Zion Elementary School District 6

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–8 D-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Zion and Zion, and parts of Benton.

At a glance
2,176Students enrolled
7Schools
2Towns served
$24,770Spent per student
14:1Student–teacher ratio
84%Free / reduced lunch
School path

Where would my kid go?

For Zion

Grades PK–2
Beulah Park Elem School or East Elementary School or Lakeview SchoolDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 3–5
West Elementary School or Elmwood Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 6–8
Shiloh Park Middle School or Zion Central Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL
Math proficiency4%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts6%
State average 30.7%

Graduation rate 84% at Zion-Benton Township High School District 126, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$24,770
per student each year · 15% above the IL average
Spending
Classroom instruction45%
Support & administration52%
Other3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)25%
State58%
Federal17%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 4 years
2,223’21
2,122’22
2,161’23
2,176’24
Students
Hispanic · 62%1,351
Black · 28%604
Two or more races · 5%118
White · 4%96
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%4
Asian · 0%3

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

Also covers small parts of Benton.

Schools7 in district · 2 next
This district · grades PK–8
Where students go next · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.

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