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Bloomington Junior High School consists of grades six, seven, and eight. Students range in age from eleven to fourteen. These years of transition require an educational program designed to capture interest, develop learning skills, improve academic achievement, and enhance self-concept.

The building and organization promote and foster the concept of a community of learners working with a separate and distinct group of teachers. At the 7th and 8th grade levels students are arranged in five-teacher teams. At the 6th grade level students are arranged in two-teacher teams. Students are assigned within those teams for social studies, science, mathematics, language arts, and reading instruction. In addition to academic classes, students participate in physical education and an arts for life class each day.

Each student is a member of an advisory group, Knights of the Round Table, directed by a teacher in the building. The separation of schedules allows each grade to travel the building without congestion and interaction with another group. The block schedule configuration promotes the continuity and sequence of team activity, and encourages support of activity development and curricular implementations.

Bloomington Junior High School offers a program recognizing that all children can learn to their fullest potential and supporting the unique needs of the middle-level student. In the quest for excellence, the program strives to create a learning environment that provides stability, promotes self-confidence, and is sensitive to the needs of all students. There are four exit goals, or behaviors, offered as guideposts:

A student who can integrate the rapidly changing physical aspects of his/her body into a healthy growth experience;
A self‑directed learner who continues to grow in his/her ability to think clearly and logically in order to solve problems and make decisions -- a student who wants to continue learning;
An individual who has self-esteem as a learner and person, with a sense of moral and ethical values exhibiting cooperation and responsibility;
A person who shows concern and understanding for others within our school, our community, our nation, and our world.