Bloomington High School

1202 E Locust St, Bloomington IL, 61701 | Bloomington School District 87 | 309-828-5201
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1390
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 29% 14% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 25 in Bloomington
  • Ranked #0 of 5537 in Illinois
Proficiency Averages
31%Bloomington
33%Illinois

Bloomington High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Bloomington School District 87" in Bloomington, IL. There are a total of 1,390 students and 95 teachers at Bloomington High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

Bloomington High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 28.5%, which is 14% lower than the Illinois average.

Bloomington High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1390
Teachers95
Student/Teacher ratio15:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment260
Taking some courses149
Taking some courses (not tests)120
Passing some courses82
Passing no courses51

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Bloomington High School, there are a total of 260 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 149 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All25%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School25%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All32%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School32%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Bloomington High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 55.0% 51.2% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 23.8% 22.0% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 2.4% 4.8% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 11.3% 12.5% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.3% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 6.8% 9.0% 3.0% 3.1%

Bloomington demographics profile

StatisticBloomingtonIllinoisNational
Population77,72512,671,821328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,86622891
Median age35.537.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)53%55%55%
Speak English88%77%79%
Speak Spanish4%13%13%

Education level achieved in Bloomington

IndexBloomingtonIllinoisNational
Completed 8th grade91.9%86.2%84.3%
Completed high school91.4%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college70.8%61.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree53.5%40.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors47.0%32.9%30.3%
Completed masters16.7%12.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.4%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.1%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Bloomington High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.