Elementary School serves kindergarten through fourth grade in the Bergman School District, located north of Harrison in Boone County. The school is situated on a rural stretch of Highway 7, and the community it draws from is small and unincorporated. For families considering this school, the academic pathway, peer environment, and housing conditions each carry a specific shape.
Academically, the school’s state assessment results from the most recent year of testing show a mixed picture that parents will want to evaluate based on their own priorities. In mathematics, the school’s third-grade students met the proficiency benchmark at a rate that was below half, while the fourth-grade class posted a stronger result, with well more than half of students scoring proficient. In English language arts, the same pattern appeared: third graders performed below the half mark, while fourth graders cleared it comfortably. Science scores followed a similar trajectory, with third graders below half and fourth graders above it. Because the school serves only early elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and no high school outcomes are available to round out the profile. The school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades lands in the top quartile relative to other districts in Boone County, meaning that when all of its tested grades and subjects are averaged together, the composite sits among the stronger performers locally.
Enrollment stands in the mid-hundreds, distributed across kindergarten through fourth grade. This is not a small school for its grade band, and class sizes are large enough to support stable grade-level teams. The student population is nearly entirely white, a reflection of the surrounding rural area. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a community where economic need is present for many families. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the records reviewed, so a parent seeking specialized support structures may want to inquire directly with the school about those programs.
Housing in the attendance area shows values that are in a similar range to the state average and well below the national median, making homeownership relatively more accessible here than in many parts of the country. The typical estimated monthly mortgage payment is modest, and the local housing market has seen only gentle year-over-year appreciation. This context may matter to families weighing a longer-term commitment to the area.
The Bergman School District itself did not show any recent parent-relevant changes in publicly reported records, such as major boundary shifts, program launches, or leadership turnover, that would alter a family’s day-to-day experience. That stability may appeal to some. For others, the lack of visible recent investment or innovation could be a point to explore with district administrators.
A parent looking at Bergman Elementary will find a school where fourth-grade students tend to show stronger academic results than third graders, a dynamic that could reflect curriculum alignment, cohort characteristics, or instructional approaches that ramp up over time. The economic profile of the student body is predominantly low-income, and the racial composition is homogeneous. The housing market is affordable relative to national norms. For a family that values a rural elementary school with a solid local reputation and moderate class sizes, this is a plausible fit. A parent whose child requires specific academic intervention or who wants to see consistent results across all tested grades may want to spend time in the classrooms and talk with teachers about the trajectory.
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