Photo: Harrison Keely · CC BY 4.0McDonald’s public schools
Bradley County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McDonald. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Tennessee’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
McDonald’s schools, in brief
School by school
14 of McDonald’s 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Michigan Avenue Elementary School places highest (better than 96%); Bradley Central High School lowest (39%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
11 elementary schools serve McDonald, graded from B to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Bradley Central High School and Walker Valley High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in McDonald, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in McDonald · depends on your address
Lake Forest Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,173 students · in Cleveland
Ocoee Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,096 students · in Cleveland
7th grade in McDonald · depends on your address
Lake Forest Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,173 students · in Cleveland
Ocoee Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,096 students · in Cleveland
8th grade in McDonald · depends on your address
Lake Forest Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,173 students · in Cleveland
Ocoee Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,096 students · in Cleveland
9th grade in McDonald · depends on your address
Bradley Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,649 students · in Cleveland
Walker Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,450 students · in Cleveland
10th grade in McDonald · depends on your address
Bradley Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,649 students · in Cleveland
Walker Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,450 students · in Cleveland
11th grade in McDonald · depends on your address
Bradley Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,649 students · in Cleveland
Walker Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,450 students · in Cleveland
12th grade in McDonald · depends on your address
Bradley Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,649 students · in Cleveland
Walker Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,450 students · in Cleveland
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bradley County School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
McDonald vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share McDonald’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| McDonald | — | Bradley County |
Every school in McDonald
15 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about McDonald’s schools
Are McDonald’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for McDonald. Bradley County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McDonald. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 14 of its 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is McDonald in?
Bradley County School District.
Where do McDonald kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Bradley Central High School and Walker Valley High School.
Parents talk
What McDonald families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near McDonald → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.