McKinley Elementary School

McKinley Elementary School, a high-enrollment K-5 school in NEWARK, New Jersey, one of the schools within Newark Public School District, hosts 917 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so McKinley Elementary School sits 126% above that benchmark.

McKinley Elementary School is one of 65 schools operated by Newark Public School District, a district that serves 41,502 students overall.

On demographics, McKinley Elementary School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 27% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Essex County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), McKinley Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 19.6%; this one delivers 17.3%.

In the area at large, Essex County reports that median household income runs about $80,789, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which McKinley Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Marion P. Thomas Charter School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), McKinley Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 22.0%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. McKinley Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 860 (now 917). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 58% to 72% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for McKinley Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.