Bloomington Jr High School

901 Colton Ave, Bloomington IL, 61701 | Bloomington School District 87 | 309-827-0086
  • grades 6-8
  • students 1247
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 21% 38% 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 Jr High School is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "Bloomington School District 87" in Bloomington, IL. There are a total of 1,247 students and 80 teachers at Bloomington Jr High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Bloomington Jr High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 20.5%, which is 38% lower than the Illinois average.

Bloomington Jr High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1247
Teachers80
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

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 Jr High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All16%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
616%
717%
816%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All25%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
629%
720%
825%
High Schooln/a

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 Jr High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 51.7% 51.2% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 23.5% 22.0% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 3.4% 4.8% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 12.2% 12.5% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 8.6% 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 Jr High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.