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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANHATTAN SD 114·NCES 172427002639
Anna McDonald Elementary School
200 2nd St, Manhattan, IL 60442 · (815) 478-0191 · Will County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
80 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 197 | 45% |
| Grade 3 | 236 | 54% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 69% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Manhattan SD 114. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
63.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
64.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.8% | 64.7% |
| 2023-24 | 57.2% | 47.3% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Anna McDonald Elementary School
Anna McDonald Elementary School's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna McDonald Elementary School this school | 434 | 18.4% | 63.2% |
| Manhattan Intermediate School Manhattan | 417 | 14.6% | N/A |
| Grundy Elementary School Morton | 465 | 16.6% | 75.3% |
| Germantown Hills Elementary School Germantown Hills | 439 | 18.7% | 73.0% |
| Rochester Elementary EC-1 School Rochester | 402 | 17.9% | N/A |
| Richmond Grade School Richmond | 407 | 22.6% | 53.1% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Anna McDonald Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #247 of 1,925 | #23 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #318 of 2,077 ▲ 42 | #31 of 100 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #543 of 2,077 ▼ 248 | #39 of 100 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #822 of 2,419 | #61 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,737 of 2,035 | #88 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.9% | #1,400 of 2,042 | #101 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #1,984 of 2,132 | #88 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #842 of 1,461 | #45 of 71 |
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
434
-114 (-21%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 579
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 | 434 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 18% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 14% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 35.2 | 16.4:1 | 13% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 27.1 | 18.1:1 | 13% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 12% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 14% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 585 | 32 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 579 | 26 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anna McDonald Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (491 to 434); teachers unchanged (27.1 to 27).
About Anna McDonald Elementary School
Anna McDonald Elementary School is an elementary school in Manhattan, Illinois, according to federal school records. The school's 434 students are in grades 2 through 3.
Manhattan SD 114 is the local district for Anna McDonald Elementary School. It runs 4 schools with 2,011 students.
White students are the large majority at Anna McDonald Elementary School, with 83% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 12% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Will County, the White share is about 62%. Anna McDonald Elementary School has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Anna McDonald Elementary School is 27 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.1:1. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. The school counts 80 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 18%. For comparison, public schools in Will County average 44%.
The allk12 Grade for Anna McDonald Elementary School is B+. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 73% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Anna McDonald Elementary School is 2.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (63.2% versus 60.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
Within Will County, median household income is about $109,984, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 209 public schools in Will County, with a combined enrollment of about 113,008.
Of nearby public schools, Wilson Creek Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.1 miles. The five-mile area around Anna McDonald Elementary School holds 5 other public schools. Anna McDonald Elementary School's average proficiency of 63.2% compares with 61.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Anna McDonald Elementary School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 434 was 21% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 548.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Anna McDonald Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manhattan SD 114
- Manhattan Jr High SchoolMiddle · 615 students
- Wilson Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Manhattan Intermediate SchoolElementary · 417 students
Other schools in Manhattan
- Manhattan Jr High SchoolMiddle · 615 students
- Wilson Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Manhattan Intermediate SchoolElementary · 417 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 545
- Manhattan Jr High School1.5 mi · 615
- Manhattan Intermediate School1.5 mi · 417
- Nelson Ridge School3.8 mi · 432
- Nelson Prairie School3.9 mi · 388
- Spencer Pointe5.1 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Anna McDonald Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Anna McDonald Elementary School?
Anna McDonald Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades 02-03.
What grades does Anna McDonald Elementary School serve?
Anna McDonald Elementary School serves grades 02-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Anna McDonald Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Anna McDonald Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Anna McDonald Elementary School?
At Anna McDonald Elementary School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Anna McDonald Elementary School public or private?
Anna McDonald Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manhattan SD 114.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.