Bloomington Jr High School

Regular School · Bloomington, IL

Bloomington Jr High School is a regular school school in Bloomington, Illinois, serving grades 06–08 with 1,050 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.1:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

1,050

Teachers (FTE)

80.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	399	38%
Black or African American	251	24%
Hispanic/Latino	214	20%
Two or more races	160	15%
Asian	22	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	1,050	519M / 531F

English Language Learners: 71 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	12.0% -15.7pp	27.7%	481
Reading Proficiency	19.0% -13.7pp	32.7%	501

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.22 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

142

13.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

257

24.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,050	100%

Contact & Location

901 Colton Ave

Bloomington, IL 61701

Phone: (309)827-0086

http://www.district87.org

District

Bloomington SD 87

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,807

District enrollment: 4,963

Other Schools in District

Bent Elem School Elementary
Irving Elementary School Elementary
Oakland Elementary School Elementary
Sheridan Elem School Elementary
Stevenson Elem School Elementary
Washington Elem School Elementary
Bloomington High School High
Sarah A Raymond Sch of Early Educ Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 61701) → CensusDepth.com
Illinois population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Illinois teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

170648000319

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD