Summary:
North Mac Middle School is a public middle school located in Girard, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 234 students. The school is part of the North Mac CUSD 34 district, which is ranked 506 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
North Mac Middle School faces significant challenges, including a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 5.9% in 2019-2020 to 22.1% in 2023-2024, notably higher than the state average of 14.9% in 2020-2021. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts and IAR/Mathematics, is consistently below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 35.3% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 41.2%, and only 13.7% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school's performance on various student subgroups, such as White students, Special Education students, and Disabled students, is also in the bottom quartile of Illinois middle schools, indicating significant achievement gaps.
When compared to nearby middle schools, North Mac Middle School's performance is generally lower. For example, Litchfield Middle School, located about 19 miles away, has significantly higher academic achievement, with 70.7% of students proficient or better in ELA and 32.3% in Mathematics in 2023-2024. North Mac Middle School's declining performance over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 579 out of 1,356 Illinois middle schools in 2018-2019 to 844 out of 1,363 in 2023-2024, suggests the need for targeted interventions and improvements. The school's relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 53.85% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, may also contribute to its academic challenges and should be considered in any improvement efforts.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
North Mac CUSD 34
SchoolDigger Rank:
844th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,883
Students who attend North Mac Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for North Mac Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 11.8
Number of students: 234
Racial breakdown:
White:
94.9%
Two or more races:
2.6%
Hispanic:
2.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.8%
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