McDill Elementary

McDill Elementary, a mid-tier primary school in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, operated by Stevens Point Area Public School District, caters to 360 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

Stevens Point Area Public School District comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 6,885 students; McDill Elementary is among them.

Demographically, McDill Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school lists 11% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Portage County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, McDill Elementary logs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages about 14.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, McDill Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.7%; this one delivers 61.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Portage County) shows that median household income runs about $76,070, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Portage County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,217 students), of which McDill Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Benjamin Franklin Junior High, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, McDill Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 55.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. McDill Elementary's enrollment has fell 3% since 2018, when it stood at 371 (now 360). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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