Bloomington High School
Bloomington, IL · Bloomington SD 87
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · City, small
435th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 28%▼ Declining
1202 E Locust St, Bloomington, IL 61701
(309)828-5201NCES ID 170648000318Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Bloomington High School 435th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 28% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 49th in 2019 to 28th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Asian (last reported 2022), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Asian (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 1,395 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 61.3% | 46.7% | ▼ 14.6 pts | |
| Black | 22.4% | 22.2% | ▼ 0.2 pts | |
| Hispanic | 6.8% | 19.1% | ▲ 12.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 6.4% | 9.7% | ▲ 3.3 pts | |
| Asian | 2.4% | 2.0% | ▼ 0.4 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $179K in zip 61701 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Bloomington High School
- –Eugene Field SchoolMcLean County USD 5 · 2 mi awayCompare
- #19University High SchoolISU Laboratory Schools · 2.3 mi away19th of 601
ELA 80% ▲37 · Math 74% ▲52Compare - –YBMC Charter SchMcLean County USD 5 · 3.2 mi away · charterCompare
- #330Normal Community West High SchoolMcLean County USD 5 · 3.6 mi away330th of 601
ELA 51% ▲8 · Math 30% ▲8Compare - #145Normal Community High SchoolMcLean County USD 5 · 4.5 mi away145th of 601
ELA 62% ▲19 · Math 48% ▲26Compare - #75Tri-Valley High SchoolTri Valley CUSD 3 · 8.5 mi away75th of 601
ELA 72% ▲29 · Math 58% ▲36Compare - #117Heyworth High SchoolHeyworth CUSD 4 · 12.1 mi away117th of 601
ELA 69% ▲26 · Math 49% ▲27Compare - #77Lexington High SchoolLexington CUSD 7 · 14.9 mi away77th of 601
ELA 73% ▲30 · Math 56% ▲34Compare
What school district is Bloomington High School in?
Bloomington High School is part of the Bloomington SD 87 district in Bloomington, Illinois.
Is Bloomington High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Bloomington High School 435th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 28% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Bloomington High School?
White 47%, Black 22%, Hispanic 19%, Two or more races 10% (1,395 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Bloomington High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61701 is $179K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.