Mt Zion Intermediate School
Public middle school, grades 4 to 6 · Mount Zion, Illinois
Mt Zion Intermediate School in Mount Zion, Illinois enrolled 557 students in 2024-25 with 32.3 full-time teachers, 17.2 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
534 students in 2022-23, 521 students in 2023-24, 557 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.8 to 32.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 534 | 32.8 | 16.3 |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 32.5 | 16.1 |
| 2024-25 | 557 | 32.3 | 17.2 |
17.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Illinois middle schools
Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mt Zion Intermediate School enrolled 527 students and reported no counselor; it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent9.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
91.0% of students were White, 3.6% of two or more races, 2.5% Black in 2024-25.
- White91.0%
- Two or more races3.6%
- Black2.5%
- Hispanic1.6%
- Asian1.1%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Mt Zion Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35% | 38% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 35% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Mount Zion
2 public middle schools in Mount Zion report 2024-25 enrollment; Mt Zion Intermediate School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Zion Intermediate School | 557 | 17.2 | not reported |
| Mt Zion Jr High School | 378 | 16.3 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mt Zion Intermediate School
- Mt Zion Jr High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.1 miles away: 378 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Meridian Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 7.9 miles away: 195 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).7.9 mi
- Compare Mt Zion Intermediate School with Mt Zion Jr High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mt. Zion Community Unit School District spends per student$13,713 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,713
- The largest public schools in IllinoisMt Zion Intermediate School is the number 245 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#245 of 686
- Illinois schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.17.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Mt Zion Intermediate School
How many students attend Mt Zion Intermediate School?
557 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 534 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Mount Zion, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mt Zion Intermediate School?
17.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Mt Zion Intermediate School a Title I school?
Mt Zion Intermediate School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Mt Zion Intermediate School do on state tests?
The students tested at Mt Zion Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Mt Zion Intermediate School in?
Mt. Zion Community Unit School District, NCES district ID 1727390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 172739002911 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.