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Bloom High School

Public Grades 9-12
566th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 698 Illinois High Schools
Better than 19% of Illinois high schools
Summary

Bloom High School is a public high school located in Chicago Heights, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,832 students. The school is part of the Bloom Township High School District 206, which is ranked 776 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bloom High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with academic performance significantly below the state average across various standardized tests. For example, in 2024-2025, only 24.5% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%. The school's four-year graduation rate is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate is higher. Bloom High School also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 48.3% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Bloom Trail High School, also part of the Bloom Township High School District 206, ranks slightly higher than Bloom High School. Southland College Prep Charter High School, located about 5 miles away, significantly outperforms Bloom High School across various academic metrics, ranking in the top 30% of Illinois high schools. Other nearby schools, such as Crete-Monee High School, Thornwood High School, and Homewood-Flossmoor High School, also outperform Bloom High School in academic performance.

1,823
Students ?
18.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,266
Per pupil spending ?
81.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 101 W 10th St
       Chicago Heights, IL  60411-2100

(708) 755-1122

District: Bloom Township HSD 206

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
55.6%
African American:
40.3%
White:
2.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 26th percentile in 2022 → 19th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (24% vs 48% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school24%
District avg23%
Illinois avg48%
566th of 698
Illinois public high schools ?
Bottom 19%▲ up 11 pts since 2015
From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2High Schools in the Bloom Township HSD 206
776th of 811Bloom Township HSD 206 among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.0566 of 69818.9%★☆☆☆☆
202420.7545 of 69721.8%★☆☆☆☆
202319.5569 of 69918.6%★☆☆☆☆
202227.2515 of 69926.3%★☆☆☆☆
202117.3572 of 68816.9%★☆☆☆☆
201922.4553 of 70121.1%★☆☆☆☆
201815.9557 of 64713.9%★☆☆☆☆
201717.2544 of 64215.3%★☆☆☆☆
201611.9602 of 6436.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.4566 of 6147.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20147.7602 of 67010.1%★☆☆☆☆
20138.4599 of 67010.6%★☆☆☆☆
20126.1603 of 6659.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20115.9594 of 6559.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20107.9567 of 64311.8%★☆☆☆☆
20094.8577 of 6328.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20085.7566 of 6249.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20076.8552 of 6129.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20065.8544 of 5968.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20053.9543 of 5908.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20046.5535 of 5929.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20033.7550 of 5866.1%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202545.4149 of 32353.9%★★★☆☆
202440.6140 of 29953.2%★★★☆☆
202336.5162 of 30146.2%★★☆☆☆
202254.691 of 29469.0%★★★☆☆
202146.1107 of 28161.9%★★★☆☆
201945.5126 of 29957.9%★★★☆☆
201835.9146 of 25342.3%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.0421 of 49114.3%★☆☆☆☆
202430.4249 of 42942.0%★★☆☆☆
202331.1272 of 42836.4%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.2203 of 28428.5%★☆☆☆☆
202448.585 of 24865.7%★★★☆☆
202361.049 of 21777.4%★★★★☆
202240.4113 of 20544.9%★★☆☆☆
202142.476 of 18959.8%★★★☆☆
201967.222 of 18388.0%★★★★☆
201839.375 of 15150.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.3547 of 68520.1%★☆☆☆☆
202425.5476 of 66428.3%★☆☆☆☆
202319.0538 of 65618.0%★☆☆☆☆
202231.9460 of 65830.1%★★☆☆☆
202113.5560 of 63912.4%★☆☆☆☆
201923.9505 of 66524.1%★☆☆☆☆
201815.2539 of 62013.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.2283 of 36622.7%★☆☆☆☆
202426.8249 of 33625.9%★☆☆☆☆
202328.8247 of 33325.8%★☆☆☆☆
202235.0213 of 33536.4%★★☆☆☆
202122.8262 of 31717.4%★☆☆☆☆
201931.6221 of 31730.3%★★☆☆☆
201827.6224 of 29123.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.6522 of 67222.3%★☆☆☆☆
202430.3432 of 63932.4%★★☆☆☆
202326.7496 of 64423.0%★☆☆☆☆
202232.5434 of 62630.7%★★☆☆☆
202134.0409 of 61133.1%★★☆☆☆
201936.1413 of 63935.4%★★☆☆☆
201827.9460 of 58521.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.1561 of 68518.1%★☆☆☆☆
202417.5550 of 66817.7%★☆☆☆☆
202320.0548 of 66818.0%★☆☆☆☆
202221.5527 of 66420.6%★☆☆☆☆
202121.0516 of 65321.0%★☆☆☆☆
201920.6544 of 67519.4%★☆☆☆☆
201816.9524 of 61915.3%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202316.6142 of 16312.9%★☆☆☆☆
20216.1156 of 1602.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.7158 of 1654.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.5133 of 15413.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.3486 of 5277.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.2374 of 48222.4%★☆☆☆☆
202326.6335 of 47629.6%★☆☆☆☆
202231.2286 of 49342.0%★☆☆☆☆
202129.3270 of 45340.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201935.1264 of 47344.2%★★☆☆☆
201844.3150 of 37459.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.6507 of 56410.1%★☆☆☆☆
202434.2337 of 55439.2%★★☆☆☆
202260.1185 of 56067.0%★★★☆☆
20199.8531 of 5523.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.2520 of 5485.1%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
African American (2025)54th percentile+35 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)20th percentile~ school
Male (2025)18th percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)13th percentile-6 vs school
White (2025)10th percentile-9 vs school
Special Education (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts24%-27 vs state
Science20%-29 vs state
Mathematics14%-25 vs state

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Bloom High School ranks in the bottom 18.9% of Illinois high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,823 students attended Bloom High School.

Students at Bloom High School are 56% Hispanic, 40% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.


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