Top Rankings
Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 446 students in Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
967 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
73 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#309 out of 852 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)22%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
67%
50%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.10
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
3%
30%
% Black
1%
22%
% White
95%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,285 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,111 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$17 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$16 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,285
$21,990
Spending / Student
$16,111
$21,244
Best Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Dee-mack Primary/jr High School
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
102 E Fifth St
Mackinaw, IL 61755
(309) 359-4321
Mackinaw, IL 61755
(309) 359-4321
Grades: PK-8
| 446 students
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