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North Mac Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

990^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

North Mac Middle School in Girard, Illinois, serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 228 students. Its latest reported chronic-absenteeism rate was 29% in 2025–2026, up 8 points from the previous year and higher than the state’s 24% and its district’s 25%. The most important concern is that proficiency is low across subjects: the school’s all-grades results were 40% in ELA and 16% in math, both below the state and nearby same-grade-span schools.

North Mac’s strongest comparison is 6th-grade ELA, at 55%, relatively close to the state’s 59%; its weakest is 7th-grade ELA, at 28%, 29 points below the state and 18 points below the next-lowest nearby reported result. Across all grades, its ELA result was 16 points below Illinois and 1 point above North Mac CUSD 34; its math result was 24 points below the state and 5 points below the district. Among nearby schools serving grades 6–8, ELA averaged 74% and math 31%—34 and 15 points above North Mac. 8th-grade science was 26%, 26 points below the state and the average of nearby schools reporting that grade. The state suppressed North Mac’s 8th-grade math result, so it is not available for comparison.

Scores have improved only modestly since 2023–2024: ELA rose 5 points and math 2 points, while state results rose 15 and 11 points, respectively. SchoolDigger ranked North Mac at the 12th percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026, down from the 38th percentile two years earlier; nearby schools with rankings were at the 46th–67th percentiles. Context includes an 11.6:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025, below the nearby-school average of 12.7:1, and 54% free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a nearby-school average of 39%. SchoolDigger’s measure for Disabled Students rose from the 1st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 44th in 2024–2025, even as the overall percentile fell from 38 to 31.

228

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,113

Per pupil spending ?

54.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

100%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

525 N 3rd St
Girard, IL 62640-1157

(217) 627-2136

District: North Mac CUSD 34

Students who attend North Mac Middle School usually attend:

High:

North Mac High School

Feeder schools for North Mac Middle School:

Elementary:	North Mac Elementary
	North Mac Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.8%

Two or more races:

4.8%

Hispanic:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2019 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (27% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 45 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg29%

Illinois avg49%

990^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 45 pts since 2019

From top 43% (2019) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

695^th of 738North Mac CUSD 34 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	990 of 1126	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	948 of 1368	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	844 of 1363	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	936 of 1367	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	953 of 1369	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	808 of 1241	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	579 of 1356	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	392 of 694	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	633 of 639	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	519 of 674	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	785 of 867	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	855 of 1248	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	763 of 1251	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	857 of 1275	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	829 of 1286	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	725 of 1017	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	588 of 1276	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	622 of 788	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	899 of 1229	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	749 of 1219	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	856 of 1234	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	893 of 1221	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	683 of 1019	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	422 of 1217	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	707 of 829	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	879 of 1271	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	755 of 1264	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	889 of 1292	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	943 of 1286	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	740 of 1048	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	516 of 1296	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	595 of 812	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	674 of 802	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	663 of 805	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	596 of 781	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	501 of 548	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	288 of 792	63.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	3.5	748 of 754	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	802 of 884	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	762 of 875	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	831 of 895	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	846 of 898	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	722 of 813	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	599 of 905	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)44th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts40%-16 vs state

Science26%-26 vs state

Mathematics16%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)					IAR Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Mac Middle School	Public	6-8	525 N 3rd St	Girard	62640	Macoupin County	North Mac CUSD 34	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 627-2136	228	20	11.6	54.4%	207 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	14	990^th of 1126 public middle schools	12.1%		29.1	948^th of 1368 public middle schools	30.7%	42		26.3		54.7	28.4	38.3	40.1		17.2	20.9		16.0	100%		$10,113	$615	$9,498
Auburn Junior High at Divernon	Public	6-8	303 E Kenney St	Divernon	62530	Sangamon County	Auburn CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 628-3611	236	20	11.9	41.1%	211 (89.4%)	4 (1.7%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	62.9	366^th of 1126 public middle schools	67.5%		73	329^th of 1368 public middle schools	76.0%	37		52.0		83.3	75.0	89.6	82.9		34.7	39.1	41.6	38.5	98.2%		$15,280	$984	$14,296
Northwestern Junior High School	Public	7-8	30889 Route 111	Palmyra	62674	Macoupin County	Northwestern CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 436-2011	40	5	7.9	52.5%	37 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)								(n/a)					46.2		42.6					23.4	97.8%		$16,553	$507	$16,046
Carlinville Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Illinois Ave	Carlinville	62626	Macoupin County	Carlinville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 854-3106	286	17	16.4	46.5%	266 (93.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	43.9	612^th of 1126 public middle schools	45.6%		66	413^th of 1368 public middle schools	69.8%	199		52.4		70.4	69.5	70.6	70.2		23.8	29.3	15.3	22.7	97.6%		$14,345	$1,304	$13,042
Lincolnwood Junior High School	Public	6-8	507 N Prairie St	Raymond	62560	Montgomery County	Panhandle CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 229-4237	90	9	10.5	40.0%	83 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	59.8	400^th of 1126 public middle schools	64.5%		40.7	767^th of 1368 public middle schools	43.9%	367		52.2		53.8	67.7	73.9	65.0		53.8			31.3	98.8%		$15,965	$403	$15,562
Glenwood Middle School	Public	7-8	595 Chatham Rd	Chatham	62629	Sangamon County	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 483-2481	735	43	17.1	22.7%	539 (73.3%)	37 (5.0%)	32 (4.4%)	45 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (11.2%)	61.4	384^th of 1126 public middle schools	65.9%		68	390^th of 1368 public middle schools	71.5%	6		61.2			73.6	60.1	66.5			49.8	42.9	46.2	98.5%		$13,840	$257	$13,583
Glenwood Intermediate School	Public	5-6	465 Chatham Rd	Chatham	62629	Sangamon County	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 483-1183	672	37	18.1	22.5%	527 (78.4%)	28 (4.2%)	25 (3.7%)	38 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.9%)								(n/a)	55.4		68.7	67.0			67.8	41.1	46.9			44.1	98.7%		$12,238	$324	$11,914
Morrisonville Junior High School	Public	7-8	204 N Perrine St	Morrisonville	62546	Christian County	Morrisonville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 707-6880	47	6	7.3	25.5%	47 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					81.3	77.3	78.9						94.1%		$17,142	$287	$16,855
Litchfield Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 N State St	Litchfield	62056	Montgomery County	Litchfield CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 324-4668	282	23	12.2	62.8%	261 (92.6%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.1%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	54.8	464^th of 1126 public middle schools	58.8%		73.2	326^th of 1368 public middle schools	76.2%	138		50.5		75.3	74.2	83.2	77.7		28.0	36.1	33.0	32.4	100%		$14,257	$653	$13,605
Phoenix Safe Schools Program	Public	6-9	1100 N Old Route 66	Litchfield	62056	Montgomery County	Bond/Christian/Effingham/Fayette/Montgomery ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 408-2185	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about North Mac Middle School

What district is North Mac Middle School in?

North Mac CUSD 34

Is North Mac Middle School a good school?

North Mac Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.1% of Illinois middle schools.

How many students attend North Mac Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 228 students attended North Mac Middle School.

What high school do graduates of North Mac Middle School attend?

Students who attend North Mac Middle School usually go on to attend North Mac High School

What is the racial makeup of North Mac Middle School?

Students at North Mac Middle School are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

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