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C Henry Bloom Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1675^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

C Henry Bloom Elementary School serves 426 students in grades K–5 in Rockford, in Rockford School District 205. Its clearest strength is that ELA proficiency has improved over three years, but its 2025–2026 results remain substantially below state levels, especially in math and fifth-grade science.

ELA is Bloom’s strongest subject relative to nearby schools, though its 29% proficiency rate was still below the comparable nearby-school average of 39%. Math was weaker: Bloom’s 14% was below every nearby school with a reported result. Its fifth-grade science proficiency was 17%, below the state by 30 percentage points and below every nearby school with a reported figure. Overall, Bloom also trailed the state by 28 points in ELA and 26 points in math, and trailed the district by 6 points in ELA and 8 points in math.

ELA rose from 14% in 2023–2024 to 29% in 2025–2026, while math rose from 6% to 19% and then fell to 14%; the state gap in math widened again in the latest year. SchoolDigger ranked Bloom at the 4th percentile with 0 stars in 2025–2026, down from the 29th percentile in 2022–2023; the next-lowest nearby school with a current rank was at the 7th percentile. One positive SchoolDigger subgroup result is English Language Learner Students: the school ranked at the 32nd percentile in 2024–2025, up from the 9th percentile the year before, compared with a 12th-percentile overall ranking that year. Bloom’s chronic absenteeism also fell from 63% in 2021–2022 to 33% in 2025–2026, though it remained 9 percentage points above the state. For context, 79% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, and Bloom’s 18.1 student-teacher ratio was higher than most comparable nearby schools.

426

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,702

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

93%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

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 — 18th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (20% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 24% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg29%

Illinois avg48%

1,675^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Rockford School District 205

672^nd of 738Rockford 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	1675 of 1737	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	1808 of 2056	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1734 of 2067	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1476 of 2077	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1616 of 2082	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1534 of 1948	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1869 of 2086	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1780 of 2037	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	1611 of 2044	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	1670 of 2046	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.9	1211 of 2052	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	19.8	1764 of 2093	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.4	1718 of 2167	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.7	1803 of 2166	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.1	1731 of 2147	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.5	1691 of 2139	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.9	1665 of 2120	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.1	1606 of 2092	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.4	1528 of 2095	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.9	1550 of 2086	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.6	1630 of 2022	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.2	1561 of 2030	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	26.8	1590 of 2020	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	602 of 688	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	526 of 655	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	420 of 692	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	282 of 684	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.0	326 of 428	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	682 of 711	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	586 of 698	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	847 of 1049	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	876 of 886	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	49.1	343 of 907	62.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	535 of 788	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	753 of 826	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	630 of 788	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	551 of 768	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1636 of 1942	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1669 of 1942	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1377 of 1957	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1496 of 1970	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	1480 of 1680	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1770 of 2019	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1713 of 1964	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	774 of 982	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	754 of 959	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.2	406 of 970	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.1	899 of 954	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	663 of 955	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	682 of 938	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	954 of 1001	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	1636 of 1800	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1490 of 1793	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	1164 of 1808	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1278 of 1763	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	1050 of 1514	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1693 of 1816	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1482 of 1765	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	1770 of 1947	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1584 of 1959	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1401 of 1984	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1548 of 1977	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	1286 of 1707	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1851 of 2019	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1697 of 1972	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	110 of 120	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	75 of 93	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1130 of 1292	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1029 of 1195	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	826 of 1113	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	949 of 1194	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	557 of 763	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	1211 of 1389	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1273 of 1392	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1078 of 1419	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	1274 of 1425	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	1171 of 1308	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1385 of 1462	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1398 of 1463	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts29%-28 vs state

Science17%-30 vs state

Mathematics14%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
C Henry Bloom Elementary School	Public	K-5	2912 Brendenwood Rd	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2170	426	24	18.1	79.1%	106 (24.9%)	152 (35.7%)	102 (23.9%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.4%)	6.3	1675^th of 1737 public elementary schools	3.6%		14.4	1808^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.1%	133	17.3		21.9	30.8	33.3				28.8	18.1		13.3				13.8	93%		$14,702	$1,195	$13,507
Maud E Johnson Elementary School	Public	K-5	3805 Rural St	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2485	425	29	14.6	72.0%	130 (30.6%)	96 (22.6%)	124 (29.2%)	22 (5.2%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	46 (10.8%)	15.4	1488^th of 1737 public elementary schools	14.3%		25.9	1541^st of 2056 public elementary schools	25.0%	53	26.7		19.4	19.1	45.0				27.4	41.9		28.3				25.8	96.9%		$17,222	$1,542	$15,680
Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	2021 Hawthorne Dr	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 654-4906	660	39	16.8	36.4%	335 (50.8%)	110 (16.7%)	128 (19.4%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (11.1%)	40.4	998^th of 1737 public elementary schools	42.5%		47.6	1050^th of 2056 public elementary schools	48.9%	52	50.0	55.9	47.1	67.2	52.9	62.9	55.7	62.7	58.0	45.6	38.8	25.0	28.6	32.8	49.2	36.4	96.3%		$14,410	$490	$13,921
Jackson Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	315 Summit St	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 316-0093	243	5	45.0	36.2%	15 (6.2%)	188 (77.4%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.9%)								(n/a)									11.9								87.8%		$21,930	$1,131	$20,800
Brookview Elementary School	Public	K-5	1750 Madron Rd	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2492	484	28	17.3	55.6%	187 (38.6%)	108 (22.3%)	126 (26.0%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	39	1026^th of 1737 public elementary schools	40.9%		59.2	827^th of 2056 public elementary schools	59.8%	199	43.3		58.3	62.1	45.1				55.2	41.7	45.3	25.3				37.4	96.5%		$13,691	$804	$12,886
Clifford P Carlson Elementary School	Public	K-5	4015 Pepper Dr	Rockford	61114	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 654-4955	390	22	17.8	74.6%	109 (27.9%)	91 (23.3%)	142 (36.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.3%)	23.6	1299^th of 1737 public elementary schools	25.2%		29	1461^st of 2056 public elementary schools	28.9%	162	36.2		35.2	52.9	48.9				45.2	32.4	34.3	21.3				30.3	98.1%		$14,903	$1,311	$13,592
Spring Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	5222 Spring Creek Rd	Rockford	61114	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 654-4960	523	33	15.6	53.0%	211 (40.3%)	102 (19.5%)	121 (23.1%)	46 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.6%)	27.9	1218^th of 1737 public elementary schools	29.9%		31.7	1393^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	32.2%	175	44.4		36.9	57.1	49.1				47.3	35.3	35.7	18.5				28.5	96.4%		$16,475	$1,076	$15,399
R K Welsh Elementary School	Public	K-5	2100 Huffman Blvd	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3260	483	25	19.2	87.4%	91 (18.8%)	241 (49.9%)	84 (17.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (13.5%)	11.9	1564^th of 1737 public elementary schools	10.0%		12.2	1868^th of 2056 public elementary schools	9.1%	304	24.0		32.4	36.6	34.2				34.4	29.4						16.7	98.2%		$17,370	$2,147	$15,223
Loves Park Elementary School	Public	1-5	344 Grand Ave	Loves Park	61111	Winnebago County	Harlem UD 122	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 654-4501	279	25	11.2	76.3%	154 (55.2%)	40 (14.3%)	43 (15.4%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.5%)	21.8	1343^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	22.7%		34.9	1317^th of 2056 public elementary schools	35.9%	26	37.8			30.3	48.9				29.5		16.7	37.8				21.1	96.4%		$20,508	$2,067	$18,442
Haskell STEAM Academy	Public	K-5	515 Maple St	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3355	301	20	15.0	62.1%	91 (30.2%)	107 (35.5%)	57 (18.9%)	23 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	63.8	602^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	65.3%		70.6	587^th of 2056 public elementary schools	71.4%	15	66.0		54.2	65.3	78.0				66.0	39.6	51.0	60.0				50.3	99.7%		$18,738	$1,683	$17,055

Frequently Asked Questions about C Henry Bloom Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of C Henry Bloom Elementary School?

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

What district is C Henry Bloom Elementary School in?

Rockford School District 205

What schools do graduates of C Henry Bloom Elementary School attend?

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

Is C Henry Bloom Elementary School a good school?

C Henry Bloom Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend C Henry Bloom Elementary School?

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

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