Mt Zion Intermediate School

Mt Zion Intermediate School is one of the moderately sized middle schools in Mount Zion, Illinois, one of the schools within Mt Zion CUSD 3, with 557 students on its rolls from grades 4 through 6. That puts it 21% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Within Mt Zion CUSD 3, which oversees 5 schools and 2,427 students, Mt Zion Intermediate School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mt Zion Intermediate School records that nearly all students (91%) are White; the rest consists of 4% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Mt Zion Intermediate School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Macon County (around 61%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Mt Zion Intermediate School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.9%, the actual is 49.3%, a residual of -4.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Macon County indicate median household income runs about $62,666, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mt Zion Intermediate School is one of 43 public schools in Macon County (combined enrollment of about 14,702 students).

The closest other public school is Mt Zion Jr High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mt Zion Intermediate School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 31.1%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 564 students in 2018 compared to 557 in 2025.

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