Bloom Township High School District 206
Public
Regional · 10 towns Grades 9–12 DSchool Grade
High school for Bloom, Chicago Heights, Crete, Sauk Village, Steger, Lynwood, Glenwood, Crete, South Chicago Heights and Ford Heights, and parts of Lansing. Each town runs its own elementary district.
At a glance
3,041Students enrolled
3Schools · + 30 feeders
10Towns served
$22,240Spent per student
17:1Student–teacher ratio
81%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades PK–5
9 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listChicago Heights School District 170Grades 6–8
Chicago Heights Middle School872 students · Chicago HtsChicago Heights School District 170Grades 6–8
Rickover Jr High School371 students · Sauk VillageCommunity Consolidated School District 168Grades PK–8
Nathan Hale Elem School or Sandridge Elem SchoolDepends on your addressSunnybrook School District 171Grades 8
Heritage Middle School or Sandridge Elem SchoolDepends on your addressSunnybrook School District 171Grades PK–4
Longwood Elem School or Hickory Bend Elem SchoolDepends on your addressBrookwood School District 167Grades K–5
5 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listCrete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-UGrades 6–8
Crete-Monee Middle School1,002 students · University ParkCrete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-UGrades 9–12
Bloom High School or Crete-Monee High School or Bloom Trail High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
Chicago Heights Middle School or Columbia Central SchoolDepends on your addressChicago Heights School District 170Grades PK–4
Wagoner Elem or Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc CntrDepends on your addressCommunity Consolidated School District 168Grades 5
Strassburg Elem or Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc CntrDepends on your addressCommunity Consolidated School District 168Grades 6–8
Rickover Jr High School or Cottage Grove Upper Grade CenterDepends on your addressCommunity Consolidated School District 168Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs IL
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts9%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 87.3%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2017–18). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$22,240
per student each year · 3% above the IL average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 4 years
2,927’21
2,964’22
3,104’23
3,041’24
Students
Black · 48%1,467
Hispanic · 44%1,342
White · 5%165
Two or more races · 2%49
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%13
Asian · 0%3
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Bloom83,966 people
Chicago Heights26,736 people · Grades PK–5 at Roosevelt Elem School or Washington-McKinley Elem Sch and others
Crete23,542 people
Sauk Village9,678 people · Grades PK–2 at Wagoner Elem
Steger9,418 people · Grades PK–1 at Steger Primary Center
Lynwood9,083 people · Grades PK–8 at Nathan Hale Elem School or Sandridge Elem School
Glenwood8,603 people · Grades PK–4 at Longwood Elem School or Hickory Bend Elem School
Crete8,386 people · Grades K–5 at Balmoral Elem Sch or Crete Elementary School and others
South Chicago Heights3,907 people · Grades PK–5 at Steger Primary Center or Roosevelt Elem School and others
Ford Heights1,331 people · Grades PK–4 at Wagoner Elem or Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc Cntr
Also covers small parts of Lansing.
Schools3 in district · 30 feeders
This district · grades 9–12
Bloom High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · Chicago Heights
C-PublicBloom Trail High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · Chicago Heights
CPublicDist 206 Alternative High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · Chicago Heights
PublicFeeder schools · grades PK–8 · each town's own district
Balmoral Elem SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 472 students · Crete
D-PublicCoretta Scott King Magnet SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 293 students · University Park
C+PublicCrete Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 381 students · Crete
DPublicCrete-Monee Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,002 students · University Park
CPublicMonee Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 373 students · Monee
CPublicTalala Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 305 students · Park Forest
D-PublicCottage Grove Upper Grade CenterMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 156 students · Ford Heights
D-PublicMedgar Evers Primary Acadmc CntrElementary · Grades PK–4 · 306 students · Ford Heights
D-PublicRickover Jr High SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 371 students · Sauk Village
DPublicStrassburg ElemElementary · Grades 3–5 · 406 students · Sauk Village
DPublicWagoner ElemElementary · Grades PK–2 · 466 students · Sauk Village
PublicBrookwood Jr High SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 226 students · Glenwood
CPublicHickory Bend Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 277 students · Glenwood
C-PublicLongwood Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 364 students · Glenwood
DPublicHeritage Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 500 students · Lansing
C+PublicNathan Hale Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 525 students · Lansing
DPublicSandridge Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 423 students · Lynwood
BPublicChicago Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 872 students · Chicago Hts
C+PublicColumbia Central SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 646 students · Steger
CPublicGarfield Elem SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 248 students · Chicago Heights
C-PublicGreenbriar Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 174 students · Chicago Heights
B-PublicJefferson Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 157 students · Chicago Heights
B-PublicKennedy Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 193 students · Chicago Heights
CPublicLincoln Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 84 students · Chicago Heights
B-PublicRoosevelt Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 353 students · Chicago Heights
CPublicSteger Intermediate CenterElementary · Grades 2–4 · 465 students · Steger
DPublicSteger Primary CenterElementary · Grades PK–1 · 396 students · South Chicago Heights
PublicU S Grant Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 147 students · South Chicago Heights
C+PublicWashington-McKinley Elem SchElementary · Grades PK–5 · 286 students · Chicago Heights
CPublicWilson Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 160 students · Chicago Heights
C-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
Thornton Township High School District 205Calumet City · South Holland · Thornton + 1 more · $34,660 per student
Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233Flossmoor · Homewood · $27,139 per student
Rich Township High School District 227Olympia Fields · Park Forest · Rich + 1 more · $38,455 per student
Hammond School CityHammond · North · $14,230 per student
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.