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Mt Zion High School

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Mt Zion High School ranks 149 th of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

149^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 620 Illinois High Schools

Better than 76% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Located in Mount Zion, Illinois, Mt Zion High School serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 762 students in Mt Zion CUSD 3. Its clearest strength is achievement across high-school grades: in 2025–26, Mt Zion outperformed the state and every nearby school with reported results on all six grade 11 ACT and grade 10 PreACT subject tests.

Mt Zion’s strongest comparisons are in grade 10 and 11: for example, grade 10 ELA proficiency was 70%, 16 points above the state and 9 points above the best nearby result, from Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School. The main academic soft spot is grade 9 science: Mt Zion’s 46% was 2 points below the state, while Cerro Gordo, Meridian High School and Warrensburg-Latham High School all posted higher results. Grade 9 ELA and math were slightly above state results, but nearby schools also surpassed Mt Zion in those subjects. Graduation is another positive: the 2025–26 rate was 94%, compared with 90% statewide and 94% in the district.

Results have moved in different directions: grade 10 PreACT ELA rose 10 points from the prior year, widening its state lead from 4 to 16 points, while grade 11 ACT math fell 6 points and its state lead narrowed from 13 to 6. Mt Zion remains highly ranked by SchoolDigger at the 76th percentile with 4 stars in 2025–26, just above Cerro Gordo at the 74th percentile, though its percentile has declined from 92 in 2018–19. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 17.3; its free/reduced lunch eligible share was 22%, the lowest among nearby schools reporting that measure for the same year. One group result merits attention: the SchoolDigger ranking for Special Education Students was at the 50th percentile in 2025–26, 26 points below the school’s overall percentile and down 22 points from the prior year. This is a ranking of measured outcomes for that group, not a measure of students’ ability.

762

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,129

Per pupil spending ?

21.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

99.6%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

305 S Henderson St
Mount Zion, IL 62549-1323

(217) 864-2363

District: Mt Zion CUSD 3

Feeder schools for Mt Zion High School:

Elementary:	McGaughey Elementary School
	Mt Zion Elementary School
Middle:	Mt Zion Intermediate School
	Mt Zion Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.5%

Two or more races:

3.8%

Hispanic:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (55% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Illinois high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (90%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Illinois avg47%

149^th of 620

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	149 of 620	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	137 of 698	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	144 of 697	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	74 of 699	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	87 of 699	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	87.2	82 of 688	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	58 of 701	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	68 of 647	89.5%	★★★★☆
2017	85.8	75 of 642	88.3%	★★★★☆
2016	76.1	78 of 643	87.9%	★★★★☆
2015	79.8	84 of 614	86.3%	★★★★☆
2014	88.4	57 of 670	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	92.5	28 of 670	95.8%	★★★★★
2012	89.1	52 of 665	92.2%	★★★★★
2011	85.6	70 of 655	89.3%	★★★★☆
2010	89.9	39 of 643	93.9%	★★★★★
2009	82.0	90 of 632	85.8%	★★★★☆
2008	88.6	45 of 624	92.8%	★★★★★
2007	84.5	69 of 612	88.7%	★★★★☆
2006	85.7	62 of 596	89.6%	★★★★☆
2005	86.5	48 of 590	91.9%	★★★★★
2004	89.4	36 of 592	93.9%	★★★★★
2003	83.5	65 of 586	88.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	145 of 491	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	167 of 428	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	150 of 545	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	75.5	131 of 685	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	158 of 664	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.5	56 of 656	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	79.3	120 of 658	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	126 of 639	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	85 of 665	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	101 of 620	83.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	184 of 478	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.6	263 of 672	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	240 of 639	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	175 of 644	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.7	181 of 626	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	155 of 611	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	74 of 639	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	103 of 585	82.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	180 of 521	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.0	152 of 685	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	144 of 668	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	105 of 668	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	72 of 664	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	91.5	60 of 653	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	46 of 675	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	46 of 619	92.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	118 of 211	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	120 of 163	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	120 of 238	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.2	146 of 527	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	141 of 482	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.1	143 of 476	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	84.0	33 of 453	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	29.6	306 of 473	35.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	206 of 515	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.3	196 of 564	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	188 of 554	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.0	107 of 557	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	129 of 560	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	118 of 553	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	93 of 552	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	93 of 548	83.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)70th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)44th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%+9 vs state

Science59%+11 vs state

Mathematics46%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mt Zion High School	Public	9-12	305 S Henderson St	Mount Zion	62549	Macon County	Mt Zion CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 864-2363	762	44	17.3	21.8%	682 (89.5%)	13 (1.7%)	18 (2.4%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.8%)	69.9	149^th of 620 public high schools	76.0%		75.7	137^th of 698 public high schools	80.4%	12	65.3	69.9	43.2	45.9	45.5	56.8	59.2	46.2	58.7										99.6%		$12,129	$458	$11,671
Eisenhower High School	Public	9-12	1200 S 16th St	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 362-3100	909	53	17.1	76.7%	295 (32.5%)	433 (47.6%)	52 (5.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (13.3%)	8.7	562^nd of 620 public high schools	9.4%		16.2	578^th of 698 public high schools	17.2%	16	38.1	30.4	16.8		23.7	17.1	17.8	8.6	22.0										99.9%		$17,793	$414	$17,379
Meridian High School	Public	9-12	728 S Wall St	Macon	62544	Macon County	Meridian CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 764-5233	287	23	12.3	43.6%	264 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	54.9	251^st of 620 public high schools	59.5%		57.2	269^th of 698 public high schools	61.5%	18	62.1	55.6	45.5	41.3	53.0	44.4	45.8	35.6	40.7										99.6%		$14,914	$113	$14,801
MacArthur High School	Public	9-12	1499 W Grand Ave	Decatur	62522	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 362-3152	1,059	53	19.9	73.0%	291 (27.5%)	536 (50.6%)	80 (7.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	144 (13.6%)	7.1	576^th of 620 public high schools	7.1%		17.2	573^rd of 698 public high schools	17.9%	3	35.4	26.0	14.8	9.9	19.7	20.1	17.0	11.0	16.1										99.6%		$15,777	$331	$15,446
Heartland Technical Academy	Public	11-12	1 College Park	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Macon/Piatt ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 872-4051	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Option Three	Public	6-12	3433 Rupp Pkwy	Decatur	62526	Macon County	Macon/Piatt ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 872-3721	0	2	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Futures Unlimited	Public	9-12	3900 N Neely Ave	Decatur	62526	Macon County	Macon/Piatt ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 362-3080	0	6	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Okaw Valley High School	Public	9-12	709 S St John	Bethany	61914	Moultrie County	Okaw Valley CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 665-3631	162	16	10.1	51.9%	152 (93.8%)	4 (2.5%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.6	441^st of 620 public high schools	28.9%		33.3	493^rd of 698 public high schools	29.4%	52	57.1	35.3				32.4			40.6										82%		$21,076	$26	$21,049
Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School	Public	6-12	300 E Durfee St	Cerro Gordo	61818	Piatt County	Cerro Gordo CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 763-2711	228	20	11.2	41.2%	208 (91.2%)	4 (1.8%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	67.4	162^nd of 620 public high schools	73.9%		72.5	157^th of 698 public high schools	77.5%	5	73.1	61.1	46.2	27.8	69.2	52.8	55.2	41.4	55.2	55.0	72.5	69.4	90.0	77.6		27.8	30.0	24.1	98.3%		$13,749	$340	$13,409
Central A & M High School	Public	9-12	229 E Pine St	Moweaqua	62550	Shelby County	Central A & M CUD 21	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 768-3866	215	23	9.3	38.6%	203 (94.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	43	357^th of 620 public high schools	42.4%		51.8	327^th of 698 public high schools	53.2%	30	55.3	53.8	25.5	26.9		50.0	48.3	30.0	43.3										100%		$15,619	$344	$15,275

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt Zion High School

What schools feed into Mt Zion High School?

Mt Zion High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : McGaughey Elementary School
Elementary : Mt Zion Elementary School
Middle : Mt Zion Intermediate School
Middle : Mt Zion Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Mt Zion High School?

Students at Mt Zion High School are 90% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Mt Zion High School a good school?

Mt Zion High School ranks 149^th of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mt Zion High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 762 students attended Mt Zion High School.

What district is Mt Zion High School in?

Mt Zion CUSD 3

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