Summary:
Zip code 67557 has two schools in Macksville Elementary (prekindergarten–grade 6) and Macksville High (grades 7–12), serving 114 and 81 students, respectively. Together, they cover prekindergarten through grade 12. The most important distinction is that the elementary school is above the state in its reported all-grades ELA and math results, while the high school is below the state in all three reported subjects.
Macksville Elementary leads the current comparison in ELA and math: 56% are proficient in ELA, 10 percentage points above the state’s 46%, and 44% in math, 3 points above the state’s 41%. Macksville High reports 34% proficiency in ELA versus 46% statewide, 32% in math versus 41%, and 29% in science versus 38%—gaps of 12, 9, and 9 points below the state. No current all-grades elementary science result is reported.
ELA and math results improved at both schools from 2024–25 to 2025–26: elementary rose 15 points in ELA and 9 in math, while high school rose 4 and 13 points, respectively. Grade-level results add important nuance: elementary sixth-grade math is 71% versus 41% statewide, but third-grade math is 29% versus 43%; high-school 11th-grade science is 36% versus 30%, while eighth-grade science is 24% versus 39%. SchoolDigger’s percentile rankings also rebounded in 2025–26, to 64 for elementary and 54 for high school, after falling to 32 and 14 the prior year. The elementary school has a higher student–teacher ratio (9.2 versus 6.3) and a lower free/reduced-lunch rate (61% versus 72%); these are contextual differences, not explanations of achievement. Both schools have higher chronic absenteeism than the state: 23% and 21%, respectively, versus 18%. Because these schools serve different grade spans and have small enrollments, results may be sensitive to the students represented.
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