📍 1716 27th St, Zion, Lake County, 60099
Zion Central Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Zion, Lake County. The school has 323 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christopher Johnson. It is part of the Zion ESD 6 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Zion Central Middle School enrolls 323 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 9.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 190 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 87 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 9.9% |
| White | 13 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
268 of the school's 323 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Zion Central Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 61.
Zion Central Middle School is one of 7 schools in Zion ESD 6, based in Zion, Illinois. The district serves 2,176 students district-wide and employs 148 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 323 students, Zion Central Middle School is close to the district average of about 311 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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