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Schools in Zion Township

Zion Township’s public schools

Zion-Benton Township High School District 126, Zion Elementary School District 6 and Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Zion Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/5schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 96% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
13%
2020–21
Math proficiency
9%
2020–21
Graduate on time
88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.3K
▲ 3% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126
Students per teacher
14.2
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
9
4,709 students on the public path
In brief

Zion Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Zion Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch places highest (better than 29%); West Elementary School lowest (0%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Zion Township, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools: Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch and Zion-Benton East High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Zion Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–23 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to D
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Zion-Benton Township High School District 126.

Three districts serve Zion Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Zion-Benton Township High School District 126Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 2,533 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$22,286IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Zion Elementary School District 6Grades PK–8 · 7 schools · 2,176 students, down 2% since 2021–22 · 13.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$24,770IL $21,567 · FY2024
D−
Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3Grades PK–8 · 5 schools · 1,996 students · 13.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,690IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Zion-Benton Township High School District 12613%
State average 29.9% · 592 students tested
Math · 9–12, Zion-Benton Township High School District 1269%
State average 25.8% · 581 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Zion Elementary School District 66%
State average 29.9% · 1274 students tested
Math · PK–8, Zion Elementary School District 64%
State average 25.8% · 485 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 313%
State average 29.9% · 1321 students tested
Math · PK–8, Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 39%
State average 25.8% · 751 students tested

Zion Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Zion Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Zion Township—Zion Elementary School District 6 PK–8 · Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 9–12
Zion (city)DZion Elementary School District 6 PK–8 · Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 9–12
BentonC−Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Winthrop Harbor School District 1 PK–8 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 9–12
Beach ParkDBeach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 9–12
WadsworthCBeach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12
NewportBBeach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12
Winthrop HarborCWinthrop Harbor School District 1 PK–8 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 9–12

All 6 neighbors share Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 with Zion Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Zion Township

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Zion Townshipby address
Beulah Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Zion
289 students18:1Rate it →
East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Zion
275 students20:1Rate it →
Lakeview School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Zion
249 students13:1Rate it →
West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Zion
D−
339 students11:1Rate it →
Elmwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Zion
D
336 students16:1Rate it →
Shiloh Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Zion
358 students14:1Rate it →
Zion Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Zion
C−
330 students11:1Rate it →
Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Zion
C
2,114 students15:1Rate it →
Zion-Benton East High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Zion
C−
419 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Zion Township’s schools

Are Zion Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Zion Township. Zion-Benton Township High School District 126, Zion Elementary School District 6 and Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Zion Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Zion Township in?

Zion-Benton Township High School District 126, Zion Elementary School District 6 and Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3.

Where do Zion Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch and Zion-Benton East High School.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.