Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MT ZION CUSD 3·NCES 172739002909
Mt Zion Elem School
725 W Main St, Mount Zion, IL 62549 · (217) 864-3631 · Macon County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
108 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mt Zion CUSD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
55.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.5pp since 2023
Math
63.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
359
0 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.3:1
% White
90%
was 94%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Mt Zion Elem School
As a mid-sized elementary school in Mount Zion, Illinois, Mt Zion Elem School educates 359 students from grades 2 through 3, overseen by Mt Zion CUSD 3.
Within Mt Zion CUSD 3, which oversees 5 schools and 2,427 students, Mt Zion Elem School is one campus in the system.
Demographically, Mt Zion Elem School lists that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 6% multiracial. By comparison, Macon County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Mt Zion Elem School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Macon County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mt Zion Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.1%, the actual is 54.0%, a residual of -0.1 points.
Zooming out to the county, Macon County reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,666 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mt Zion Elem School is one of 43 public schools in Macon County (combined enrollment of about 14,702 students).
Nearest neighbor: Mt Zion High School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mt Zion Elem School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 30.4%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Five-year trend. Mt Zion Elem School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 359 (now 359). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 94% to 90%. Class-load math has fell: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Macon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,849
Census ACS
Median income
$62,666
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
14,702 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mt Zion CUSD 3
- Mt Zion High SchoolHigh · 762 students
- Mt Zion Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 557 students
- Mt Zion Jr High SchoolMiddle · 378 students
- McGaughey Elem SchoolElementary · 371 students
Other schools in Mount Zion
- Mt Zion High SchoolHigh · 762 students
- Mt Zion Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 557 students
- Mt Zion Jr High SchoolMiddle · 378 students
- McGaughey Elem SchoolElementary · 371 students
Nearby schools
- Mt Zion High School0.4 mi · 762
- Mt Zion Jr High School0.5 mi · 378
- Mt Zion Intermediate School0.5 mi · 557
- McGaughey Elem School0.6 mi · 371
- Muffley Elem School3.7 mi · 386
- Montessori Academy for Peace4.2 mi · 586
Frequently asked questions
About Mt Zion Elem SchoolHow many students attend Mt Zion Elem School?
Mt Zion Elem School enrolls approximately 359 students in grades 02-03.
What age range does Mt Zion Elem School serve?
Mt Zion Elem School serves students from grade 02 through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Mt Zion Elem School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Mt Zion Elem School.
What is the student diversity at Mt Zion Elem School?
Student demographics at Mt Zion Elem School are roughly 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Mt Zion Elem School in?
Mt Zion Elem School is part of Mt Zion CUSD 3.
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