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McDonald Elementary School

Q: Is McDonald Elementary School a good school?

McDonald Elementary School ranks 63 rd of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

63^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

McDonald Elementary School is a public elementary school located in North Platte, Nebraska, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 245. The school is part of the North Platte Public Schools district, which is ranked 85 out of 115 districts in Nebraska and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McDonald Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Nebraska, with a statewide ranking between 34 and 90 out of 400-500 schools over the past 10 years. The school's academic performance is significantly higher than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 71.11% of 3rd-grade students and 78.05% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 51.03% and 51.44% for the district, respectively. McDonald Elementary's mathematics proficiency rates are also impressive, with 75.56% of 3rd-grade students and 76.92% of 5th-grade students scoring proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 59.92% and 51.91% for the district.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (around 35-42% free/reduced lunch recipients), McDonald Elementary has been able to maintain strong academic performance, suggesting effective strategies for supporting these students. In contrast, the other North Platte elementary schools with higher percentages of low-income students tend to have lower academic achievement. When compared to the Sutherland Public Schools and Hershey Public Schools districts, which are located near North Platte, McDonald Elementary's academic performance is generally on par or slightly lower, suggesting that the school is performing well within the regional context.

247

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,036

Per pupil spending ?

34%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Mc Donald Rd
North Platte, NE 69101

(308) 535-7140

District: North Platte Public Schools

Students who attend McDonald Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Adams Middle School
	Madison Middle School
High:	North Platte High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.8%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (81% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Nebraska elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg55%

Nebraska avg58%

63^rd of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the North Platte Public Schools

85^th of 118North Platte Public Schools among Nebraska districts

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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	63 of 294	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	34 of 428	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	53 of 459	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	90 of 457	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	62 of 442	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	82 of 452	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	72 of 450	84.0%	★★★★☆
2017	71.6	125 of 459	72.8%	★★★★☆
2016	60.9	167 of 480	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.1	192 of 488	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.3	169 of 483	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.7	129 of 485	73.4%	★★★★☆
2012	74.4	88 of 480	81.7%	★★★★☆
2011	61.0	177 of 473	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.2	116 of 502	76.9%	★★★★☆
2009	60.0	209 of 471	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.3	192 of 478	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	77.4	60 of 430	86.0%	★★★★☆
2006	67.7	119 of 418	71.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	72.2	86 of 349	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	81 of 337	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	64 of 318	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	109 of 349	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.7	43 of 341	87.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	91.1	8 of 312	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	76.3	34 of 259	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	16 of 264	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	86.9	28 of 366	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	71.4	86 of 356	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	55 of 328	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	67 of 367	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	99 of 347	71.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	31 of 193	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	41 of 261	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	62 of 385	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	118 of 388	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.1	82 of 368	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	75 of 391	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	93 of 391	76.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2023)97th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2023)92nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)75th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics84%+26 vs state

English Language Arts79%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)					NSCAS Mathematics (2025)					NSCAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McDonald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Mc Donald Rd	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 535-7140	247	14	18.2	34.0%	202 (81.8%)	3 (1.2%)	23 (9.3%)	7 (2.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	77	63^rd of 294 public elementary schools	78.6%		86.7	34^th of 428 public elementary schools	92.1%	29	71.1		78.1		79.1	75.6				83.6			$13,036	$879	$10,647
Cody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 W 2nd St	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 535-7132	225	17	13.2		148 (65.8%)	7 (3.1%)	51 (22.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.1%)								(n/a)		54.8			51.6	69.2				60.0			$15,917	$1,909	$12,463
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 W 3rd	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 535-7142	226	14	15.8		162 (71.7%)	10 (4.4%)	38 (16.8%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)	43.5	184^th of 294 public elementary schools	37.4%		36.8	301^st of 428 public elementary schools	29.7%	117		50.0			52.9	75.0		64.4		66.7			$15,286	$1,622	$11,918
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 E 3rd St	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 535-7136	329	21	16.0		179 (54.4%)	12 (3.6%)	118 (35.9%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)								(n/a)					37.6	56.3				48.9			$16,117	$2,672	$11,642
Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 West A St	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 535-7134	217	13	17.3		167 (77.0%)	14 (6.5%)	24 (11.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	57.5	129^th of 294 public elementary schools	56.1%		53.5	239^th of 428 public elementary schools	44.2%	110	64.4	72.5			63.9	77.8	65.0	73.0		72.1	81.1	81.1	$15,428	$880	$12,614
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W 9th St	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 535-7138	316	22	14.6		217 (68.7%)	4 (1.3%)	80 (25.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)					34.4					41.4			$16,021	$2,338	$11,897
Lake Maloney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	848 E Correction Line Rd	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 532-9392	116	6	18.8	16.4%	105 (90.5%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.2%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)								(n/a)					57.5	68.8				76.6			$14,495	$880	$11,970
Hershey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 S Lincoln	Hershey	69143	Lincoln County	Hershey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 368-5572	300	21	14.1	35.0%	275 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	70.8	86^th of 294 public elementary schools	70.7%		71.9	110^th of 428 public elementary schools	74.3%	24	52.2	79.1	82.9	81.8	72.6	65.2	88.4	77.1	78.8	77.1			$17,523	$1,320	$14,322
Maxwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	415 E Hwy 30	Maxwell	69151	Lincoln County	Maxwell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 582-4585	124	12	10.6	47.6%	97 (78.2%)	1 (0.8%)	21 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)								(n/a)			57.9		64.9					63.5			$23,256	$2,280	$17,157
Sutherland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Walnut St	Sutherland	69165	Lincoln County	Sutherland Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 386-4656	164	11	15.0	34.1%	147 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)								(n/a)	67.7				75.6					75.6			$25,581	$650	$20,692

Frequently Asked Questions about McDonald Elementary School

How many students attend McDonald Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 247 students attended McDonald Elementary School.

Is McDonald Elementary School a good school?

McDonald Elementary School ranks 63^rd of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is McDonald Elementary School in?

North Platte Public Schools

What schools do graduates of McDonald Elementary School attend?

Students who attend McDonald Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Adams Middle School
Middle : Madison Middle School
High : North Platte High School

What is the racial makeup of McDonald Elementary School?

Students at McDonald Elementary School are 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

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