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What's something C Henry Bloom Elem School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD SD 205·NCES 173451003621
C Henry Bloom Elementary School
2912 Brendenwood Rd, Rockford, IL 61107 · (815) 229-2170 · Winnebago County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
337 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
22.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
18.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.7% | 18.5% |
| 2023-24 | 14.1% | 6.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 C Henry Bloom Elementary School
C Henry Bloom Elementary School's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C Henry Bloom Elementary School this school | 426 | 79.1% | 18.1% |
| Whittier Primary School Peoria | 366 | 79.5% | 24.1% |
| Ricms Rock Island | 462 | 74.7% | 26.6% |
| Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary School Kankakee | 437 | 84.7% | 32.4% |
| Conklin Elementary School Rockford | 372 | 77.4% | 15.2% |
| Wilson Elementary School Granite City | 448 | 77.5% | N/A |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 C Henry Bloom Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #1,673 of 1,925 | #34 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #1,645 of 2,077 ▲ 170 | #31 of 44 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #1,866 of 2,077 ▼ 74 | #35 of 44 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #870 of 2,419 | #24 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #1,930 of 2,035 | #37 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #42 of 2,042 | #3 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.1% | #531 of 2,132 | #14 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #234 of 615 | #11 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
426
+55 (+15%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 557
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 | 426 | 23.5 | 18.1:1 | 79% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 23 | 18.2:1 | 81% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 22 | 18.6:1 | 73% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 22.9 | 16.6:1 | 62% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 330 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 62% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 452 | 21 | 21.5:1 | 70% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 20 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 557 | 26 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C Henry Bloom Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (381 to 426); teachers up 3% (22.9 to 23.5).
About C Henry Bloom Elementary School
In Rockford, Illinois, part of Winnebago County, C Henry Bloom Elementary School is an elementary school. Federal data show 426 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Rockford SD 205 oversees C Henry Bloom Elementary School and 43 other schools, with 28,467 students in total.
Black students account for 36% of enrollment at C Henry Bloom Elementary School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 25% White, 24% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 12% of Winnebago County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.
C Henry Bloom Elementary School has 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 79% at C Henry Bloom Elementary School. The rate at public schools in Winnebago County averages 61%, lower than here.
In Illinois, C Henry Bloom Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 18.1% actual against a predicted 25.8%.
Looking at the county, Winnebago County, median household income comes to about $65,837, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 94 public schools and about 44,103 students.
C Henry Bloom Elementary School's nearest public school is Maud E Johnson Elementary School (about 0.8 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, C Henry Bloom Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
A 15% rise took enrollment from 371 in 2020-21 to 426 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to C Henry Bloom Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Winnebago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,292
Census ACS
Median income
$65,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
44,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockford SD 205
- Guilford High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 1,957 students
- Rockford East High SchoolHigh · 1,719 students
- Rockford Envrnmntl Science AcademyMiddle · 1,108 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
Other schools in Rockford
- Guilford High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 1,957 students
- Rockford East High SchoolHigh · 1,719 students
- Rockford Envrnmntl Science AcademyMiddle · 1,108 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
Nearby schools
- Maud E Johnson Elementary School0.8 mi · 425
- Eisenhower Middle School0.8 mi · 963
- Montessori Elementary School1.1 mi · 660
- Fairview Early Childhood Center1.4 mi · 538
- Jackson Charter School1.4 mi · 243
- Abraham Lincoln Middle School1.6 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About C Henry Bloom Elementary SchoolHow many students attend C Henry Bloom Elementary School?
C Henry Bloom Elementary School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades KG-05.
Is C Henry Bloom Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
C Henry Bloom Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at C Henry Bloom Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at C Henry Bloom Elementary School is approximately 18.1:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at C Henry Bloom Elementary School?
At C Henry Bloom Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 24% Hispanic, 36% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees C Henry Bloom Elementary School?
C Henry Bloom Elementary School is overseen by Rockford SD 205 in Winnebago County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.