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Schools in Tremont Township · Tremont Community Unit School District 702, Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701

Tremont Township’s public schools outscore 77% of Illinois districts

In Tremont Township, 44% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Tremont Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#199of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
44%
▲ 15 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
30%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 33% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701
Students per teacher
13.5
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
1,608 students on the public path
In brief

Tremont Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1238 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Tremont Township’s, its schools beat 85%, higher than their 77% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 44% and math 30% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Tremont Community Unit School District 702 spends $13,947 per student and Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701 $14,363, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Tremont Township’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 77% of Illinois school districts, #199 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 77%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1238)Better than 85%
Towns in Tazewell County (19)Better than 84%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 986 test results and a graduating class of 94 could put Tremont Township anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Tremont Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (966 in math, 1,004 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Tremont Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Tremont Elem SchoolTremont Community Unit School District 702A
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−

Tremont Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Tremont Community Unit School District 702). From grade PK, students attend the Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701, shared with Deer Creek, Deer Creek, Mackinaw and Mackinaw. Its middle school is in Mackinaw. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Tremont Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Tremont Community Unit School District 702Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 883 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,947IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 942 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,363IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Tremont Community Unit School District 70250%
State average 29.9% · 494 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tremont Community Unit School District 70238%
State average 25.8% · 497 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 70139%
State average 29.9% · 510 students tested
Math · PK–12, Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 70122%
State average 25.8% · 469 students tested

Tremont Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Tremont Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tremont TownshipA−Tremont Community Unit School District 702 PK–12 · Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701 PK–12
Elm GroveB−Tremont Community Unit School District 702 PK–12 · Pekin Public School District108 PK–8 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12
Morton—Morton Community Unit School District 709
MackinawB+Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701
HopedaleB+Olympia Community Unit School District 16 PK–12 · Tremont Community Unit School District 702 PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Tremont Community Unit School District 702 with Tremont Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Tremont Township

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Tremont Townshipby address
Tremont Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Tremont
A
304 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Tremont Townshipin other towns
Dee-Mack Primary/Jr High
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Mackinaw
B+
432 students14:1Rate it →
Tremont Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Tremont
A
291 students16:1Rate it →
Dee-Mack High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mackinaw
B
293 students12:1Rate it →
Tremont High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tremont
A−
288 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Tremont Township’s schools

Are Tremont Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Tremont Township children attend outscore 77% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #199 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 85%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Tremont Township in?

Two districts: Tremont Community Unit School District 702 runs grades PK–12, and Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701 runs grades PK–12, shared with Deer Creek, Deer Creek, Mackinaw and Mackinaw.

Where do Tremont Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Dee-Mack High School and Tremont High School.

What is Tremont Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Tremont Community Unit School District 702 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Tremont Township spend per student?

$13,947 in Tremont Community Unit School District 702 and $14,363 in Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.