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Mt Zion Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades 2–3

725 W Main St, Mount Zion, IL 62549 · (217) 864-3631 · 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
359
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
2–3
The gist

What stands out about Mt Zion Elem School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 14.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Mount Zion Township kids: Mt Zion Jr High School

On the path

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

PK–1McGaughey Elem Schoolin Mount Zion
2–3Mt Zion Elem SchoolYou are here
7–8Mt Zion Jr High Schoolin Mount Zion

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

725 W Main St, Mount Zion

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 2178
Grade 3181
Enrollment over time
313’20
345’21
329’22
347’23
359’24

Up 14.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 2%Black 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mt Zion Elem 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 Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Mount Zion
B
557 students17:1
Mt Zion Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Mount Zion
B+
378 students16:1
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.