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Bloomington SD 87 Schools
Bloomington SD 87 is a public school district in Illinois, based in McLean County (Bloomington). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Bloomington SD 87 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Bloomington SD 87
8 of 9 schools in Bloomington SD 87 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 1D: 3F: 4
Best schools in Bloomington SD 87
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C- Bloomington High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D Washington Elem School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Bloomington JR High School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D- Oakland Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Stevenson Elem School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Bent Elem School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Irving Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Sheridan Elem School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Bloomington SD 87
High schools (1)
- C- Bloomington High School, Bloomington
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D- Bloomington JR High School, Bloomington
Elementary and primary schools (7)
- F Bent Elem School, Bloomington
- F Irving Elementary School, Bloomington
- D- Oakland Elementary School, Bloomington
- Sarah A Raymond Sch Of Early Educ, Bloomington
- F Sheridan Elem School, Bloomington
- F Stevenson Elem School, Bloomington
- D Washington Elem School, Bloomington
Where Bloomington SD 87 schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Bloomington (9)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Illinois
- County: McLean County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,733 students with 362 full-time-equivalent teachers and 565 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1706480
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- McLean County USD 5 (25 schools, 5 mi)
- Tri Valley CUSD 3 (3 schools, 10 mi)
- Lexington CUSD 7 (3 schools, 14 mi)
- LeRoy CUSD 2 (3 schools, 15 mi)
- Olympia CUSD 16 (5 schools, 16 mi)
- El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11 (4 schools, 18 mi)
- Ridgeview CUSD 19 (3 schools, 19 mi)
- Eureka CUD 140 (5 schools, 20 mi)
Questions about Bloomington SD 87
How many schools are in Bloomington SD 87?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Bloomington SD 87, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Bloomington SD 87 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Bloomington.
How good are the schools in Bloomington SD 87?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 13.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 16.9%. 25% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Bloomington SD 87?
4,733 students were enrolled in Bloomington SD 87 in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Bloomington SD 87?
Bloomington SD 87 is in Illinois, based in McLean County, with its district office in Bloomington. Its boundary covers about 11.7 sq mi.