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Mt Zion Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

315 S Henderson St, Mount Zion, IL 62549 · (217) 864-2369 · Part of Mount Zion Community Unit School District 3

Mount Zion Township’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
378
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Mt Zion Jr High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 70% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Mount Zion Township kids: Mt Zion High School

On the path

Where Mount Zion Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

2–3Mt Zion Elem Schoolin Mount Zion
7–8Mt Zion Jr High SchoolYou are here
9–12Mt Zion High Schoolin Mount Zion

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

315 S Henderson St, Mount Zion

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7171
Grade 8206
Grade 121
Enrollment over time
394’20
404’21
403’22
402’23
378’24

Down 4.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%Black 2%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mt Zion Jr High School from Mount Zion Township families.

Other schools in Mount Zion Community Unit School District 3

The district →
McGaughey Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Mount Zion
371 students17:1
Mt Zion Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Mount Zion
A
359 students16:1
Mt Zion Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Mount Zion
B
557 students17:1
Mt Zion High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Zion
A−
762 students17:1

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 Zion Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.