Bloomington Jr High School

Set in Bloomington, Illinois, Bloomington Jr High School is an expansive middle-grades school, part of Bloomington SD 87. It teaches 1,050 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 127% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Bloomington SD 87 runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 4,809 students. Bloomington Jr High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Bloomington Jr High School lists that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% Black, 20% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bloomington Jr High School has 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 65% of students at Bloomington Jr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, McLean County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bloomington Jr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.7%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for McLean County indicate median household earnings sit near $79,905, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Bloomington Jr High School is one of 60 public schools in McLean County (combined enrollment of about 23,759 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bloomington High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bloomington Jr High School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 39.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bloomington Jr High School has ticked down 16%, going from 1,247 students in 2018 to 1,050 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 48% to 38% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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