Mt Zion High School
Mount Zion, IL · Mt Zion CUSD 3
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Suburb, small
124th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 79%▼ Declining
305 S Henderson St, Mount Zion, IL 62549
(217)864-2363NCES ID 172739002908Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Mt Zion High School 124th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 79% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 86th in 2019 to 80th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (last reported 2023) stops 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.
Two or more races (last reported 2023) stops 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.
Two or more races (last reported 2023) stops 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 778 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.4% | 89.3% | ▼ 6.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.6% | 4.0% | ▲ 2.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.1% | 2.2% | ▲ 1.1 pts | |
| Asian | 1.2% | 2.2% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| Black | 0.8% | 1.5% | ▲ 0.7 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.0% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.5 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 $200K in zip 62549 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2014
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Mt Zion High School
- #583Eisenhower High SchoolDecatur SD 61 · 5.2 mi away583rd of 601
ELA 17% ▼46 · Math 9% ▼43Compare - #346Meridian High SchoolMeridian CUSD 15 · 7.8 mi away346th of 601
ELA 48% ▼15 · Math 32% ▼20Compare - #558MacArthur High SchoolDecatur SD 61 · 8 mi away558th of 601
ELA 22% ▼41 · Math 12% ▼40Compare - #393Okaw Valley High SchoolOkaw Valley CUSD 302 · 11.3 mi away393rd of 601
ELA 45% ▼18 · Math 29% ▼23Compare - #167Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High SchoolCerro Gordo CUSD 100 · 11.4 mi away167th of 601
ELA 72% ▲9 · Math 33% ▼19Compare - #179Central A & M High SchoolCentral A & M CUD 21 · 12.1 mi away179th of 601
ELA 52% ▼11Compare - #349Warrensburg-Latham High SchoolWarrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 · 15.2 mi away349th of 601
ELA 53% ▼10 · Math 27% ▼25Compare - #463Argenta-Oreana High SchoolArgenta-Oreana CUSD 1 · 15.3 mi away463rd of 601
ELA 36% ▼27 · Math 23% ▼29Compare
What school district is Mt Zion High School in?
Mt Zion High School is part of the Mt Zion CUSD 3 district in Mount Zion, Illinois.
Is Mt Zion High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Mt Zion High School 124th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 79% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Mt Zion High School?
White 89%, Two or more races 4%, Asian 2%, Hispanic 2% (778 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Mt Zion High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62549 is $200K 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.