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If you could change one rule at Zion-Benton East High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
419
High
DISTRICT 1,267 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ZION-BENTON TWP HSD 126·NCES 174389005993
Zion-Benton East High School
1634 23rd St, Zion, IL 60099 · (847) 731-9803 · Lake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Illinois public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
254 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 56%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 102 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 122 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 103 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 92 | 22% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
Schools most like Zion-Benton East High School
Zion-Benton East High School's state test result (25.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zion-Benton East High School this school | 419 | 60.6% | 25.8% |
| Rickover Naval Academy High Schl Chicago | 527 | 64.7% | 24.4% |
| Proviso Math and Science Academy Forest Park | 925 | 53.6% | 55.0% |
| Chicago HS for the Arts Chicago | 578 | 58.3% | 36.4% |
| Alcott College Prep Chicago | 373 | 74.3% | 18.2% |
| Elmwood Park High School Elmwood Park | 1,015 | 59.4% | 36.9% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Zion-Benton East High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #404 of 573 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #363 of 708 | #21 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #376 of 528 | #16 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #128 of 537 | #10 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #201 of 578 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.9% | #27 of 191 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
419
+44 (+12%) vs 2020
+61% since 2010-11, when it was 260
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 419 | 27 | 15.5:1 | 61% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 50% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 50% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 25.4 | 13.4:1 | 50% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 26 | 13.1:1 | 55% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 260 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 48% (124) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Zion-Benton East High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (341 to 419); teachers up 6% (25.4 to 27).
About Zion-Benton East High School
At 1634 23rd St in Zion, Illinois, Zion-Benton East High School operates as a low-enrollment high school. The school counts 419 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 50% smaller than the 834 average for high schools in Illinois.
Zion-Benton East High School reports to Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126, which has 2 schools and 2,533 students.
Zion-Benton East High School's enrollment is 61% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 20% Black, 10% White, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Lake County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. The chance that two students picked at random at Zion-Benton East High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Teachers at Zion-Benton East High School total 27 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.5:1. The 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 254 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 61%.
Measured against Illinois public high schools, Zion-Benton East High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Zion-Benton East High School is 10.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Lake County show that median household income is about $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 214 public schools in Lake County, with a combined enrollment of about 118,032.
The next-closest public school is Lakeview School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Zion-Benton East High School at 2nd of 6.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 375 in 2020-21 and 419 in 2024-25, a increase of 44 students.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126
- Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi SchoolHigh · 2,114 students
Other schools in Zion
- Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi SchoolHigh · 2,114 students
- Shiloh Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 358 students
- West Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Zion Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 330 students
- Beulah Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeview School0.1 mi · 249
- Zion Central Middle School0.6 mi · 330
- Shiloh Park Middle School0.6 mi · 358
- Beulah Park Elementary School0.6 mi · 289
- West Elementary School0.9 mi · 339
- East Elementary School1.0 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Zion-Benton East High SchoolHow many students attend Zion-Benton East High School?
Zion-Benton East High School enrolls approximately 419 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Zion-Benton East High School serve?
Zion-Benton East High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Zion-Benton East High School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Zion-Benton East High School.
How diverse is Zion-Benton East High School?
Zion-Benton East High School reports a student body of 10% White, 61% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Zion-Benton East High School public or private?
Zion-Benton East High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.