Enrollment
119
Elementary
DISTRICT 124 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MC COOL JUNCTION PUBLIC SCHS·NCES 317350001226
MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL
209 SOUTH GRAGAN AVE, MCCOOL JUNCTION, NE 68401 · (402) 724-2231 · York County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL119 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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.
- 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 Nebraska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
39 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 37%
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 | 3 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 64% larger than its 6th grade class (11).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL→MCCOOL JUNCTION JR-SR HIGH SCH
Based on grade levels within MC COOL JUNCTION PUBLIC SCHS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
73.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL
MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL's state test result (65.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL this school | 119 | 32.8% | 65.6% |
| SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN BLADEN | 135 | 31.9% | 54.6% |
| LAWRENCE - NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NELSON | 123 | 30.1% | N/A |
| WINSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINSIDE | 136 | 33.8% | N/A |
| CLARKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLARKSON | 106 | 33.0% | 59.2% |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT EUSTIS EUSTIS | 115 | 36.5% | 55.9% |
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 COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #151 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #89 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #204 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 119 | #470 of 587 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #194 of 359 |
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
119
-6 (-5%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 99
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 119 | 11.1 | 10.7:1 | 33% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 113 | 11.1 | 10.2:1 | 33% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 120 | 9.9 | 12.2:1 | 33% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 125 | 10 | 12.5:1 | 32% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 159 | 10.2 | 15.6:1 | 41% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 153 | 10 | 15.3:1 | 43% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 131 | 10 | 13.1:1 | 47% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 76 | 8 | 9.5:1 | 29% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 99 | 9 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (159 to 119); teachers up 9% (10.2 to 11.1).
About MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL
MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL is a small elementary school serving families in MCCOOL JUNCTION, Nebraska. The school enrolls 119 students, from pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Nebraska) has about 272 students.
Federal data list 2 schools in MC COOL JUNCTION PUBLIC SCHS, with 247 students enrolled.
Most students at MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL are White: 95% of enrollment. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 10%.
MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL's 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 33%.
allk12 grades MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL a B. The grade compares the school only with Nebraska public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL is +0.7 points: 65.6% actual, 64.9% predicted.
In York County (population about 14,286), median household income is about $77,757, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in York County, which together enroll about 2,169 students.
Nearest public school: MCCOOL JUNCTION JR-SR HIGH SCH, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within ten miles: 6. MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL is 2nd of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 125 in 2020-21 and 119 in 2024-25, a decrease of 6 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.5:1 to 10.7:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,286
Census ACS
Median income
$77,757
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,169 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MC COOL JUNCTION PUBLIC SCHS
- MCCOOL JUNCTION JR-SR HIGH SCHHigh · 128 students
Other schools in MCCOOL JUNCTION
- MCCOOL JUNCTION JR-SR HIGH SCHHigh · 128 students
Nearby schools
- MCCOOL JUNCTION JR-SR HIGH SCH0.0 mi · 128
- FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL7.4 mi · 169
- PRESCHOOL LEARNING ACADEMY9.3 mi · 178
- YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.3 mi · 615
- YORK HIGH SCHOOL9.3 mi · 498
- YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL9.5 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOLHow large is MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL?
MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL enrolls approximately 119 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL serve?
MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL.
How diverse is MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL?
MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL reports a student body of 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL in?
MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL is part of MC COOL JUNCTION PUBLIC SCHS.
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