Bloom Township’s public schools score below 79% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
On the state reading tests, 8% of Bloom Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bloom Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Bloom Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1501 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bloom Township’s, its schools beat 16%, lower than their 21% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 8% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $22,240 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Marian Catholic High School (private), St. Agnes School (private), Cornerstone Christian School (private), Glenwood Academy (private), Eagle Academy Christian School (private), Higher Heights Christian Academy SCHL of Fine Arts (private), South Suburban SDA Christian School (private), Hello Montessori Preschool & Kindergarten (private), Higher Heights Christian Aca (private) and Nazarene Nursery School & Kindergarten (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Bloom Township’s grade
C−: better than 21% of Illinois school districts, #628 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bloom Township, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Bloom Township · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
10th grade in Bloom Township · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
11th grade in Bloom Township · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
12th grade in Bloom Township · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Bloom Township’s public schools are run by Bloom Township High School District 206, which also serves Chicago Heights, Crete, Crete and Ford Heights and others. Parts of Bloom Township (19%, 16%, 16%, 13%, 9%, 9%, 9%, 7%, 7%, 6% and 4% of its land) are served by Brookwood School District 167, Community Consolidated School District 168, Chicago Heights School District 170, Steger School District 194, Sunnybrook School District 171, Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233, Sandridge School District 172, Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215, Ford Heights School District 169, Flossmoor School District 161 and Homewood School District 153 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Bloom Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Bloom Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Township | C− | Bloom Township High School District 206 |
| Thornton | C− | Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 · Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 9–12 |
| Rich | C− | Elementary School District 159 PK–8 · Matteson Elementary School District 162 PK–8 · Rich Township High School District 227 9–12 |
| Thornton (village) | D | Thornton School District 154 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Crete | C+ | Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U PK–12 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
| Lansing | C− | Lansing School District 158 PK–8 · Sunnybrook School District 171 PK–8 · Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 9–12 |
| Flossmoor | B | Flossmoor School District 161 PK–8 · Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 9–12 |
| Homewood | B | Homewood School District 153 PK–8 · Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 9–12 |
| Steger | D | Steger School District 194 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
2 of the 8 neighbors share Bloom Township High School District 206 with Bloom Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Munster, IN, North, IN and St. John, IN border Bloom Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.
Every school in Bloom Township
40 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 11 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Speed Program for Adaptive Learn, Speed Independence High School, Speed Independence Elem Sch, Speed Early Learning Center, Acad for Lifelong Learning, Regl Inst Scholastic Excellence, South Cook Truancy Program, South Cook ISC Student Advocate, South Cook ISC ALOP, Dist 206 Alternative High School and Highland School).
Questions about Bloom Township’s schools
Are Bloom Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bloom Township children attend score below 79% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #628 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Bloom Township in?
Bloom Township High School District 206, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,041 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Bloom Township are served by Brookwood School District 167, Community Consolidated School District 168, Chicago Heights School District 170, Steger School District 194, Sunnybrook School District 171, Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233, Sandridge School District 172, Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215, Ford Heights School District 169, Flossmoor School District 161 and Homewood School District 153.
Where do Bloom Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Bloom High School and Bloom Trail High School.
What is Bloom Township’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Bloom Township High School District 206 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Bloom Township spend per student?
$22,240 in Bloom Township High School District 206 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Bloom Township?
Yes: Marian Catholic High School (Catholic, grades 8–12, 797 students), St. Agnes School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 185 students), Cornerstone Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 125 students), Glenwood Academy (nonsectarian, grades 1–8, 119 students), Eagle Academy Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 76 students), Higher Heights Christian Academy SCHL of Fine Arts (religious, grades PK–8, 30 students), South Suburban SDA Christian School (religious, grades K–8, 16 students), Hello Montessori Preschool & Kindergarten (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 14 students), Higher Heights Christian Aca (religious, grades K–8, 14 students) and Nazarene Nursery School & Kindergarten (religious, grades PK–K, 10 students).
Parents talk
What Bloom Township families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.