Bloomington Jr High School
Bloomington, IL · Bloomington SD 87
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · City, small
571st of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 17%· Stable
901 Colton Ave, Bloomington, IL 61701
(309)827-0086NCES ID 170648000319Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Bloomington Jr High School 571st of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 17% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 21th in 2019 to 17th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2024) and Black (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) and Black (last reported 2024) 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.
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 997 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 55.1% | 40.2% | ▼ 14.9 pts | |
| Black | 24.5% | 22.3% | ▼ 2.2 pts | |
| Hispanic | 10.6% | 18.6% | ▲ 8.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 7.2% | 15.1% | ▲ 7.9 pts | |
| Asian | 2.3% | 3.0% | ▲ 0.7 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.3% | 0.7% | ▲ 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 Jr High School
- #324Chiddix Jr High SchoolMcLean County USD 5 · 1.5 mi away324th of 685
ELA 56% ▲21 · Math 36% ▲18Compare - #441Kingsley Jr High SchoolMcLean County USD 5 · 1.8 mi away441st of 685
ELA 46% ▲11 · Math 29% ▲11Compare - #475Parkside Jr High SchoolMcLean County USD 5 · 3 mi away475th of 685
ELA 46% ▲11 · Math 24% ▲6Compare - #220Evans Junior High SchoolMcLean County USD 5 · 4.2 mi away220th of 685
ELA 66% ▲31 · Math 42% ▲24Compare - #84Tri-Valley Middle SchoolTri Valley CUSD 3 · 8.8 mi away84th of 685
ELA 76% ▲41 · Math 61% ▲43Compare - #133Lexington Jr High SchoolLexington CUSD 7 · 15 mi away133rd of 685
ELA 82% ▲47 · Math 44% ▲26Compare - #417LeRoy Junior High SchoolLeRoy CUSD 2 · 15.1 mi away417th of 685
ELA 44% ▲9 · Math 35% ▲17Compare - #294Olympia Middle SchoolOlympia CUSD 16 · 15.5 mi away294th of 685
ELA 60% ▲25 · Math 37% ▲19Compare
What school district is Bloomington Jr High School in?
Bloomington Jr High School is part of the Bloomington SD 87 district in Bloomington, Illinois.
Is Bloomington Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Bloomington Jr High School 571st of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 17% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Bloomington Jr High School?
White 40%, Black 22%, Hispanic 19%, Two or more races 15% (997 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Bloomington Jr 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.