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Alumni: what's one memory from McKinley Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
917
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134002318
McKinley Elementary School
1 COLONNADE PL, NEWARK, NJ 07104 · (973) 268-5270 · Essex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL917 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
780 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 125 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 92 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 80 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 6% smaller than its 8th grade class (80).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
23.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -6.1pp since 2023
Math
14.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.6% | 14.9% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 11.6% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
17.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 (17.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Elementary School this school | 917 | 85.1% | 17.3% |
| Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5 ELIZABETH | 767 | 84.0% | 19.7% |
| Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6 ELIZABETH | 1,001 | 87.3% | 17.6% |
| Louise A. Spencer Elementary School NEWARK | 774 | 86.2% | 21.4% |
| LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Newark | 818 | 86.7% | 19.6% |
| Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 ELIZABETH | 934 | 82.8% | 28.6% |
Matched among New Jersey 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 New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #1,168 of 1,290 | #111 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #1,220 of 1,319 ▲ 11 | #121 of 141 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #1,192 of 1,319 ▼ 123 | #122 of 141 ▼ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 917 | #27 of 1,562 | #7 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,366 of 1,390 | #130 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #1,006 of 1,392 | #79 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #129 of 1,481 | #31 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #336 of 545 | #37 of 61 |
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
917
+132 (+17%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 917 | 53 | 17.3:1 | 85% (780) |
| 2023-24 | 777 | 55 | 14.1:1 | 83% (643) |
| 2022-23 | 686 | 60 | 11.4:1 | 80% (547) |
| 2020-21 | 785 | 70 | 11.2:1 | 84% (661) |
| 2017-18 | 860 | 64 | 13.4:1 | 92% (787) |
| 2015-16 | 831 | 68 | 12.2:1 | 89% (739) |
| 2010-11 | 792 | 56 | 14.1:1 | 89% (703) |
| 2000-01 | 738 | 53 | 13.9:1 | 88% (652) |
| 1990-91 | 681 | 57 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKinley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (860 to 917); teachers down 17% (64 to 53).
About McKinley Elementary School
A large elementary school in NEWARK, New Jersey, McKinley Elementary School is part of Newark Public School District. The latest federal count shows 917 students in pre-K through 8. Against the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 126% higher.
The district for McKinley Elementary School is Newark Public School District, with 65 schools and 41,502 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at McKinley Elementary School, at 72%. The next largest groups are 27% Black. In Essex County overall, about 25% of residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at McKinley Elementary School total 53 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.3:1. That is 5.9 students per teacher above the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 85%. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Essex County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, McKinley Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
McKinley Elementary School scores 17.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 19.6%.
In Essex County (population about 863,002), the median household income is $80,789, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. McKinley Elementary School is one of 249 public schools in the county.
Marion P. Thomas Charter School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, McKinley Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
NCES assigns McKinley Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment climbed 17% from its 2020-21 level of 785. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.2:1 in 2020-21 to 17.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newark Public School District
- East Side High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Barringer High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Ann Street SchoolElementary · 1,294 students
- Lafayette Street SchoolElementary · 1,213 students
- First Avenue SchoolElementary · 1,084 students
- Early Childhood School - NorthElementary · 1,076 students
Other schools in NEWARK
- North Star Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 6,714 students
- TEAM Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 6,406 students
- Great Oaks Legacy Charter SchoolCombined · 2,169 students
- East Side High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Barringer High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Marion P. Thomas Charter SchoolCombined · 1,410 students
Other McKinley Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 19 states are named McKinley Elementary. McKinley Elementary School is the largest of the 56.
- McKinley Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGEN, NJ · 296 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolWestfield, NJ · 291 students
- McKinley ElementaryStockton, CA · 705 students
- McKinley ElementaryFresno, CA · 671 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolBeaverton, OR · 666 students
Nearby schools
- Marion P. Thomas Charter School0.3 mi · 1,410
- Newark School of Global Studies0.3 mi · 377
- Franklin Elementary School0.4 mi · 725
- Barringer High School0.4 mi · 1,894
- Philip's Academy Charter School0.5 mi · 730
- Dr. E. Alma Flagg School0.6 mi · 570
Frequently asked questions
About McKinley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend McKinley Elementary School?
McKinley Elementary School enrolls approximately 917 students in grades PK-08.
Is McKinley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
McKinley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does McKinley Elementary School have?
McKinley Elementary School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McKinley Elementary School?
At McKinley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 72% Hispanic, 27% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is McKinley Elementary School public or private?
McKinley Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newark Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.