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Schools in Steger · Bloom Township High School District 206, Steger School District 194

Steger’s public schools score below 86% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 6% of Steger’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Steger, 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.

#702of 768 Illinois townsK–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
12%
▼ 18 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
6%
▼ 20 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
17.0
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,548 students on the public path
In brief

Steger’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1439 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Steger’s, its schools beat 9%, lower than their 14% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 12% of tested students were proficient in reading and 6% 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 Steger School District 194 $18,960, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Steger’s grade

D Test scoresC+ Graduation

D: better than 14% of Illinois school districts, #702 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 14%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1439)Better than 9%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,295 test results and a graduating class of 701 could put Steger anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Steger’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,105 in math, 1,486 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–1Steger Primary Centerin South Chicago HeightsNo scores
2–4Steger Intermediate CenterSteger School District 194D
5–8Columbia Central SchoolSteger School District 194C
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Steger runs its own schools through grade 8 (Steger School District 194). From grade 9, students attend the Bloom Township High School District 206, shared with Bloom, Chicago Heights, Crete, Crete, Ford Heights, Glenwood, Lynwood, Sauk Village and South Chicago Heights. Its elementary school is in South Chicago Heights. Parts of Steger (7% of its land) are served by Community Consolidated School District 168 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Steger

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−
Steger School District 194Grades PK–8 · 3 schools · 1,507 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,960IL $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, Steger School District 19414%
State average 29.9% · 935 students tested
Math · PK–8, Steger School District 1945%
State average 25.8% · 643 students tested

Steger vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
StegerDSteger School District 194 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12
CreteC+Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U PK–12 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12
South Chicago HeightsC−Steger School District 194 PK–8 · Chicago Heights School District 170 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
BloomC−Bloom Township High School District 206
Chicago HeightsCChicago Heights School District 170 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12

All 5 neighbors share Bloom Township High School District 206 with Steger for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Steger

5 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 Stegerin other towns
Steger Primary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · South Chicago Heights
396 students19:1Rate it →
Steger Intermediate Center
Elementary · Grades 2–4
D
465 students14:1Rate it →
Columbia Central School
Middle · Grades 5–8
C
646 students17:1Rate 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 Steger’s schools

Are Steger’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Steger children attend score below 86% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #702 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Steger in?

Two districts: Steger School District 194 runs grades PK–8, and Bloom Township High School District 206 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bloom, Chicago Heights, Crete, Crete, Ford Heights, Glenwood, Lynwood, Sauk Village and South Chicago Heights.

Where do Steger kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Bloom High School and Bloom Trail High School.

What is Steger’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 Steger spend per student?

$22,240 in Bloom Township High School District 206 and $18,960 in Steger School District 194 (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.