Bloomington Jr High School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington Jr High School in Bloomington, Illinois enrolled 1,050 students in 2024-25 with 80.3 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 12% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 8% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
1,006 students in 2022-23, 997 students in 2023-24, 1,050 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 81.0 to 80.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,006 | 81.0 | 12.4 |
| 2023-24 | 997 | 84.3 | 11.8 |
| 2024-25 | 1,050 | 80.3 | 13.1 |
13.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 56 of every 100 Illinois middle schools
Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bloomington Jr High School enrolled 1,056 students and reported no counselor; it reported 191 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions191
- Chronically absent35.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
38.0% of students were White, 23.9% Black, 20.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White38.0%
- Black23.9%
- Hispanic20.4%
- Two or more races15.2%
- Asian2.1%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Bloomington Jr High School scored proficient or above: 12% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 12% | 16% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 8% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Bloomington
2 public middle schools in Bloomington report 2024-25 enrollment; Bloomington Jr High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington Jr High School | 1,050 | 13.1 | not reported |
| Evans Junior High School | 778 | 14.1 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bloomington Jr High School
- Chiddix Jr High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.5 miles away: 597 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Kingsley Jr High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 730 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Bloomington Jr High School with Chiddix Jr High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bloomington Public Schools District 87 spends per student$17,431 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,431
- The largest public schools in IllinoisBloomington Jr High School is the number 23 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#23 of 686
- Illinois schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.13.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bloomington Jr High School
How many students attend Bloomington Jr High School?
1,050 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,006 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Bloomington, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bloomington Jr High School?
13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bloomington Jr High School a Title I school?
Bloomington Jr High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Bloomington Jr High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Bloomington Jr High School scored proficient or above: 12% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Bloomington Jr High School in?
Bloomington Public Schools District 87, NCES district ID 1706480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170648000319 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.