Photo: Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 3.0Chicago Heights’s public schools score below 73% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Chicago Heights’s districts is 9%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Chicago Heights, 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.
Chicago Heights’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 9% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Bloom Township High School District 206 spends $22,240 per student and Chicago Heights School District 170 $23,476, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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 Chicago Heights’s grade
C: better than 27% of Illinois school districts, #611 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 Chicago Heights, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Chicago Heights
Chicago Heights Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 872 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Hts
7th grade in Chicago Heights
Chicago Heights Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 872 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Hts
8th grade in Chicago Heights
Chicago Heights Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 872 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Hts
9th grade in Chicago Heights · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Chicago Heights · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Chicago Heights · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Chicago Heights · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Chicago Heights runs its own schools through grade 8 (Chicago Heights School District 170). From grade 9, students attend the Bloom Township High School District 206, shared with Bloom, Crete, Crete, Ford Heights, Glenwood, Lynwood, Sauk Village, South Chicago Heights and Steger. Its elementary school is in Chicago Heights. Parts of Chicago Heights (14%, 11%, 8%, 7%, 5%, 3% and 3% of its land) are served by Ford Heights School District 169, Brookwood School District 167, Flossmoor School District 161, Steger School District 194, Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233, Park Forest School District 163 and Rich Township High School District 227 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Chicago Heights
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
Chicago Heights vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Chicago Heights’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Heights | C | Chicago Heights School District 170 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
| Glenwood | C− | Brookwood School District 167 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
| Flossmoor | B | Flossmoor School District 161 PK–8 · Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 9–12 |
| Olympia Fields | C− | Matteson Elementary School District 162 PK–8 · Rich Township High School District 227 9–12 |
| South Chicago Heights | C− | Steger School District 194 PK–8 · Chicago Heights School District 170 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
| Park Forest | C− | Park Forest School District 163 PK–8 · Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U PK–12 · Rich Township High School District 227 9–12 |
| Steger | D | Steger School District 194 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
3 of the 6 neighbors share Bloom Township High School District 206 with Chicago Heights for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Chicago Heights
12 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).
Questions about Chicago Heights’s schools
Are Chicago Heights’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Chicago Heights children attend score below 73% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #611 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Chicago Heights in?
Two districts: Chicago Heights School District 170 runs grades PK–8, and Bloom Township High School District 206 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bloom, Crete, Crete, Ford Heights, Glenwood, Lynwood, Sauk Village, South Chicago Heights and Steger.
Where do Chicago Heights kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Bloom High School and Bloom Trail High School.
What is Chicago Heights’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 Chicago Heights spend per student?
$22,240 in Bloom Township High School District 206 and $23,476 in Chicago Heights School District 170 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Chicago Heights 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.