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Dee-Mack Intermediate School

Public Grades 4-6
Summary

Dee-Mack Intermediate School is a public middle school serving grades 4-6 in Deer Creek, Illinois, with an enrollment of 232 students. This school consistently outperforms the state averages in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math.

Dee-Mack Intermediate School's academic performance is a standout, with 73.5% proficiency in ELA and 44.5% in Math in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school's 5th-grade ELA and Math proficiency rates are even stronger, at 82.1% and 43.6%, well above the state averages. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 64.1% is significantly higher than the state average of 40.6%. The school has also seen a significant decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 26.3% in 2023-2024 to 13.8% in 2024-2025, indicating effective strategies to improve student attendance.

While Dee-Mack Intermediate School outperforms many nearby middle schools, such as Reservoir Gifted School, Central Junior High School, and Parkview Junior High School, it lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the area, including Germantown Hills Middle School, Washington Middle School, and Morton Junior High School. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.9 to 13.7 over the past few years, may contribute to its academic success, but the school could further improve by learning from the best practices of the higher-performing nearby schools.

217
Students ?
13.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,640
Per pupil spending ?
29%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 506 N Logan St
       Deer Creek, IL  61733-9359

(309) 447-6226

District: Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701


Students who attend Dee-Mack Intermediate School usually attend:

High:    Dee-Mack High School

Feeder schools for Dee-Mack Intermediate School:

Elementary:    Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High
Racial breakdown:

White:
94.9%
Hispanic:
2.8%
Two or more races:
1.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Illinois average (61% vs 44% meeting standards)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school61%
District avg59%
Illinois avg44%
454th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 22%▲ up 3 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202577.1454 of 205677.9%★★★★☆
202458.3756 of 206763.4%★★★☆☆
202372.5508 of 207775.5%★★★★☆
202265.8642 of 208269.2%★★★☆☆
202154.3771 of 194860.4%★★★☆☆
201965.5666 of 208668.1%★★★☆☆
201869.9558 of 203772.6%★★★★☆
201774.0499 of 204475.6%★★★★☆
201670.0554 of 204672.9%★★★★☆
201571.5506 of 205275.3%★★★★☆
201477.1472 of 209377.4%★★★★☆
201375.0527 of 216775.7%★★★★☆
201281.5298 of 216686.2%★★★★☆
201176.2495 of 214776.9%★★★★☆
201079.5369 of 213982.7%★★★★☆
200973.7615 of 212071.0%★★★★☆
200876.3488 of 209276.7%★★★★☆
200780.5275 of 209586.9%★★★★☆
200673.5568 of 208672.8%★★★★☆
200586.0102 of 202295.0%★★★★★
200485.9147 of 203092.8%★★★★★
200385.1171 of 202091.5%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202563.2265 of 104974.7%★★★★☆
202450.2339 of 88661.7%★★★☆☆
202346.3382 of 90757.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202576.8406 of 194279.1%★★★★☆
202462.2635 of 194267.3%★★★☆☆
202372.6458 of 195776.6%★★★★☆
202268.9545 of 197072.3%★★★★☆
202149.7757 of 168054.9%★★★☆☆
201969.2548 of 201972.9%★★★★☆
201873.9460 of 196476.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202583.6150 of 180091.7%★★★★★
202463.2487 of 179372.8%★★★★☆
202375.8247 of 180886.3%★★★★☆
202272.4284 of 176383.9%★★★★☆
202155.8508 of 151466.4%★★★☆☆
201954.1708 of 181661.0%★★★☆☆
201865.0446 of 176574.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202576.1429 of 194778.0%★★★★☆
202455.1776 of 195960.4%★★★☆☆
202370.8515 of 198474.0%★★★★☆
202261.5657 of 197766.8%★★★☆☆
202154.3650 of 170761.9%★★★☆☆
201960.3719 of 201964.4%★★★☆☆
201861.9675 of 197265.8%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202549.3541 of 129258.1%★★★☆☆
202442.5602 of 119549.6%★★☆☆☆
202354.4401 of 115665.3%★★★☆☆
202244.8482 of 111356.7%★★★☆☆
201930.3833 of 119430.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202559.5571 of 138958.9%★★★☆☆
202441.6819 of 139241.2%★★☆☆☆
202356.2586 of 141958.7%★★★☆☆
202246.8750 of 142547.4%★★☆☆☆
202139.0801 of 130838.8%★★☆☆☆
201949.0754 of 146248.4%★★☆☆☆
201851.7689 of 146352.9%★★★☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+14 vs school
Female (2025)79th percentile~ school
Male (2025)78th percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)59th percentile-19 vs school
Special Education (2025)58th percentile-20 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts74%+20 vs state
Science64%+24 vs state
Mathematics44%+6 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended Dee-Mack Intermediate School.

Students at Dee-Mack Intermediate School are 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend Dee-Mack Intermediate School usually go on to attend Dee-Mack High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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