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Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MC COOK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317347001223
MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1500 W 3RD ST, MC COOK, NE 69001 · (308) 345-5681 · Red Willow County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Nebraska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
180 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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 | 45 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 23% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 57% · 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
MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→MC COOK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL→MC COOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within MC COOK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.5%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
70.4%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Nebraska 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 Nebraska'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 MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 411 | 43.8% | 63.9% |
| LOGAN VIEW ELEMENTARY HOOPER | 330 | 43.6% | 73.3% |
| DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GOTHENBURG | 416 | 44.0% | 54.8% |
| NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROKEN BOW | 376 | 41.5% | 71.6% |
| CENTRAL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CENTRAL CITY | 327 | 40.7% | 58.9% |
| PLATTSMOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLATTSMOUTH | 460 | 39.1% | 53.4% |
Matched among Nebraska 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 MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #174 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #136 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #120 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #122 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #173 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #323 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.8% | #125 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #191 of 220 |
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
411
+29 (+8%) vs 2020
+99% since 1990-91, when it was 207
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 411 | 29.2 | 14.1:1 | 44% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 29.7 | 14.7:1 | 48% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 29.1 | 14.0:1 | 52% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 51% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 32.1 | 13.2:1 | 49% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 48% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 33 | 13.5:1 | 50% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 179 | 11 | 16.3:1 | 31% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 207 | 10 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (423 to 411); teachers down 9% (32.1 to 29.2).
About MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school with its address in MC COOK, Nebraska. A federal count lists 411 students at the school, in pre-K through 3. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Nebraska is about 272, so this school runs 51% bigger than that.
The 4 schools in MC COOK PUBLIC SCHOOLS enroll 1,345 students altogether, MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
The student body at MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 88% White. Other reported shares: 9% Hispanic. That is close to the 89% White share among all Red Willow County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Nebraska have 21.0:1, compared with 14.1:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 44%.
allk12 grades MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B+. The grade compares the school only with Nebraska public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 61.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.9%.
Census estimates describe Red Willow County this way: the median household income is $63,697, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Besides MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Red Willow County has 8 other public schools.
Nearest public school: MC COOK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 3. MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in 3rd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment climbed 8%, to 411.
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Red Willow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,557
Census ACS
Median income
$63,697
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,671 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MC COOK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- MC COOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 448 students
- MC COOK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 305 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 181 students
- MC COOK ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONHigh
Other schools in MC COOK
- MC COOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 448 students
- MC COOK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 305 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 181 students
- MC COOK ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONHigh
Nearby schools
- MC COOK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 305
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 181
- MC COOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 448
- HITCHCOCK CO ELEMENTARY10.8 mi · 161
- SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA11.1 mi · 172
- SOUTHWEST JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL17.3 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 411 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MC COOK PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.