Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOSCOW DISTRICT·NCES 160222000390
A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2323 EAST D STREET, MOSCOW, ID 83843 · (208) 882-0228 · Latah County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Idaho public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
96 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 46%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 44% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within MOSCOW DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.9%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
70.8%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 341 | 28.2% | N/A |
| MAPLE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 370 | 34.1% | N/A |
| GATE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POCATELLO | 425 | 22.6% | N/A |
| CHRISTINE DONNELL SCHOOL OF THE ARTS BOISE | 464 | 26.1% | N/A |
| CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY BOISE | 377 | 21.5% | N/A |
| GREENSFERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POST FALLS | 406 | 36.0% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Latah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #26 of 323 | #2 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #32 of 319 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #197 of 393 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #48 of 295 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #222 of 296 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.2% | #274 of 328 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #79 of 208 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
341
-37 (-10%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 341 | 22.8 | 15.0:1 | 28% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 22.7 | 14.1:1 | 24% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 23 | 15.4:1 | 24% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 24% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 25.6 | 16.4:1 | 32% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 22 | 17.5:1 | 33% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 26 | 17.3:1 | 21% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 24 | 16.9:1 | 15% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 21 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (420 to 341); teachers down 11% (25.6 to 22.8).
About A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in MOSCOW, Idaho, and is classified as an elementary school. There are 341 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
MOSCOW DISTRICT runs 8 schools with a combined 2,434 students. A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
A large majority of enrollment at A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White, at 84%. The school is also 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% Native American. Among Latah County residents, the White share is about 87%. The diversity index for A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 29%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. The school has 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Idaho is 3.1 students per teacher. In all, 28% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Latah County is close, at 30%.
A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 92% of Idaho public elementary schools.
In the wider Latah County area, the median household earns about $65,424 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Latah County with 17 other public schools.
MOSCOW CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest public school to A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 341, from 378 in 2020-21.
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Latah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,049
Census ACS
Median income
$65,424
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,163 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MOSCOW DISTRICT
- MOSCOW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 760 students
- MOSCOW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 500 students
- LENA WHITMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 248 students
- WEST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 240 students
- MOSCOW CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 185 students
- J RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 139 students
Other schools in MOSCOW
- MOSCOW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 760 students
- MOSCOW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 500 students
- LENA WHITMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 248 students
- WEST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 240 students
- MOSCOW CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 185 students
- PALOUSE PRAIRIE CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 185 students
Nearby schools
- MOSCOW CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 185
- MOSCOW MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 500
- LENA WHITMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 248
- MOSCOW HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 760
- J RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 139
- PARADISE CREEK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 21
Frequently asked questions
About A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 341 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
A B MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MOSCOW DISTRICT in Latah County.
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