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Schools in Ford Heights · Bloom Township High School District 206, Ford Heights School District 169

Ford Heights’s public schools score below 89% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

5% of students in Ford Heights’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Ford 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
9%
▼ 20 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
5%
▼ 21 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.2K
▲ 3% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Bloom Township High School District 206
Students per teacher
17.2
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,340 students on the public path
In brief

Ford Heights’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 154 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ford Heights’s, its schools beat 18%, higher than their 11% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 9% of tested students were proficient in reading and 5% 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 Ford Heights School District 169 $29,639, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Ford Heights’s grade

D Test scoresC+ Graduation

D: better than 11% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 11%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (154)Better than 18%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,189 test results and a graduating class of 701 could put Ford Heights anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Ford Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (829 in math, 1,550 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ford Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD−
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to D
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Parts of Ford Heights (3% and 3% of its land) are served by Sandridge School District 172 and Brookwood School District 167 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Ford Heights

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bloom Township High School District 206Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 3,041 students, up 4% since 2021–22 · 17.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$22,240IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Ford Heights School District 169Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 462 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 19.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$29,639IL $21,567 · FY2024
D−
Community Consolidated School District 168Grades PK–8 · 3 schools · 1,243 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$23,850IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Bloom Township High School District 2068%
State average 29.9% · 551 students tested
Math · 9–12, Bloom Township High School District 2068%
State average 25.8% · 462 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Ford Heights School District 1698%
State average 29.9% · 244 students tested
Math · PK–8, Ford Heights School District 169under 1%
State average 25.8% · 246 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Community Consolidated School District 16811%
State average 29.9% · 755 students tested
Math · PK–8, Community Consolidated School District 1682%
State average 25.8% · 121 students tested

Ford Heights vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Ford Heights’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ford HeightsDFord Heights School District 169 PK–8 · Community Consolidated School District 168 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12
Sauk VillageDCommunity Consolidated School District 168 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12
LynwoodC−Sandridge School District 172 PK–8 · Sunnybrook School District 171 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12

All 2 neighbors share Bloom Township High School District 206 with Ford Heights for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Ford Heights

6 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).

Also serving Ford Heightsin other towns
Wagoner Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Sauk Village
466 students13:1Rate it →
Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc Cntr
Elementary · Grades PK–4
D−
306 students26:1Rate it →
Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
Middle · Grades 5–8
D−
156 students13:1Rate it →
Rickover Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sauk Village
D
371 students25:1Rate it →
Bloom High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chicago Heights
C−
1,823 students18:1Rate it →
Bloom Trail High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chicago Heights
C
1,218 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Ford Heights’s schools

Are Ford Heights’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ford Heights children attend score below 89% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ford Heights 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 Ford Heights are served by Sandridge School District 172 and Brookwood School District 167.

Where do Ford 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 Ford 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 Ford Heights spend per student?

$22,240 in Bloom Township High School District 206, $29,639 in Ford Heights School District 169 and $23,850 in Community Consolidated School District 168 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.