Best Public Schools in Zip Code 62549

The 62549 zip code area is home to 5 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, all part of the Mt Zion CUSD 3 district. Based on the available data, Mt Zion High School stands out as the top-performing school in the area, consistently ranking among the top 25% of Illinois high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Mt Zion High School students outperformed the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with 63% proficient or better in ELA and Science. The middle schools, Mt Zion Intermediate and Mt Zion Junior High, also performed well, with 54.2% and 60.8% proficiency in ELA, respectively. The elementary schools, McGaughey and Mt Zion Elementary, showed more mixed results, with 55.7% proficiency in ELA and 63.2% in Math at Mt Zion Elementary.

In terms of other key metrics, Mt Zion High School had an 89.0% four-year graduation rate and a 2.4% dropout rate, both of which are better than the state averages. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch ranged from 24.42% at Mt Zion High School to 36.07% at McGaughey Elementary, and spending per student was relatively consistent across the schools, ranging from $10,418 to $11,408 per student. The student-teacher ratios varied from 16.0 at Mt Zion Intermediate School to 19.7 at Mt Zion Junior High School.