Shiloh Park Middle School

Located at 2635 Gabriel Ave, in Zion, Illinois, Shiloh Park Middle School is a close-knit intermediate school that serves 358 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Zion ESD 6. That puts it 23% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Shiloh Park Middle School is one of 7 schools operated by Zion ESD 6, a district that serves 2,176 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Shiloh Park Middle School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 28% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lake County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Shiloh Park Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.0%; this one delivers 12.2%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Lake County) shows that median household income runs about $110,416, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Lake County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), Shiloh Park Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Zion Central Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Shiloh Park Middle School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 16.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

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