Zion-Benton East High School
Zion, IL · Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Suburb, large
509th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 15%▼ Declining
1634 23rd St, Zion, IL 60099
(847)731-9803NCES ID 174389005993Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Zion-Benton East High School 509th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 15% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 38th in 2019 to 15th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2023) and Black (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.
White (last reported 2023), Black (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.
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 414 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2010, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 33.1% | 56.3% | ▲ 23.2 pts | |
| Black | 20.4% | 24.4% | ▲ 4.0 pts | |
| White | 38.8% | 10.9% | ▼ 27.9 pts | |
| Two or more races | 4.2% | 7.5% | ▲ 3.3 pts | |
| Asian | 2.3% | 0.7% | ▼ 1.6 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.8% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.8 pts |
Typical home value $268K in zip 60099 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Zion-Benton East High School
- #524Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi SchZion-Benton Twp HSD 126 · 1.7 mi away524th of 601
ELA 31% ▼7 · Math 15% ▲3Compare - #552Waukegan High SchoolWaukegan CUSD 60 · 6.6 mi away552nd of 601
ELA 24% ▼14 · Math 14% ▲2Compare - #593North Chicago Community High SchNorth Chicago SD 187 · 8.8 mi away593rd of 601
ELA 14% ▼24 · Math 8% ▼4Compare - #240Warren Township High SchoolWarren Twp HSD 121 · 10 mi away240th of 601
ELA 53% ▲15 · Math 40% ▲28Compare - #94Lakes Community High SchoolCHSD 117 · 11.5 mi away94th of 601
ELA 66% ▲28 · Math 58% ▲46Compare - #223Grayslake North High SchoolGrayslake CHSD 127 · 12.4 mi away223rd of 601
ELA 56% ▲18 · Math 41% ▲29Compare - #96Grayslake Central High SchoolGrayslake CHSD 127 · 13 mi away96th of 601
ELA 74% ▲36 · Math 50% ▲38Compare - #15Lake Forest High SchoolLake Forest CHSD 115 · 13.1 mi away15th of 601
ELA 86% ▲48 · Math 78% ▲66Compare
What school district is Zion-Benton East High School in?
Zion-Benton East High School is part of the Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126 district in Zion, Illinois.
Is Zion-Benton East High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Zion-Benton East High School 509th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 15% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Zion-Benton East High School?
Hispanic 56%, Black 24%, White 11%, Two or more races 8% (414 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Zion-Benton East High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60099 is $268K 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.