McKee El Sch

McKee El Sch is one of the moderately sized elementary schools in Oakdale, Pennsylvania, run under West Allegheny SD, with 521 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Within West Allegheny SD, which oversees 5 schools and 3,469 students, McKee El Sch is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, McKee El Sch logs that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 11% Asian, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Allegheny County as a whole.

On the resource side, McKee El Sch records 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Allegheny County (around 54%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, McKee El Sch sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 60.6%; actual is 77.7%, +17.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Allegheny County shows median household earnings sit near $78,548, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. McKee El Sch is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students).

Donaldson Elem Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McKee El Sch at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 79.1%.

McKee El Sch operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. McKee El Sch's enrollment has expanded 21% since 2018, when it stood at 429 (now 521). Over the same period, the White share declined from 91% to 74%.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.