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Enrollment
358
Middle
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ZION ESD 6·NCES 174386006827
Shiloh Park Middle School
2635 Gabriel Ave, Zion, IL 60099 · (847) 379-0400 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Illinois public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
307 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 56%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 129 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 107 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 122 | 34% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
20.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
7.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.5% | 7.8% |
| 2023-24 | 13.6% | 2.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
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
12.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Shiloh Park Middle School
Shiloh Park Middle School's state test result (12.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiloh Park Middle School this school | 358 | 85.8% | 12.2% |
| Zion Central Middle School Zion | 330 | 85.5% | 13.6% |
| Veterans Memorial Middle School Blue Island | 361 | 78.1% | 22.8% |
| Everett F Kerr Middle School Blue Island | 304 | 81.9% | 32.2% |
| Kellar School Robbins | 431 | 75.4% | 34.7% |
| MacArthur Middle School Berkeley | 357 | 75.9% | 24.3% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Shiloh Park Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #566 of 578 | #30 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.8% | #611 of 640 ▲ 13 | #42 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #620 of 640 no change | #41 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #402 of 691 | #37 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #335 of 558 | #34 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #263 of 560 | #26 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #50 of 581 | #4 of 31 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 358 | 26.5 | 13.5:1 | 86% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 83% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 82% (329) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shiloh Park Middle School.
About Shiloh Park Middle School
Shiloh Park Middle School, a small middle school, is located in Zion, Illinois. A total of 358 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. Against the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 23% lower.
Zion ESD 6 runs 7 schools with a combined 2,176 students. Shiloh Park Middle School is one of them.
Shiloh Park Middle School is 65% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 28% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% White. County-wide, 25% of Lake County residents are Hispanic. Shiloh Park Middle School's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.5:1. That is close to the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. The school's lunch program data list 86% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Lake County averages 54%, lower than here.
Shiloh Park Middle School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 4% of Illinois public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.0% for Shiloh Park Middle School. The school posts 12.2%, 9.8 points below the prediction.
Lake County has about 714,223 residents, and the median household income is $110,416, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Lake County has 214 public schools and roughly 118,032 students.
The school nearest to Shiloh Park Middle School is Zion Central Middle School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Shiloh Park Middle School ranks 5th of 6 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Discussions about Shiloh Park Middle School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 ESD 6
- West Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Zion Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 330 students
- Beulah Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 275 students
- Lakeview SchoolElementary · 249 students
Other schools in Zion
- Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi SchoolHigh · 2,114 students
- Zion-Benton East High SchoolHigh · 419 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
- Zion Central Middle School0.2 mi · 330
- Elmwood Elementary School0.5 mi · 336
- Zion-Benton East High School0.6 mi · 419
- Lakeview School0.6 mi · 249
- West Elementary School0.7 mi · 339
- East Elementary School0.8 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Shiloh Park Middle SchoolHow large is Shiloh Park Middle School?
Shiloh Park Middle School enrolls approximately 358 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Shiloh Park Middle School serve?
Shiloh Park Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Shiloh Park Middle School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Shiloh Park Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Shiloh Park Middle School?
Student demographics at Shiloh Park Middle School are roughly 3% White, 65% Hispanic, 28% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Shiloh Park Middle School in?
Shiloh Park Middle School is part of Zion ESD 6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.