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McPhee Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

McPhee Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 282 students. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 25% of Nebraska elementary schools in academic performance.

McPhee Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the Lincoln Public Schools district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 33% of 3rd graders, 37.21% of 4th graders, and 29.55% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district averages of 58.04%, 56.68%, and 56.02%, respectively. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.5% in 2022-2023 to 27.7% in 2023-2024, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Comparing McPhee Elementary to nearby schools, such as Sheridan Elementary, Randolph Elementary, and Beattie Elementary, highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes at McPhee. These nearby schools generally outperform McPhee Elementary in academic proficiency, with higher rankings and better test scores.

302

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,214

Per pupil spending ?

82.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

820 Goodhue Blvd
Lincoln, NE 68508-3399

(402) 436-1150

District: Lincoln Public Schools

Students who attend McPhee Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Park Middle School
High:	Lincoln High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.1%

White:

27.8%

African American:

16.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (33% vs 58% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% Nebraska)

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the Nebraska average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg56%

Nebraska avg58%

Not ranked this year

McPhee Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

96^th of 118Lincoln 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
2024	6.8	410 of 428	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	442 of 459	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	364 of 457	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	396 of 442	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	423 of 452	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	427 of 450	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	421 of 459	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	449 of 480	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	473 of 488	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.6	464 of 483	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.2	397 of 485	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.8	443 of 480	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	28.3	383 of 473	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.9	477 of 502	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.7	455 of 471	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.1	454 of 478	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.2	388 of 430	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.5	380 of 418	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2021	57.1	17 of 47	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	46 of 63	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	7.5	334 of 349	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	243 of 337	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	265 of 318	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	294 of 349	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	320 of 341	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2021	45.6	43 of 68	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	66 of 90	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.5	48 of 81	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	14.4	108 of 112	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	286 of 312	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	55.3	117 of 259	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.5	206 of 264	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	273 of 298	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	260 of 281	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2022	20.2	295 of 356	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	305 of 328	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	352 of 367	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)64th percentile+53 vs school

Hispanic (2021)37th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2022)17th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2023)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-23 vs state

Mathematics30%-28 vs state

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Schools Near McPhee Elementary School

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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 All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th 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
McPhee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Goodhue Blvd	Lincoln	68508	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1150	302	30	9.9		84 (27.8%)	49 (16.2%)	124 (41.1%)	21 (7.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)								(n/a)				35.9				30.5			$22,214	$3,369	$16,734
Everett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1123 C St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1159	480	44	10.9		147 (30.6%)	58 (12.1%)	209 (43.5%)	30 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)								(n/a)				31.4				27.5			$20,340	$2,992	$14,636
Elliott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 S 25th St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1136	397	41	9.7		85 (21.4%)	39 (9.8%)	154 (38.8%)	71 (17.9%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.8%)	1.4	292^nd of 294 public elementary schools	0.7%		13.1	386^th of 428 public elementary schools	9.8%	94	33.7	33.3		32.3	31.3			30.9			$21,853	$2,952	$16,185
Prescott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1930 S 20th St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1161	485	45	10.8		224 (46.2%)	64 (13.2%)	116 (23.9%)	35 (7.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.1%)	11.9	269^th of 294 public elementary schools	8.5%		42	283^rd of 428 public elementary schools	33.9%	14	56.8	47.4	46.4	50.0	51.4	44.7	40.5	45.3	73.8	73.8	$18,871	$2,828	$14,312
Saratoga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 S 13th St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1166	216	22	9.9		101 (46.8%)	20 (9.3%)	49 (22.7%)	7 (3.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (16.7%)	20.3	252^nd of 294 public elementary schools	14.3%		41.1	286^th of 428 public elementary schools	33.2%	34	44.4		57.6	52.0	50.0		57.6	50.0			$24,915	$3,900	$18,206
Sheridan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Plymouth Ave	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1167	352	25	13.9	18.2%	292 (83.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.7%)	83.5	33^rd of 294 public elementary schools	88.8%		91.1	15^th of 428 public elementary schools	96.5%	18	88.1	87.3	80.6	85.0	84.8		68.1	81.7	91.7	91.7	$15,037	$1,185	$11,816
Randolph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1024 S 37th St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1163	452	37	12.0		262 (58.0%)	34 (7.5%)	80 (17.7%)	15 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.6%)	36.7	209^th of 294 public elementary schools	28.9%		46.5	267^th of 428 public elementary schools	37.6%	58	64.9	52.0	55.4	57.5	63.6		58.1	55.3	83.8	83.8	$16,298	$2,201	$12,521
Hartley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	730 N 33rd St	Lincoln	68503	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1139	341	33	10.3		109 (32.0%)	67 (19.6%)	92 (27.0%)	21 (6.2%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (13.2%)	4.6	286^th of 294 public elementary schools	2.7%		11.7	391^st of 428 public elementary schools	8.6%	105	29.8	53.3	21.8	34.0	31.9		32.7	33.3			$20,889	$3,049	$15,810
Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 N 29th St	Lincoln	68503	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1132	457	42	10.9		173 (37.9%)	99 (21.7%)	118 (25.8%)	28 (6.1%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)								(n/a)				30.3				41.4			$19,036	$2,942	$14,026
Beattie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Calvert St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1123	333	27	12.4	35.4%	246 (73.9%)	12 (3.6%)	32 (9.6%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.8%)	43.4	185^th of 294 public elementary schools	37.1%		68.1	136^th of 428 public elementary schools	68.2%	49	67.7	50.8	69.2	62.6	57.4	52.3	69.2	59.6	87.7	87.7	$16,042	$1,050	$13,306

Frequently Asked Questions about McPhee Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of McPhee Elementary School?

Students at McPhee Elementary School are 41% Hispanic, 28% White, 16% African American, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

What district is McPhee Elementary School in?

Lincoln Public Schools

How many students attend McPhee Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended McPhee Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of McPhee Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Park Middle School
High : Lincoln High School

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