Bloom High School
Recent News About Bloom High School
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Saturday night football: which local high school football teams are in action today? - Aug. 26
These teams from the South Cook News coverage area are scheduled to play later today starting at 10 a.m.
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Friday night football: where to see the Rich Township Raptors and 22 other local football teams play today - Aug. 25
These teams from the South Cook News coverage area are scheduled to play later today starting at 6 p.m.
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Thursday night football: Thornwood Thunderbirds are the only local football team playing today - Aug. 24
This team from the South Cook News coverage area is scheduled to play later today starting at 7 p.m.
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Bloom High School reports 46% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Bloom High School rose to 46 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Bloom High School reports 27% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Bloom High School fell to 27 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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88.7 percent of Bloom teachers stay put; average earns $78,185 per year
The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 88.7 percent of teachers stay at Bloom High School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.
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Bloom High School scores 18.8% ELA proficiency, 13.2% on math in 2019
Of the 1,642 students attending Bloom High School in 2019, 18.8 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 13.2 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
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At Bloom, 91 percent of students graduate high school
About 80 percent of ninth graders in 2020 were "on track" to graduate at Bloom High School, where the four-year graduation rate was 91 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Report: 44 percent of 2018 Bloom High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In the two years after 86 percent of Bloom High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 44 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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At Bloom High School, 86 percent of students graduate high school; 52 percent go to college
About 77 percent of ninth graders in 2019 were “on track” to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 86 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Report: 42 percent of 2017 Bloom High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In the two years after 78% of Bloom High School's class of 2017 graduated on time, 42 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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Bloom High School’s new principal Kenyatta Starks is on CPS “do not hire” list
Bloom Township High School District 206 hired a principal placed in “do not hire” status by her old employer, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the Chicago Heights Patch reports.
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At Bloom, 86 percent of students graduate high school; 54 percent go to college
About 75 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 86 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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87.9 percent of Bloom Township teachers stay put; average earns $74,325.79 per year
More than 87.9 percent of teachers stay at Bloom Township High School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Bloom High School reports 30% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Bloom High School rose to 30 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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At Bloom, 78 percent of students graduate high school; 50 percent go to college
About 79 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 78 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Bloom High School reports 19% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Bloom High School fell to 19 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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90.5 percent of Bloom Township teachers stay put; average earns $70,953 per year
More than 90.5 percent of teachers stay at Bloom Township High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Report: 55 percent of 2016 Bloom High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In the two years after 79% of Bloom High School's class of 2016 graduated on time, 55 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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South Cook News Athletes in Action, Football: Nov. 12 - Nov. 18
Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to communities within the South Cook News coverage area as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of Nov. 12 to Nov. 18.