How many students attend Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High?

In the 2023-24 school year, 446 students attended Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High?

Students at Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High are 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High attend?

Students who attend Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High usually go on to attend: Middle : Dee-Mack Intermediate School High : Dee-Mack High School

Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High

Summary:

Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High is a public school located in Mackinaw, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 472 students. It is part of the Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 district.

Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High consistently outperforms the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science proficiency, indicating a strong academic focus and effective teaching practices. The school's 8th-grade students, in particular, excel in ELA, with 62.5% proficiency, significantly higher than the state's 49.9%. However, the school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, from 3.5% in 2019-2020 to 12.9% in 2023-2024, which is still lower than the district's 13.3% and the state's average. The school's increasing spending per student, from $9,210 in 2019-2020 to $11,383 in 2022-2023, coupled with its strong academic performance, suggests that the district is effectively allocating resources to support student learning.

When comparing Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High to nearby schools, several interesting insights emerge. Carlock Elementary School, part of the McLean County Unified School District 5, has a lower proficiency rate in ELA and Mathematics compared to Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High, but a higher proficiency rate in Science. Olympia North Elementary School, part of the Olympia CUSD 16 district, has a lower proficiency rate in ELA and Mathematics compared to Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High, but a higher proficiency rate in Science. In contrast, Congerville Elementary School, part of the Eureka CUD 140 district, stands out with exceptional academic performance, with proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics significantly higher than Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High and the state averages.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

102 E Fifth St
Mackinaw, IL 61755-7529

(309) 359-4321

District: Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,784

Students who attend Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High usually attend:

Middle:	Dee-Mack Intermediate School
High:	Dee-Mack High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.1

Number of students: 446

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.9%

Hispanic:

2.5%

Two or more races:

1.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High ranks better than 72.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.09. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (93.9%), Hispanic (2.5%), two or more races (1.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 31.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High is 14.1. (See more...)

Compare Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High employs 31.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High is $11,784.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High 375^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Rank History for all students at Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	78.14	250^th	1185	78.9%
2004	86.35	115^th	1204	90.4%
2005	75.91	301^st	1209	75.1%
2006	73.45	336^th	1272	73.6%
2007	64.47	520^th	1287	59.6%
2008	77.91	244^th	1293	81.1%
2009	71.75	378^th	1318	71.3%
2010	72.81	374^th	1327	71.8%
2011	72.28	375^th	1344	72.1%
2012	80.49	197^th	1365	85.6%
2013	83.23	188^th	1367	86.2%
2014	83.93	164^th	1322	87.6%
2015	77.15	234^th	1302	82.0%
2016	77.01	244^th	1294	81.1%
2017	73.76	281^st	1293	78.3%
2018	62.38	422^nd	1293	67.4%
2019	67.14	394^th	1356	70.9%
2021	55.15	452^nd	1241	63.6%
2022	83.55	169^th	1369	87.7%
2023	73.76	289^th	1367	78.9%
2024	67.09	375^th	1363	72.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	51.44	254^th	792	67.9%
2022	57.76	166^th	781	78.7%
2023	39.00	418^th	805	48.1%
2024	53.67	261^st	802	67.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.96	694^th	1161	40.2%
2019	59.19	387^th	1217	68.2%
2021	42.42	543^rd	1019	46.7%
2022	70.40	227^th	1221	81.4%
2023	66.91	279^th	1234	77.4%
2024	57.33	412^th	1219	66.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.65	378^th	1226	69.2%
2019	74.30	280^th	1276	78.1%
2021	48.67	466^th	1017	54.2%
2022	91.19	91^st	1286	92.9%
2023	81.10	191^st	1275	85.0%
2024	71.39	290^th	1251	76.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	47.47	261^st	674	61.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.04	475^th	1223	61.2%
2019	53.18	538^th	1296	58.5%
2021	57.84	343^rd	1048	67.3%
2022	75.06	248^th	1286	80.7%
2023	65.01	357^th	1292	72.4%
2024	62.16	392^nd	1264	69.0%

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Rank History for White students at Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.83	458^th	889	48.5%
2019	48.79	457^th	905	49.5%
2021	39.24	467^th	813	42.6%
2022	72.20	188^th	898	79.1%
2023	58.73	320^th	895	64.2%
2024	50.05	422^nd	875	51.8%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	385	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	390
1990	408	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	413
1991	424	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	427
1992	464	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	467
1993	419	1	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	422
1994	421	2	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	424
1995	400	2	2	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	405
1996	400	2	2	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	405
1997	419	3	5	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	430
1998	426	7	10	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	445
1999	447	12	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
2000	461	14	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	476
2001	442	14	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
2002	445	9	8	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
2003	445	9	8	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
2004	445	4	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	454
2005	471	3	6	1	0	n/a	n/a	2	483
2006	482	11	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	4	501
2007	482	13	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	5	504
2008	475	7	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	6	494
2009	513	3	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	9	527
2010	532	8	5	9	0	n/a	n/a	3	557
2011	502	9	5	14	1	0	5	0	536
2012	491	6	5	11	0	0	5	0	518
2013	488	7	5	7	0	1	5	0	513
2014	496	6	3	9	0	1	5	0	520
2015	474	4	0	14	2	3	4	0	501
2016	465	4	2	13	2	1	6	0	493
2017	475	5	3	11	2	0	6	0	502
2018	459	2	2	9	1	0	4	0	477
2019	449	1	1	10	0	2	8	0	471
2020	454	1	1	5	0	1	11	0	473
2021	452	2	1	9	1	1	8	0	474
2022	448	4	1	9	3	0	6	0	471
2023	455	3	1	5	4	0	4	0	472
2024	419	5	2	11	1	0	8	0	446

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	390	25.0	15.6	n/a
1990	413	25.0	16.5	n/a
1991	427	25.0	17.0	n/a
1992	467	26.0	17.9	n/a
1993	422	23.7	17.8	n/a
1994	424	23.0	18.4	n/a
1995	405	26.0	15.6	n/a
1996	405	26.0	15.6	n/a
1997	430	27.0	15.9	n/a
1998	445	29.0	15.3	n/a
1999	464	29.0	16.0	n/a
2000	476	30.0	15.9	n/a
2001	459	29.4	15.6	n/a
2002	464	31.6	14.7	16.4
2003	464	31.6	14.7	16.4
2004	454	31.0	14.6	14.1
2005	483	28.0	17.3	19.3
2006	501	29.0	17.3	19.5
2007	504	29.0	17.4	21.6
2008	494	27.0	18.3	18.6
2009	527	34.3	15.4	16
2010	557	34.3	16.2	20.8
2011	536	34.1	15.7	21.3
2012	518	34.2	15.1	23.9
2013	513	35.9	14.2	22.8
2014	520	31.8	16.3	24.6
2015	501	32.0	15.6	27.9
2016	493	33.0	14.9	27.2
2017	502	32.4	15.4	25.1
2018	477	31.8	14.9	21.8
2019	471	32.5	14.4	28.2
2020	473	31.6	14.9	23.9
2021	474	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	471	32.6	14.4	31
2023	472	32.6	14.4	31.4
2024	446	31.6	14.1	31.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	390	25.0	15.6	n/a
1990	413	25.0	16.5	n/a
1991	427	25.0	17.0	n/a
1992	467	26.0	17.9	n/a
1993	422	23.7	17.8	n/a
1994	424	23.0	18.4	n/a
1995	405	26.0	15.6	n/a
1996	405	26.0	15.6	n/a
1997	430	27.0	15.9	n/a
1998	445	29.0	15.3	n/a
1999	464	29.0	16.0	n/a
2000	476	30.0	15.9	n/a
2001	459	29.4	15.6	n/a
2002	464	31.6	14.7	16.4
2003	464	31.6	14.7	16.4
2004	454	31.0	14.6	14.1
2005	483	28.0	17.3	19.3
2006	501	29.0	17.3	19.5
2007	504	29.0	17.4	21.6
2008	494	27.0	18.3	18.6
2009	527	34.3	15.4	16
2010	557	34.3	16.2	20.8
2011	536	34.1	15.7	21.3
2012	518	34.2	15.1	23.9
2013	513	35.9	14.2	22.8
2014	520	31.8	16.3	24.6
2015	501	32.0	15.6	27.9
2016	493	33.0	14.9	27.2
2017	502	32.4	15.4	25.1
2018	477	31.8	14.9	21.8
2019	471	32.5	14.4	28.2
2020	473	31.6	14.9	23.9
2021	474	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	471	32.6	14.4	31
2023	472	32.6	14.4	31.4
2024	446	31.6	14.1	31.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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