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Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch: special education data

Grades 9 - 12 · Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126, Lake County · 313 students with IEPs

In 2024–25, 30.9% of Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch's 313 students with IEPs were taught in a regular classroom at least 80% of the day, compared with the Illinois district median of 55.7%.

The school reported 123 out-of-school suspensions of students with IEPs (39.3 per 100).

Source: ISBE 2024–25 Illinois Report CardMethodologyReport an error

Inclusion

30.9%of this school's students with IEPs are in a regular classroom most of the day (ISBE 2024–25)
30.9%In a regular classroom most of the day — 80%+ of the time
27.9%Split between a regular class and a separate room — 40–79%
24.3%Mostly in a separate special-ed room — under 40%
16.9%In a separate school — the most separated
ISBE Illinois Report Card 2025 — Special Education data set 2026-06-10

How students with disabilities do at this school

The “Children with Disabilities” subgroup at this school. The state withholds a figure when too few students would make an individual identifiable — common at smaller schools, so some rows below may be blank here but available at the district level.

Chronic absenteeism
40.6% · typical IL district 27.4% (ISBE 2024–25)
Share of special-ed students missing 10%+ of school days. Lower is better.
Reading (ELA) proficiency
withheld by the state to protect a small group of students
Math proficiency
withheld by the state to protect a small group of students
HS graduation (4-year)
81.4% · typical IL district 82.5% (ISBE 2024–25)
Dropout rate
4.7% · typical IL district 3.4% (ISBE 2024–25)
ISBE Illinois Report Card 2025 — Special Education data set 2026-06-10

Discipline

Discipline of students with IEPs at this school (incident counts, ISBE 2024–25).

Out-of-school suspensions
123 incidents · 39.3 per 100 students with IEPs
In-school suspensions
127 incidents
ISBE Illinois Report Card 2025 — Discipline (per-school, IEP subgroup) 2026-06-10

For the fuller picture (support staffing, restraint and seclusion, discipline disparities, and how this school compares with others in the district), see the Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126 scorecard .