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Mcdonald Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
601 Mc Donald Rd
North Platte, NE 69101
Phone
(308) 535-7140
District
NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
County
LINCOLN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
234
Classroom Teachers
13

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Nebraska

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.0% of all NE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Mcdonald Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
81%
60%
81%
62%
81%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
77%
56%
71%
55%
83%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
78%
60%
70%
56%
86%
64%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 13 5.6%
Kindergarten 39 16.7%
Grade 1 44 18.8%
Grade 2 25 10.7%
Grade 3 37 15.8%
Grade 4 39 16.7%
Grade 5 37 15.8%
Total 234 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.0% 78.3% 66.1%
Black 0.0% 1.7% 7.0%
Hispanic 6.3% 18.0% 22.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 1.1% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.3% 0.9% 1.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 35.9% 42.8% 29.9%
Free lunch eligible 28.6% 36.5% 23.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.3% 6.3% 6.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 27,210 1,967,923
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 104.4 26
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.1% 20.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.9% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.2% 23.6%
65 OR OLDER 19.8% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,620 776,379
Single Parent Households With Children 8.2% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.3% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.1% 33.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.1% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.0% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.7% 13.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.1% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.0% 15.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.3% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 11.9% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,463 $28,226,000 56.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $638 $2,414,000 4.9%
Staff $325 $1,228,000 2.5%
General Administration $259 $979,000 2.0%
School Administration $731 $2,764,000 5.6%
Operation $1,229 $4,648,000 9.4%
Transportation $134 $508,000 1.0%
Other $779 $2,946,000 5.9%
Total Support $4,095 $15,487,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,561 $5,904,000 11.9%
Total Expenditures $13,119 $49,617,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,459 $2,785,059,000 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $721 $237,273,000 4.3%
Staff $424 $139,692,000 2.5%
General Administration $332 $109,312,000 2.0%
School Administration $676 $222,462,000 4.0%
Operation $1,243 $409,321,000 7.4%
Transportation $361 $118,861,000 2.2%
Other $861 $283,579,000 5.1%
Total Support $4,618 $1,520,500,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,661 $1,205,227,000 21.9%
Total Expenditures $16,738 $5,510,786,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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