Is Stephen Mack Middle School a good school?

Stephen Mack Middle School ranks 197 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stephen Mack Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 547 students attended Stephen Mack Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Stephen Mack Middle School?

Students at Stephen Mack Middle School are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Stephen Mack Middle School attend?

Students who attend Stephen Mack Middle School usually go on to attend Hononegah CHD High School

Stephen Mack Middle School

Summary:

Stephen Mack Middle School is a public middle school in Rockton, Illinois, serving 547 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Rockton School District 140, which is ranked 122 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stephen Mack Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 54 and 197 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grades and subjects, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and science. For example, in 2023-2024, 76.8% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 63.9% for the district and 41.2% for the state. The school's performance is also strong across different student subgroups, including Hispanic and low-income students.

While Kennedy Middle School and Abraham Lincoln Middle School, which are part of the Rockford School District 205, rank in the bottom 10% of Illinois middle schools, South Beloit Junior High School (part of the County of Winnebago School District 320) and Willowbrook Middle School (part of the Prairie Hill CCSD 133) are also high-performing schools in the region.

Detail:

Public 6-8

11810 Old River Rd
Rockton, IL 61072-9468

(815) 624-2611

District: Rockton School District 140

SchoolDigger Rank:
197^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,314

Students who attend Stephen Mack Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hononegah CHD High School

Feeder schools for Stephen Mack Middle School:

Elementary:	Rockton Elementary School
	Whitman Post Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.4

Number of students: 547

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.4%

Hispanic:

8.2%

Two or more races:

5.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Stephen Mack Middle School ranks better than 85.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.6. (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.

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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Stephen Mack Middle School is $12,314.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Stephen Mack Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Stephen Mack Middle School 197^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Stephen Mack Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Rockton School District 140:

SchoolDigger ranks Rockton School District 140 122^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Stephen Mack Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Stephen Mack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	85.05	137^th	1185	88.4%
2004	82.63	171^st	1204	85.8%
2005	88.37	77^th	1209	93.6%
2006	84.64	107^th	1272	91.6%
2007	87.69	52^nd	1287	96.0%
2008	84.92	94^th	1293	92.7%
2009	85.61	87^th	1318	93.4%
2010	82.96	131^st	1327	90.1%
2011	85.33	85^th	1344	93.7%
2012	86.00	86^th	1365	93.7%
2013	85.20	163^rd	1367	88.1%
2015	83.58	175^th	1302	86.6%
2016	90.96	80^th	1294	93.8%
2017	93.50	59^th	1293	95.4%
2018	94.11	54^th	1293	95.8%
2019	90.50	94^th	1356	93.1%
2021	86.58	126^th	1241	89.8%
2022	91.39	99^th	1369	92.8%
2023	89.67	116^th	1367	91.5%
2024	83.60	197^th	1363	85.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Stephen Mack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	62.76	67^th	194	65.5%
2024	53.43	80^th	184	56.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Stephen Mack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.58	29^th	602	95.2%
2019	71.11	108^th	792	86.4%
2021	61.53	104^th	548	81.0%
2022	59.37	152^nd	781	80.5%
2023	56.73	230^th	805	71.4%
2024	70.71	171^st	802	78.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Stephen Mack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	96.04	19^th	1161	98.4%
2019	95.45	19^th	1217	98.4%
2021	88.53	46^th	1019	95.5%
2022	93.62	28^th	1221	97.7%
2023	90.70	45^th	1234	96.4%
2024	72.93	210^th	1219	82.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Stephen Mack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	90.65	74^th	1226	94.0%
2019	87.95	113^th	1276	91.1%
2021	80.61	145^th	1017	85.7%
2022	89.42	105^th	1286	91.8%
2023	83.87	158^th	1275	87.6%
2024	81.04	195^th	1251	84.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Stephen Mack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	61.29	154^th	674	77.2%
2024	73.33	88^th	639	86.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Stephen Mack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	95.15	39^th	1223	96.8%
2019	89.86	94^th	1296	92.7%
2021	85.55	99^th	1048	90.6%
2022	89.72	93^rd	1286	92.8%
2023	91.39	84^th	1292	93.5%
2024	83.16	175^th	1264	86.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Stephen Mack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	87.57	36^th	590	93.9%
2019	88.60	36^th	639	94.4%
2021	80.74	52^nd	517	89.9%
2022	88.86	48^th	662	92.7%
2023	76.68	99^th	661	85.0%
2024	76.53	96^th	643	85.1%

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Rank History for White students at Stephen Mack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.42	61^st	889	93.1%
2019	79.60	137^th	905	84.9%
2021	77.63	129^th	813	84.1%
2022	83.01	102^nd	898	88.6%
2023	81.16	126^th	895	85.9%
2024	75.01	165^th	875	81.1%

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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 Stephen Mack Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	242	3	2	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	250
1990	266	2	4	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	275
1991	293	7	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	309
1992	313	1	5	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	324
1993	445	9	10	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	469
1994	456	2	9	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	474
1995	370	3	6	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	385
1996	370	3	6	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	385
1997	406	6	6	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	424
1998	445	7	5	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	461
1999	469	6	4	1	2	n/a	n/a	0	482
2000	490	9	3	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	506
2001	483	13	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	502
2002	461	8	4	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	478
2003	461	8	4	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	478
2004	457	17	3	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	484
2005	449	16	5	5	3	n/a	n/a	0	478
2006	450	23	3	11	2	n/a	n/a	0	489
2007	497	20	3	8	3	n/a	n/a	4	535
2008	496	18	7	11	2	n/a	n/a	9	543
2009	508	16	9	14	2	n/a	n/a	12	561
2010	486	15	12	10	1	n/a	n/a	10	534
2011	478	17	11	15	0	0	13	0	534
2012	478	18	10	22	0	0	8	0	536
2013	485	14	9	28	1	0	12	0	549
2014	483	11	7	26	1	0	12	0	540
2015	475	13	4	35	1	0	17	0	545
2016	455	16	9	37	0	0	12	0	529
2017	452	12	11	43	1	0	10	0	529
2018	471	10	15	46	2	0	13	0	557
2019	478	5	12	40	3	1	17	0	556
2020	446	9	10	45	2	2	23	0	537
2021	424	6	7	42	2	2	21	0	504
2022	404	6	4	38	3	1	27	0	483
2023	456	6	5	45	2	0	32	1	547

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 Stephen Mack Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	250	10.0	25.0	n/a
1990	275	13.0	21.1	n/a
1991	309	15.0	20.6	n/a
1992	324	18.2	17.8	n/a
1993	469	23.3	20.1	n/a
1994	474	25.2	18.8	n/a
1995	385	23.7	16.2	n/a
1996	385	23.7	16.2	n/a
1997	424	25.8	16.4	n/a
1998	461	27.6	16.7	n/a
1999	482	31.5	15.3	n/a
2000	506	31.8	15.9	n/a
2001	502	33.0	15.2	n/a
2002	478	31.6	15.1	5
2003	478	31.6	15.1	5
2004	484	29.7	16.3	7.9
2005	478	31.0	15.4	9.6
2006	489	32.5	15.0	13.3
2007	535	30.0	17.8	13
2008	543	31.0	17.5	13.7
2009	561	38.0	14.8	16
2010	534	37.0	14.4	21
2011	534	34.6	15.4	23.8
2012	536	34.5	15.5	23.7
2013	549	37.0	14.8	23.5
2014	540	32.6	16.5	21.5
2015	545	30.0	18.1	27
2016	529	30.0	17.6	32.3
2017	529	30.7	17.1	33.8
2018	557	31.3	17.7	34.5
2019	556	33.0	16.8	20.5
2020	537	31.0	17.3	20.9
2021	504	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	483	30.0	16.1	26.1
2023	547	31.4	17.4	30.2

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 Stephen Mack Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	250	10.0	25.0	n/a
1990	275	13.0	21.1	n/a
1991	309	15.0	20.6	n/a
1992	324	18.2	17.8	n/a
1993	469	23.3	20.1	n/a
1994	474	25.2	18.8	n/a
1995	385	23.7	16.2	n/a
1996	385	23.7	16.2	n/a
1997	424	25.8	16.4	n/a
1998	461	27.6	16.7	n/a
1999	482	31.5	15.3	n/a
2000	506	31.8	15.9	n/a
2001	502	33.0	15.2	n/a
2002	478	31.6	15.1	5
2003	478	31.6	15.1	5
2004	484	29.7	16.3	7.9
2005	478	31.0	15.4	9.6
2006	489	32.5	15.0	13.3
2007	535	30.0	17.8	13
2008	543	31.0	17.5	13.7
2009	561	38.0	14.8	16
2010	534	37.0	14.4	21
2011	534	34.6	15.4	23.8
2012	536	34.5	15.5	23.7
2013	549	37.0	14.8	23.5
2014	540	32.6	16.5	21.5
2015	545	30.0	18.1	27
2016	529	30.0	17.6	32.3
2017	529	30.7	17.1	33.8
2018	557	31.3	17.7	34.5
2019	556	33.0	16.8	20.5
2020	537	31.0	17.3	20.9
2021	504	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	483	30.0	16.1	26.1
2023	547	31.4	17.4	30.2

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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