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New Technology High - Zion-Benton East High School
1634 23rd St
Zion IL, 60099, Lake County
Phone: 847-731-9803
Ranking: 
(414 out of 666, bottom 38%)*
(414 out of 666, bottom 38%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Zion-Benton Township High School District 126
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 7 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 348 | 344 | 331 | 260 | 180 | 101 | ||||||
| Grade 9: | 93 | 26.7% | 96 | 27.9% | 98 | 29.6% | 114 | 43.8% | 109 | 60.6% | 101 | 100.0% |
| Grade 10: | 91 | 26.1% | 91 | 26.5% | 98 | 29.6% | 83 | 31.9% | 71 | 39.4% | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 84 | 24.1% | 93 | 27.0% | 72 | 21.8% | 63 | 24.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 80 | 23.0% | 64 | 18.6% | 63 | 19.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 178 | 51.1% | 183 | 53.2% | 182 | 55.0% | 143 | 55.0% | 94 | 52.2% | 32 | 31.7% |
| Female: | 170 | 48.9% | 161 | 46.8% | 149 | 45.0% | 117 | 45.0% | 63 | 35.0% | 47 | 46.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 2.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 8 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.9% | 10 | 3.0% | 6 | 2.3% | 2 | 1.1% | 2 | 2.0% |
| Hispanic: | 109 | 31.3% | 112 | 32.6% | 97 | 29.3% | 86 | 33.1% | 47 | 26.1% | 23 | 22.8% |
| Black: | 92 | 26.4% | 79 | 23.0% | 72 | 21.8% | 53 | 20.4% | 44 | 24.4% | 22 | 21.8% |
| White: | 112 | 32.2% | 125 | 36.3% | 132 | 39.9% | 101 | 38.8% | 71 | 39.4% | 39 | 38.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 5.2% | 14 | 4.1% | 15 | 4.5% | 11 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 146 | 42.0% | 148 | 43.0% | 56 | 16.9% | 96 | 36.9% | 69 | 38.3% | 26 | 25.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 8.6% | 26 | 7.6% | 99 | 29.9% | 28 | 10.8% | 16 | 8.9% | 9 | 8.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.38 | 12.32 | 12.73 | 14.36 | 16.36 | 15.30 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 32.3% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 31.6% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 36.4% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 41.6% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 34.6% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 41.1% | 54.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 35.2% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 33.9% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 34.9% | 49.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* New Technology High - Zion-Benton East High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.