High Schools in Bloomington Public Schools

The Bloomington Public School District in Minnesota operates 6 high schools serving grades 9-12, including Jefferson Senior High, Kennedy Senior High, Choice Academy, Beacon ALP, Bloomington Transition Center, and New Code Academy High School.

Jefferson Senior High stands out as the top-performing school, ranking 48th out of 476 Minnesota high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. It has the highest test scores, with 50% proficiency in Math and 40.17% proficiency in Reading, as well as a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 29.97%. In contrast, Kennedy Senior High has lower academic performance, ranking in the 300s, and the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 64.72%. The alternative schools, Choice Academy and Beacon ALP, have much smaller enrollments and significantly lower test scores, but maintain similar graduation and dropout rates as the larger high schools.

Despite the disparities in academic performance, all high schools in the Bloomington Public School District have a consistent 84.2% four-year graduation rate and 4.4% dropout rate. This suggests the district may need to address the factors contributing to the wide range of test scores and explore ways to support the lower-performing schools, particularly those serving a higher proportion of students from low-income backgrounds.