Anna McDonald Elem School

Anna McDonald Elem School, a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Manhattan, Illinois, run under Manhattan SD 114, instructs 434 students, covering grades 2 through 3.

Across the 4 schools in Manhattan SD 114 (2,011 students total), Anna McDonald Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Anna McDonald Elem School logs that nearly all students (83%) are White; the rest looks like 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Will County's rate of about 44%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Anna McDonald Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.9%; this one delivers 63.2%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Will County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $109,984 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Will County runs 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), of which Anna McDonald Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Wilson Creek Elem Sch, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Anna McDonald Elem School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 61.3%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Anna McDonald Elem School has decreased 12%, going from 491 students in 2018 to 434 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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