McKinley Elementary School

McKinley Elementary School is an elementary campus of modestly sized scale in Kansas City, Kansas, operated by Kansas City, educateing 243 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 22% leaner than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Across the 43 schools in Kansas City (21,538 students total), McKinley Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, McKinley Elementary School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. Other groups include 12% Black, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, McKinley Elementary School lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wyandotte County (around 75%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, McKinley Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 17.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Wyandotte County shows median household earnings sit near $63,631, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. McKinley Elementary School is one of 62 public schools in Wyandotte County (combined enrollment of about 30,713 students).

Nearest neighbor: School for Blind High, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McKinley Elementary School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 20.3%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. McKinley Elementary School's enrollment has declined 30% since 2018, when it stood at 348 (now 243). Black enrollment moved from 3% to 12% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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