Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OTTAWA ESD 141·NCES 173030003139
McKinley Elementary School
1320 State St, Ottawa, IL 61350 · (815) 433-1907 · LaSalle County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
149 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 56%
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 | 38 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 7% larger than its 4th grade class (67).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 69% · 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
Based on grade levels within Ottawa ESD 141. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
72.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.7pp since 2023
Math
57.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 72 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 Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 57.3% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 43.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 McKinley Elementary School
McKinley Elementary School's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Elementary School this school | 364 | 40.9% | 61.5% |
| Woodland Elementary/Jr High School Streator | 320 | 41.9% | 32.3% |
| Southwest Elementary School Geneseo | 357 | 38.1% | 51.2% |
| Prairie Central Elementary School Fairbury | 367 | 44.4% | 42.5% |
| East Dubuque Elementary School East Dubuque | 359 | 42.6% | 62.4% |
| Bicentennial Elementary School Coal Valley | 328 | 43.3% | 42.3% |
Matched among Illinois 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 McKinley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In LaSalle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #282 of 1,925 | #2 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #476 of 2,077 ▼ 5 | #2 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #299 of 2,077 ▼ 68 | #1 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #1,185 of 2,419 | #8 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #1,509 of 2,035 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #1,314 of 2,042 | #10 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.9% | #1,532 of 2,132 | #13 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #1,272 of 1,461 | #7 of 8 |
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
364
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 381
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 | 364 | 24.5 | 14.9:1 | 41% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 24.7 | 16.1:1 | 45% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 25.7 | 14.8:1 | 41% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 24.4 | 15.5:1 | 40% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 44% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 33% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 26 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 17 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKinley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (378 to 364); teachers unchanged (24.4 to 24.5).
About McKinley Elementary School
McKinley Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Ottawa, Illinois. Enrolled students number 364 students, in pre-K through 4.
McKinley Elementary School is a school in Ottawa ESD 141. The district has 5 schools and 1,747 students.
About 80% of the student body at McKinley Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. McKinley Elementary School's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Eligible students account for 41% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Among public schools in LaSalle County, the average eligibility rate is 53%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for McKinley Elementary School is +13.6 points: 61.5% actual, 47.9% predicted.
Within LaSalle County, the median household income is $73,045, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides McKinley Elementary School, LaSalle County has 53 other public schools.
Shepherd Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 5. The nearest schools with test data average 47.6%, lower than McKinley Elementary School's 61.5%.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at McKinley Elementary School was 359 in 2020-21 and 364 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Discussions about McKinley Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
LaSalle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,714
Census ACS
Median income
$73,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
14,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ottawa ESD 141
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Shepherd Middle SchoolMiddle · 353 students
- Central Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 339 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
Other schools in Ottawa
- Ottawa Township High SchoolHigh · 1,223 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Shepherd Middle SchoolMiddle · 353 students
- Central Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 339 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
Other McKinley Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 19 states are named McKinley Elementary. McKinley Elementary School is the 28th largest of the 56.
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElgin, IL · 395 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolBellwood, IL · 304 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolSouth Holland, IL · 176 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJ · 917 students
- McKinley ElementaryStockton, CA · 705 students
Nearby schools
- Shepherd Middle School0.6 mi · 353
- Central Intermediate School0.6 mi · 339
- Ottawa Township High School1.4 mi · 1,223
- Lincoln Elementary School1.7 mi · 387
- Jefferson Elementary School2.2 mi · 304
- Grand Ridge School6.0 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About McKinley Elementary SchoolHow large is McKinley Elementary School?
McKinley Elementary School enrolls approximately 364 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does McKinley Elementary School serve?
McKinley Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does McKinley Elementary School have?
McKinley Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at McKinley Elementary School?
Student demographics at McKinley Elementary School are roughly 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is McKinley Elementary School in?
McKinley Elementary School is part of Ottawa ESD 141.
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