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If you could change one rule at Bloom High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,823
High
DISTRICT 1,521 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOM TWP HSD 206·NCES 170642000312
Bloom High School
101 W 10th St, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 · (708) 755-1122 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,823 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
100 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
1,493 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 513 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 540 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 352 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 418 | 23% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bloom High School
Bloom High School's state test result (19.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloom High School this school | 1,823 | 81.9% | 19.9% |
| DD Eisenhower High School (Campus) Blue Island | 1,818 | 85.4% | 24.7% |
| Goode STEM Academy High School Chicago | 991 | 82.4% | 14.9% |
| Kankakee High School Kankakee | 1,360 | 87.3% | 12.9% |
| Noble St Chtr-Chicago Bulls Prep Chicago | 1,060 | 87.1% | 20.3% |
| Bogan High School Chicago | 716 | 85.8% | 7.0% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bloom High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #446 of 573 | #73 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,823 | #113 of 708 | #44 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #501 of 528 | #162 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #161 of 537 | #56 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.9% | #111 of 578 | #96 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #81 of 191 | #40 of 86 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,823
+147 (+9%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 1,754
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,823 | 99.8 | 18.3:1 | 82% (1,493) |
| 2023-24 | 1,832 | 97.4 | 18.8:1 | 84% (1,541) |
| 2022-23 | 1,737 | 93.2 | 18.6:1 | 78% (1,357) |
| 2020-21 | 1,676 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,681 | 91 | 18.5:1 | 86% (1,444) |
| 2015-16 | 1,621 | 90 | 18.0:1 | 73% (1,182) |
| 2010-11 | 1,672 | 82 | 20.4:1 | 75% (1,254) |
| 2000-01 | 1,263 | 91 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,754 | 93 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bloom High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,681 to 1,823); teachers up 10% (91 to 99.8).
About Bloom High School
Bloom High School is a high-enrollment high school based in Chicago Heights, Illinois. The school counts 1,823 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 119% above the 834 average for high schools in Illinois.
Bloom Twp HSD 206 enrolls 3,041 students in 2 schools, including Bloom High School.
Hispanic students are the majority at Bloom High School, with 56% of enrollment. It is also 40% Black and 2% White. Cook County's residents are about 27% Hispanic, 29 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Bloom High School employs 99.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. Bloom High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 82%. Public schools in Cook County average 66%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Bloom High School, the prediction is 24.2% and the result is 19.9%.
Across Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Cook County is home to 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 public school students.
Chicago Heights Middle School is located about 0.2 miles from Bloom High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Bloom High School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Bloom High School's enrollment climbed 9%, to 1,823.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bloom Twp HSD 206
- Bloom Trail High SchoolHigh · 1,218 students
- Dist 206 Alternative High SchoolHigh
Other schools in Chicago Heights
- Bloom Trail High SchoolHigh · 1,218 students
- Barack Obama School of LdershipMiddle · 367 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Serena Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Washington-McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
Nearby schools
- Chicago Heights Middle School0.2 mi · 872
- Jefferson Elementary School0.6 mi · 157
- Greenbriar Elementary School0.7 mi · 174
- Roosevelt Elementary School0.7 mi · 353
- Washington-McKinley Elementary School0.9 mi · 286
- Kennedy Elementary School1.0 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About Bloom High SchoolHow many students attend Bloom High School?
Bloom High School enrolls approximately 1,823 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bloom High School serve?
Bloom High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bloom High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bloom High School is approximately 18.3:1 (100 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bloom High School?
At Bloom High School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 56% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Bloom High School public or private?
Bloom High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bloom Twp HSD 206.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.