C Henry Bloom Elem School

Set in Rockford, Illinois, C Henry Bloom Elem School is a moderately sized elementary school, run under Rockford SD 205. It works with 426 students across grades K through 5.

Rockford SD 205 comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 28,467 students; C Henry Bloom Elem School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, C Henry Bloom Elem School reports that the largest single group is Black at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 25% White, 24% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, C Henry Bloom Elem School records 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting C Henry Bloom Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Winnebago County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, C Henry Bloom Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.1%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Winnebago County put the typical household earns roughly $65,837 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. C Henry Bloom Elem School is one of 94 public schools in Winnebago County (combined enrollment of about 44,103 students).

The closest other public school is Maud E Johnson Elem School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around C Henry Bloom Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts C Henry Bloom Elem School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 25.6%.

C Henry Bloom Elem School operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 12%: 381 students in 2018 compared to 426 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 46% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

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