Photo: Daniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0Bloomington City Township’s public schools outscore 57% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bloomington City 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, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Bloomington City Township’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1475 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bloomington City Township’s, its schools beat 62%, higher than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 27% and math 26% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
McLean County Unit School District 5 spends $16,899 per student and Bloomington School District 87 $19,416, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Corpus Christi Catholic School (private), Trinity Lutheran School (private), Central Catholic High School (private) and St. Marys School (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 Bloomington City Township’s grade
B: better than 57% of Illinois school districts, #400 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bloomington City Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Bloomington City Township · depends on your address
Brigham Elementary
Grades PK · 313 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Bloomington
Sarah A Raymond Sch of Early Educ
Grades PK · 260 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Bloomington
6th grade in Bloomington City Township · depends on your address
Bloomington Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 1,050 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Bloomington
Evans Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 778 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bloomington
7th grade in Bloomington City Township · depends on your address
Bloomington Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 1,050 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Bloomington
Evans Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 778 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bloomington
8th grade in Bloomington City Township · depends on your address
Bloomington Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 1,050 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Bloomington
Evans Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 778 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bloomington
9th grade in Bloomington City Township
Bloomington High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,369 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bloomington
10th grade in Bloomington City Township
Bloomington High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,369 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bloomington
11th grade in Bloomington City Township
Bloomington High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,369 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bloomington
12th grade in Bloomington City Township
Bloomington High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,369 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bloomington
Bloomington City Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (McLean County Unit School District 5). From grade PK, students attend the Bloomington School District 87, shared with Bloomington. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Bloomington City Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Bloomington City Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Bloomington City Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomington City Township | B | McLean County Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Bloomington School District 87 PK–12 |
| Bloomington | B | McLean County Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Bloomington School District 87 PK–12 |
| Bloomington Township | B+ | McLean County Unit School District 5 |
| Old Town | B+ | Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · McLean County Unit School District 5 PK–12 |
| Normal | — | McLean County Unit School District 5 |
| Normal (town) | B+ | McLean County Unit School District 5 |
| Dale | B+ | Olympia Community Unit School District 16 |
| Dry Grove | B+ | McLean County Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Olympia Community Unit School District 16 PK–12 |
| Towanda | B+ | McLean County Unit School District 5 |
7 of the 8 neighbors share McLean County Unit School District 5 with Bloomington City Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Bloomington City Township
20 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: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Safe School Program, Regional Alop School and Bloomington Area Career Center).
Questions about Bloomington City Township’s schools
Are Bloomington City Township’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Bloomington City Township children attend outscore 57% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #400 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 62%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Bloomington City Township in?
Two districts: McLean County Unit School District 5 runs grades PK–12, and Bloomington School District 87 runs grades PK–12, shared with Bloomington.
Where do Bloomington City Township kids go to high school?
Bloomington High School in Bloomington, with 1,369 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Bloomington City Township’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in McLean County Unit School District 5 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Bloomington City Township spend per student?
$16,899 in McLean County Unit School District 5 and $19,416 in Bloomington School District 87 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Bloomington City Township?
Yes: Corpus Christi Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 537 students), Trinity Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 400 students), Central Catholic High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 300 students) and St. Marys School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 142 students).
Parents talk
What Bloomington City Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Bloomington City Township → They have their own page.
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.