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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ERIE CITY SD·NCES 420930007142
McKinley Elementary School
933 E 22nd St, Erie, PA 16503 · (814) 874-6870 · Erie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
511 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 75%
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 | 15 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 59% · 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
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
8.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
7.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.0% | 7.4% |
| 2023-24 | 13.2% | 9.5% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where McKinley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #1,362 of 1,396 | #30 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.4% | #1,453 of 1,511 ▼ 51 | #33 of 33 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #1,504 of 1,511 ▼ 25 | #32 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #519 of 1,638 | #15 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #526 of 1,528 | #16 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #75 of 1,531 | #7 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #241 of 1,600 | #7 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #808 of 1,045 | #17 of 24 |
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
504
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 504 | 41 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 44 | 11.6:1 | 100% (511) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 45 | 10.2:1 | 100% (459) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 42 | 11.6:1 | 99% (486) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 41.5 | 12.9:1 | 100% (536) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 37 | 16.0:1 | 100% (592) |
| 2010-11 | 452 | 41 | 11.0:1 | 90% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 684 | 38 | 18.0:1 | 91% (620) |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 19 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKinley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (537 to 504); teachers down 1% (41.5 to 41).
About McKinley Elementary School
Erie, Pennsylvania, is home to McKinley Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. In all, 504 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 15 schools in Erie City SD totals 10,473 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at McKinley Elementary School is Black, with 44% of students. Enrollment also includes 23% White, 17% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 7% Asian. The school's Black share is 37 points above the 7% share among Erie County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
The school had 41 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.1:1.
McKinley Elementary School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 2% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, McKinley Elementary School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Pennsylvania. Predicted: 34.1%. Actual: 11.5%.
In the wider Erie County area, the median household earns about $63,354 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Erie County, 68 public schools serve about 35,738 students.
Woodrow Wilson Middle School sits about 0.4 miles from McKinley Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. McKinley Elementary School places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 489 (2020-21) to 504 (2024-25).
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Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,052
Census ACS
Median income
$63,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
35,738 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Erie City SD
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 2,501 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 769 students
- Northwest PA Collegiate AcademyHigh · 750 students
- Strong Vincent Middle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Pfeiffer-Burleigh SchoolElementary · 690 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 672 students
Other schools in Erie
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 2,501 students
- McDowell High SchoolHigh · 2,133 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 769 students
- Northwest PA Collegiate AcademyHigh · 750 students
- Strong Vincent Middle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Grandview Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
Other McKinley Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 19 states are named McKinley Elementary. McKinley Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 56.
- McKinley Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJ · 917 students
- McKinley ElementaryStockton, CA · 705 students
- McKinley ElementaryFresno, CA · 671 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolBeaverton, OR · 666 students
- McKinley ElementaryHAM LAKE, MN · 636 students
Nearby schools
- Woodrow Wilson Middle School0.4 mi · 769
- Lincoln Elementary School0.6 mi · 347
- East Middle School1.1 mi · 672
- Pfeiffer-Burleigh School1.2 mi · 690
- Northwest PA Collegiate Academy1.2 mi · 750
- Perseus House CS of Excellence1.3 mi · 627
Frequently asked questions
About McKinley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McKinley Elementary School?
McKinley Elementary School enrolls approximately 504 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does McKinley Elementary School serve?
McKinley Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McKinley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McKinley Elementary School is approximately 12.3:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at McKinley Elementary School?
Student demographics at McKinley Elementary School are roughly 23% White, 8% Hispanic, 44% Black, 7% Asian, 17% Two or more.
What district is McKinley Elementary School in?
McKinley Elementary School is part of Erie City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.