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Zion Elementary School District 6

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Zion and Zion Township, and parts of Benton Township.

Zion’s School Grade D better than 11% of Illinois school districts

Students
2,176
Schools
7
Spent per student
$24,770
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Debt
$3.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Zion Elementary School District 6

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 3% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Spends 15% more per student than the IL average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.1M, about $1,426 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 3% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DZion 24,447Zion Township 24,447

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Zion. Grade by grade →

PK–57 elementary schoolsBeach Park Community Consolidated School District 3
6–83 middle schoolsBeach Park Community Consolidated School District 3
9–122 high schoolsZion-Benton Township High School District 126

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency4%
State average 25.8% · 485 students tested
Reading / language arts6%
State average 29.9% · 1,274 students tested

Graduation rate 88% at Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,770 per student · 15% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 45%Support & administration 52%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 58%Federal 17%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,223’21
2,122’22
2,161’23
2,176’24

About steady since 2021–22.

Students
Hispanic 62%Black 28%Two or more races 5%White 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Beulah Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Zion
289 students18:1
East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Zion
275 students20:1
Lakeview School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Zion
249 students13:1
West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Zion
D−
339 students11:1
Elmwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Zion
D
336 students16:1
Shiloh Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Zion
358 students14:1
Zion Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Zion
C−
330 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Zion-Benton Township High School District 126Beach Park, Newport Township, Wadsworth
$22,286per student
Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3Beach Park, Newport Township, Wadsworth
$20,690per student
Warren Township High School District 121Newport Township, Wadsworth
$20,075per student
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60Beach Park, Waukegan Township
$23,440per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.