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Zadok Casey Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1829 Broadway St, Mount Vernon, IL 62864 · (618) 244-8060 · Part of Mount Vernon School District 80

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Directions
Students
380
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Zadok Casey Middle School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1829 Broadway St, Mount Vernon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 21
Grade 52
Grade 6138
Grade 7123
Grade 8116
Enrollment over time
427’20
429’21
419’22
392’23
380’24

Down 11% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 47%Black 31%Two or more races 15%Hispanic 4%Asian 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Zadok Casey Middle School from Mount Vernon Township families.

Other schools in Mount Vernon School District 80

The district →
Dr Andy Hall Early Educ Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Mount Vernon
243 students17:1
Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Mount Vernon
C−
562 students14:1
J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Mount Vernon
D
260 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Mount Vernon Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.