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Does McKinley Elementary School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCATINE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192013001190
McKinley Elementary School
621 Kindler Ave, Muscatine, IA 52761 · (563) 263-9049 · Muscatine County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Iowa public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
241 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 48% · 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 Muscatine Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
57.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 56 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 Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.2% | 57.1% |
| 2023-24 | 54.4% | 58.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 (53.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Elementary School this school | 394 | 61.2% | 53.8% |
| Demoney Elementary Estherville | 460 | 55.2% | 59.4% |
| Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School Belmond | 362 | 57.7% | 49.5% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Muscatine | 441 | 68.0% | 55.1% |
| Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School Sibley | 308 | 56.2% | 77.8% |
| Duncombe Elementary School Fort Dodge | 438 | 70.1% | 43.8% |
Matched among Iowa 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 Iowa | In Muscatine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #483 of 564 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #488 of 564 ▼ 8 | #7 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #477 of 564 ▼ 6 | #6 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #230 of 705 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #60 of 561 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #144 of 561 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #116 of 666 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #260 of 359 | #5 of 6 |
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
394
-71 (-15%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 394 | 34.6 | 11.4:1 | 61% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 32.8 | 13.1:1 | 61% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 60% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 51% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 31.8 | 13.3:1 | 57% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 21 | 15.2:1 | 48% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 45% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 18 | 16.9:1 | 37% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 290 | 16 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKinley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (423 to 394); teachers up 9% (31.8 to 34.6).
About McKinley Elementary School
McKinley Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Muscatine, Iowa, under Muscatine Comm School District. Students in kindergarten through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 394 students. Elementary schools in Iowa have about 325 students on average; enrollment here is 21% higher.
McKinley Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Muscatine Comm School District, which enrolls 4,280 students in total.
The student body at McKinley Elementary School is 55% White. The rest of enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. Among all residents of Muscatine County, the White share is about 81%. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at McKinley Elementary School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.4 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 61% of students at McKinley Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Muscatine County, the average is 47%.
Among Iowa public elementary schools, McKinley Elementary School outscored 11%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for McKinley Elementary School is -7.5 points: 53.8% actual, 61.4% predicted.
In the wider Muscatine County area, median household income comes to about $69,396, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Muscatine County counts 15 public schools with about 6,527 students.
McKinley Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Susan Clark Junior High, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around McKinley Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts McKinley Elementary School at 8th of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, McKinley Elementary School had a net loss of 71 students, or 15%. The ratio was 14.5:1 in 2020-21 and 11.4:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at McKinley Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Muscatine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,559
Census ACS
Median income
$69,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,527 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muscatine Comm School District
- Muscatine High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Susan Clark Junior HighMiddle · 544 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Other schools in Muscatine
- Muscatine High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Susan Clark Junior HighMiddle · 544 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Other McKinley Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 19 states are named McKinley Elementary. McKinley Elementary School is the 23rd largest of the 56.
- McKinley Elementary SchoolDavenport, IA · 421 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IA · 275 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJ · 917 students
- McKinley ElementaryStockton, CA · 705 students
- McKinley ElementaryFresno, CA · 671 students
Nearby schools
- Susan Clark Junior High0.1 mi · 544
- Muscatine High School0.7 mi · 1,380
- Mulberry Elementary School1.1 mi · 293
- Franklin Elementary School1.1 mi · 295
- Grant Elementary School1.1 mi · 300
- Jefferson Elementary School1.2 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About McKinley Elementary SchoolHow large is McKinley Elementary School?
McKinley Elementary School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-06.
Is McKinley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
McKinley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McKinley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McKinley Elementary School is approximately 11.4:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McKinley Elementary School?
At McKinley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 31% Hispanic, 6% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is McKinley Elementary School in?
McKinley Elementary School is part of Muscatine Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.