Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEVENS POINT AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551449001875
McDill Elementary
2516 School St, Stevens Point, WI 54481 · (715) 345-5420 · Portage County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
117 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 42%
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 | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 54% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
56.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 56.5% |
| 2023-24 | 58.7% | 56.0% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 McDill Elementary
McDill Elementary's state test result (61.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDill Elementary this school | 360 | 32.5% | 61.7% |
| McAuliffe Elementary Green Bay | 407 | 33.9% | 66.5% |
| Viking Elementary Holmen | 355 | 31.5% | 64.9% |
| Davey Elementary Eau Claire | 332 | 32.2% | 57.1% |
| Meadowview Elementary Eau Claire | 385 | 34.3% | 71.8% |
| Stettin Elementary Wausau | 327 | 37.9% | 72.7% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 McDill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Portage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #362 of 982 | #4 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #463 of 992 ▲ 55 | #6 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #361 of 992 ▲ 22 | #3 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #441 of 1,157 | #7 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #647 of 901 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.6% | #442 of 901 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.5% | #698 of 1,064 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #609 of 664 | #7 of 9 |
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
360
+19 (+6%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 360 | 24.8 | 14.5:1 | 33% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 24.1 | 13.9:1 | 31% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 24.6 | 12.9:1 | 31% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 341 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 30% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 22.6 | 16.4:1 | 30% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 31% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 23 | 15.5:1 | 33% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 21% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 475 | 24 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McDill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (371 to 360); teachers up 10% (22.6 to 24.8).
About McDill Elementary
McDill Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It serves 360 students in pre-K through 6.
Stevens Point Area Public School District, which runs McDill Elementary, has 17 schools and 6,885 students.
By race and ethnicity, McDill Elementary is 76% White. The rest of enrollment is 11% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Portage County's population at about 90%. The chance that two students picked at random at McDill Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 40%.
With 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at McDill Elementary was 14.5:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 14.7:1, a similar figure. McDill Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 33%. Across public schools in Portage County, the average is about the same, 35%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For McDill Elementary, the prediction is 57.7% and the result is 61.7%.
Federal survey data for Portage County show that median household income is about $76,070, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 31 public schools operate in Portage County, serving about 9,217 students.
The closest public school, Benjamin Franklin Junior High, is about 1.0 miles from McDill Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, McDill Elementary ranks 1st of 7 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns McDill Elementary the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 341 to 360.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Portage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,832
Census ACS
Median income
$76,070
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stevens Point Area Public School District
- Stevens Point Area Senior HighHigh · 1,478 students
- Benjamin Franklin Junior HighMiddle · 757 students
- P J Jacobs Junior HighMiddle · 709 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Plover-Whiting ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 443 students
Other schools in Stevens Point
- Stevens Point Area Senior HighHigh · 1,478 students
- Benjamin Franklin Junior HighMiddle · 757 students
- P J Jacobs Junior HighMiddle · 709 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Point 4 the FutureElementary · 406 students
- McKinley CenterElementary · 373 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Franklin Junior High1.0 mi · 757
- Preschool Options1.1 mi · 37
- Point 4 the Future1.1 mi · 406
- Plover-Whiting Elementary1.3 mi · 448
- McKinley Center1.5 mi · 373
- Roosevelt Elementary1.8 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About McDill ElementaryHow large is McDill Elementary?
McDill Elementary enrolls approximately 360 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does McDill Elementary serve?
McDill Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McDill Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McDill Elementary is approximately 14.5:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McDill Elementary?
At McDill Elementary, the student body is approximately 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is McDill Elementary public or private?
McDill Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stevens Point Area Public School District.
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