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C Henry Bloom Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
1808th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 12% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

C Henry Bloom Elementary School is a public elementary school in Rockford, Illinois, serving 418 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Rockford School District 205, which is ranked 745 out of 811 school districts in the state.

C Henry Bloom Elementary School faces significant academic challenges, consistently underperforming compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.7% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 32.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 18.5%, compared to 20.1% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, well above the state average of 15.8%.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Brookview Elementary School, which had significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA (57.5%) and Mathematics (41.7%), it becomes clear that C Henry Bloom Elementary School is underperforming. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1211 out of 2052 Illinois elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 1808 out of 2056 in 2024-2025.

426
Students ?
18.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,672
Per pupil spending ?
79.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2912 Brendenwood Rd
       Rockford, IL  61107-1907

(815) 229-2170

District: Rockford School District 205


Students who attend C Henry Bloom Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Abraham Lincoln Middle School
    Thurgood Marshall School
High:    Rockford East High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
35.7%
White:
24.9%
Hispanic:
23.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (17% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school17%
District avg26%
Illinois avg44%
1,808th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 12%▼ down 29 pts since 2015
From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
18th of 28Elementary Schools in the Rockford School District 205
745th of 811Rockford School District 205 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.41808 of 205612.1%★☆☆☆☆
202418.11734 of 206716.1%★☆☆☆☆
202326.81476 of 207728.9%★☆☆☆☆
202221.61616 of 208222.4%★☆☆☆☆
202121.31534 of 194821.3%★☆☆☆☆
201915.41869 of 208610.4%★☆☆☆☆
201816.41780 of 203712.6%★☆☆☆☆
201722.61611 of 204421.2%★☆☆☆☆
201621.01670 of 204618.4%★☆☆☆☆
201536.91211 of 205241.0%★★☆☆☆
201419.81764 of 209315.7%★☆☆☆☆
201324.41718 of 216720.7%★☆☆☆☆
201222.71803 of 216616.8%★☆☆☆☆
201126.11731 of 214719.4%★☆☆☆☆
201027.51691 of 213920.9%★☆☆☆☆
200928.91665 of 212021.5%★☆☆☆☆
200831.11606 of 209223.2%★☆☆☆☆
200738.41528 of 209527.1%★☆☆☆☆
200637.91550 of 208625.7%★☆☆☆☆
200527.61630 of 202219.4%★☆☆☆☆
200431.21561 of 203023.1%★☆☆☆☆
200326.81590 of 202021.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.4602 of 68812.5%★☆☆☆☆
202427.6526 of 65519.7%★☆☆☆☆
202336.8420 of 69239.3%★★☆☆☆
202247.1282 of 68458.8%★★★☆☆
202130.0326 of 42823.8%★☆☆☆☆
201918.5682 of 7114.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201825.7586 of 69816.0%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.9847 of 104919.3%★☆☆☆☆
202418.9876 of 8861.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202349.1343 of 90762.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202534.7535 of 78832.1%★★☆☆☆
202424.1753 of 8268.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202330.1630 of 78820.1%★☆☆☆☆
202234.1551 of 76828.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.91636 of 194215.8%★☆☆☆☆
202417.51669 of 194214.1%★☆☆☆☆
202327.81377 of 195729.6%★☆☆☆☆
202223.51496 of 197024.1%★☆☆☆☆
202116.21480 of 168011.9%★☆☆☆☆
201917.21770 of 201912.3%★☆☆☆☆
201816.61713 of 196412.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.6774 of 98221.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.9754 of 95921.4%★☆☆☆☆
202351.2406 of 97058.1%★★★☆☆
202218.1899 of 9545.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.5663 of 95530.6%★★☆☆☆
201830.3682 of 93827.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.11636 of 18009.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.41490 of 179316.9%★☆☆☆☆
202335.41164 of 180835.6%★★☆☆☆
202230.21278 of 176327.5%★☆☆☆☆
202132.61050 of 151430.6%★★☆☆☆
201917.31693 of 18166.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.91482 of 176516.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.61770 of 19479.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.91584 of 195919.1%★☆☆☆☆
202326.91401 of 198429.4%★☆☆☆☆
202221.31548 of 197721.7%★☆☆☆☆
202124.31286 of 170724.7%★☆☆☆☆
201914.41851 of 20198.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.31697 of 197213.9%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202510.0110 of 1208.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.275 of 9319.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.41130 of 129212.5%★☆☆☆☆
202421.71029 of 119513.9%★☆☆☆☆
202227.9826 of 111325.8%★☆☆☆☆
201926.3949 of 119420.5%★☆☆☆☆
201828.6557 of 76327.0%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.21211 of 138912.8%★☆☆☆☆
202414.21273 of 13928.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.31078 of 141924.0%★☆☆☆☆
202217.21274 of 142510.6%★☆☆☆☆
202118.11171 of 130810.5%★☆☆☆☆
201911.21385 of 14625.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.71398 of 14634.4%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+20 vs school
Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school
Disabled (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school
White (2025)13th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)13th percentile~ school
African American (2025)12th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school
Male (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts23%-30 vs state
Mathematics18%-20 vs state
Science8%-32 vs state

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C Henry Bloom Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

Students at C Henry Bloom Elementary School are 36% African American, 25% White, 24% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended C Henry Bloom Elementary School.

Students who attend C Henry Bloom Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Abraham Lincoln Middle School
Middle : Thurgood Marshall School
High : Rockford East High School


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