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Bloom Trail High School

Public Grades 9-12

583^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 16% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Bloom Trail High School is a public high school in Chicago Heights, Illinois, serving 1,272 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Bloom Township HSD 206 district, which is ranked 776 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bloom Trail High School consistently performs below the state and district averages in academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.2% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7% and the district average of 24%. Similarly, in ACT Mathematics, only 11.7% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 39.3% and the district average of 13.3%. The school's four-year graduation rate is around 89%, slightly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate ranges from 2.4% to 3.7% in recent years, which is relatively high.

When comparing Bloom Trail High School to nearby high-performing schools, such as Homewood-Flossmoor High School, the performance gap is quite significant. Homewood-Flossmoor High School, located about 6.5 miles away, consistently outperforms Bloom Trail High School in academic assessments, with much higher proficiency rates in subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Additionally, Bloom Trail High School's spending per student, while increasing over the years, still falls short compared to Homewood-Flossmoor High School and other higher-performing schools in the area.

1,218

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,254

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22331 Cottage Grove Ave
Chicago Heights, IL 60411-5652

(708) 758-7000

District: Bloom Township HSD 206

Feeder schools for Bloom Trail High School:

Elementary:	Sandridge Elementary School
	Steger Intermediate Center
	Steger Primary Center
	Strassburg Elementary
	More...
	Wagoner Elementary
Middle:	Columbia Central School
	Rickover Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.1%

Hispanic:

26.9%

White:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (21% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg23%

Illinois avg48%

583^rd of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Bloom Township HSD 206

776^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	583 of 698	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	585 of 697	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	551 of 699	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	551 of 699	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	530 of 688	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	543 of 701	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	517 of 647	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	540 of 642	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.8	535 of 643	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.6	488 of 614	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.5	549 of 670	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.3	579 of 670	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.0	577 of 665	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.5	584 of 655	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.9	558 of 643	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.7	559 of 632	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.1	551 of 624	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.0	548 of 612	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.4	533 of 596	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.3	521 of 590	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	7.4	533 of 592	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	15.5	503 of 586	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	212 of 323	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	235 of 299	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	161 of 301	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	154 of 294	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	149 of 281	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	157 of 299	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	139 of 253	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	484 of 491	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	377 of 428	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	165 of 284	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	189 of 217	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	156 of 205	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	66 of 183	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	561 of 685	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	552 of 664	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	511 of 656	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	517 of 658	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	493 of 639	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	482 of 665	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	502 of 620	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	270 of 366	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	217 of 336	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	199 of 333	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	226 of 335	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	160 of 317	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	154 of 317	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	125 of 291	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	28.1	55 of 104	47.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	568 of 672	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	521 of 639	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	458 of 644	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	422 of 626	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	471 of 611	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	451 of 639	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	420 of 585	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	597 of 685	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	564 of 668	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	521 of 668	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	517 of 664	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	503 of 653	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	555 of 675	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	492 of 619	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	36.0	97 of 163	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	105 of 170	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.6	144 of 160	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	128 of 165	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	123 of 154	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	523 of 527	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	300 of 473	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	228 of 374	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	503 of 564	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	478 of 554	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	424 of 557	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	465 of 560	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	366 of 553	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	311 of 552	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	382 of 548	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)47th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)40th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2025)1st percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-28 vs state

Science20%-28 vs state

Mathematics12%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bloom Trail High School	Public	9-12	22331 Cottage Grove Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Bloom Township HSD 206	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 758-7000	1,218	74	16.4	80.9%	123 (10.1%)	732 (60.1%)	328 (26.9%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.1%)	15.4	583^rd of 698 public high schools	16.5%		15.9	585^th of 697 public high schools	16.1%	2	36.3	31.7	9.0	9.9	24.6	26.2	23.2	11.7	20.3	94.6	94.0	100.0	100.0	93.8	93.4	100.0	88.1	$23,254	$2,785	$20,469
District 206 Alternative High School	Public	9-12	100 W 10th St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Bloom Township HSD 206	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 754-4095	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5
Bloom High School	Public	9-12	101 W 10th St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Bloom Township HSD 206	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 755-1122	1,823	100	18.2	81.9%	42 (2.3%)	735 (40.3%)	1,014 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (1.3%)	19	566^th of 698 public high schools	18.9%		20.7	545^th of 697 public high schools	21.8%	21	42.8	31.1	13.6	10.1	34.9	24.9	24.5	14.5	19.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	$23,266	$2,776	$20,491
South Cook ISC Student Advocate	Public	6-12	253 W Joe Orr Rd	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Region 07 South Cook ISC 4	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 754-6600	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Crete-Monee High School	Public	9-12	1515 W Exchange St	Crete	60417	Will County	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 367-8230	1,480	97	15.2	57.0%	180 (12.2%)	904 (61.1%)	310 (20.9%)	11 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (4.8%)	28.9	513^th of 698 public high schools	26.5%		23.2	515^th of 697 public high schools	26.1%	2	48.1	40.4	24.5	19.1	34.5	30.0	31.6	14.7	29.4									$21,406	$635	$20,771
Regl Inst Scholastic Excellence	Public	6-12	405 Ashland Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Region 07 South Cook ISC 4	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 754-6600	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South Cook Truancy Program	Public	6-12	405 Ashland Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Region 07 South Cook ISC 4	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 754-6600	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Thornton Fractnl So High School	Public	9-12	18500 Burnham Ave	Lansing	60438	Cook County	Thornton Fractional Township HSD 215	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 585-2000	1,803	107	16.9	65.8%	101 (5.6%)	1,231 (68.3%)	443 (24.6%)	10 (0.6%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	29.9	508^th of 698 public high schools	27.2%		30.4	468^th of 697 public high schools	32.9%	40	49.8	42.0	13.4	14.5	37.3	36.8	36.7	17.4	28.7	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.2	$20,813	$1,216	$19,596
Rich Township High School	Public	9-12	3600 W 203rd St	Olympia Fields	60461	Cook County	Rich Township HSD 227	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 679-5600	2,433	196	12.4	44.1%	35 (1.4%)	2,066 (84.9%)	263 (10.8%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (2.5%)	13.9	599^th of 698 public high schools	14.2%		18.2	568^th of 697 public high schools	18.5%	31	35.0	31.5	9.1	7.4	18.2	22.3	23.5	7.6	25.5	97.9	94.8	94.8	94.8	97.0	94.7	98.3	92.3	$35,672	$1,273	$34,399
Homewood-Flossmoor High School	Public	9-12	999 Kedzie Ave	Flossmoor	60422	Cook County	Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 799-3000	2,707	189	14.3		313 (11.6%)	1,998 (73.8%)	266 (9.8%)	11 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	113 (4.2%)	52.8	317^th of 698 public high schools	54.6%		50.3	305^th of 697 public high schools	56.2%	12	61.7	54.0	25.4	25.9	41.4	50.7	49.9	33.2	40.4	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.0	97.9	98.3	94.6	$25,220	$434	$24,786

Frequently Asked Questions about Bloom Trail High School

Is Bloom Trail High School a good school?

Bloom Trail High School ranks in the bottom 16.5% of Illinois high schools.

What schools feed into Bloom Trail High School?

Bloom Trail High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Sandridge Elementary School
Elementary : Steger Intermediate Center
Elementary : Steger Primary Center
Elementary : Strassburg Elementary
Elementary : Wagoner Elementary
Middle : Columbia Central School
Middle : Rickover Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Bloom Trail High School?

Students at Bloom Trail High School are 60% African American, 27% Hispanic, 10% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bloom Trail High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,218 students attended Bloom Trail High School.

What district is Bloom Trail High School in?

Bloom Township HSD 206

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