Enrollment
228
Middle
DISTRICT 289 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH MAC CUSD 34·NCES 170140306527
North Mac Middle School
525 N 3rd St, Girard, IL 62640 · (217) 627-2136 · Macoupin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL228 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
124 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 73 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 29% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
North Mac Middle School→North Mac High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within North Mac CUSD 34. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
46.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
13.5%
IL avg 37.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 13.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 13.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like North Mac Middle School
North Mac Middle School's state test result (28.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Mac Middle School this school | 228 | 54.4% | 28.1% |
| Central Jr High School West Frankfort | 215 | 53.5% | 28.9% |
| Mayo Middle School Paris | 241 | 55.6% | 53.2% |
| Pana Jr High School Pana | 248 | 53.2% | 51.4% |
| Chillicothe Jr High Chillicothe | 229 | 52.4% | 54.1% |
| Salt Fork Junior High School Sidell | 202 | 55.4% | 33.2% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where North Mac Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Macoupin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #457 of 578 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #552 of 640 ▼ 72 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #442 of 640 ▲ 7 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 228 | #533 of 691 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #142 of 558 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #501 of 560 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #251 of 581 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #52 of 440 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
228
-52 (-19%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 228 | 19.6 | 11.6:1 | 54% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 19.6 | 12.2:1 | 55% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 19.7 | 11.9:1 | 54% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 280 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 55% (165) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Mac Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (302 to 228); teachers up 3% (19 to 19.6).
About North Mac Middle School
North Mac Middle School runs as a small middle school in Girard, Illinois. Enrollment stands at 228 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 51% below the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois.
In North Mac CUSD 34, 4 schools enroll a combined 1,155 students.
North Mac Middle School is 91% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. That is in line with Macoupin County, where about 94% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, North Mac Middle School scores 17%.
Its ratio of 11.6:1 is based on 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1, 1.4 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 54%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.1% for North Mac Middle School. The school posts 28.1%, 12.0 points below the prediction.
In Macoupin County, median household income comes to about $70,805, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 28, with about 7,221 students.
North Mac Intermediate, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. North Mac Middle School places 6th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 52 students, from 280 to 228.
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Macoupin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,350
Census ACS
Median income
$70,805
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
7,221 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Mac CUSD 34
- North Mac High SchoolHigh · 361 students
- North Mac ElementaryElementary · 342 students
- North Mac IntermediateElementary · 224 students
Nearby schools
- North Mac Intermediate0.0 mi · 224
- North Mac High School3.9 mi · 361
- North Mac Elementary3.9 mi · 342
- Farmersville Elementary School7.1 mi · 95
- Auburn Elementary School10.1 mi · 292
- Auburn High School10.2 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About North Mac Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Mac Middle School?
North Mac Middle School enrolls approximately 228 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does North Mac Middle School serve?
North Mac Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does North Mac Middle School have?
North Mac Middle School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Mac Middle School?
At North Mac Middle School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is North Mac Middle School public or private?
North Mac Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Mac CUSD 34.
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