Zadok Casey Middle School
Mount Vernon, IL · Mount Vernon SD 80
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Town, remote
630th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 8%· Stable
1829 Broadway St, Mount Vernon, IL 62864
(618)244-8060NCES ID 172734002898Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Zadok Casey Middle School 630th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 8% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 9th in 2019 to 8th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2024) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 392 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 58.1% | 52.0% | ▼ 6.1 pts | |
| Black | 29.8% | 30.6% | ▲ 0.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 7.1% | 12.5% | ▲ 5.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 3.1% | 2.8% | ▼ 0.3 pts | |
| Asian | 1.8% | 2.0% | ▲ 0.2 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $134K in zip 62864 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Zadok Casey Middle School
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ELA 43% ▲13 · Math 19% ▲9Compare - #611Centralia Jr High SchoolCentralia SD 135 · 18.1 mi away611th of 685
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ELA 65% ▲35 · Math 28% ▲18Compare - #406Benton Grade Sch 5-8Benton CCSD 47 · 22.5 mi away406th of 685
ELA 51% ▲21 · Math 29% ▲19Compare - #670Sandoval Jr High SchoolSandoval CUSD 501 · 23.9 mi away670th of 685
ELA 13% ▼17Compare - #317Du Quoin Middle SchoolDu Quoin CUSD 300 · 27.6 mi away317th of 685
ELA 65% ▲35 · Math 29% ▲19Compare - #609Zeigler-Royalton Jr High SchoolZeigler-Royalton CUSD 188 · 27.6 mi away609th of 685
ELA 33% ▲3 · Math 11% ▲1Compare
What school district is Zadok Casey Middle School in?
Zadok Casey Middle School is part of the Mount Vernon SD 80 district in Mount Vernon, Illinois.
Is Zadok Casey Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Zadok Casey Middle School 630th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 8% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Zadok Casey Middle School?
White 52%, Black 31%, Two or more races 13%, Hispanic 3% (392 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Zadok Casey Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62864 is $134K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.