Impact of COVID-19 on Bloom High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 553rd of 701 High schools | Ranks 569th of 699 High schools | 2.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Mathematics (Bloom High School) | 13.2 | 5.8 | 7.4% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Bloom Township HSD 206) | 11.9 | 5.9 | 6% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 34.8 | 26.7 | 8.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Bloom High School) | 18.8 | 6.8 | 12% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Bloom Township HSD 206) | 18.7 | 7.9 | 10.8% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.7 | 31.6 | 5.1% |
End of Course Science (Bloom High School) | 10.9 | 30 | 19.1% |
End of Course Science (Bloom Township HSD 206) | 13.6 | 31.6 | 18% |
End of Course Science (Illinois) | 36.4 | 52.2 | 15.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1642 | 1737 | 5.8% |
African American | 659 | 695 | 5.5% |
American Indian | 5 | 1 | 80% |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 845 | 955 | 13% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 47 | 47 | |
Two or More Races | 85 | 37 | 56.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 86.2% | 78.1% | 8.1% |