Enrollment
306
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899005293
McKinley William School
2101 N Orkney St, Philadelphia, PA 19122 · (215) 400-7440 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
10.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
106%
323 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 29% smaller than its 8th grade class (38).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
9.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
4.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 9.9% | 4.4% |
| 2023-24 | 9.6% | 1.1% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where McKinley William School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.4% | #1,490 of 1,511 ▲ 18 | #181 of 193 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.9% | #1,487 of 1,511 ▲ 17 | #183 of 193 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #1,225 of 1,638 | #152 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #110 of 1,528 | #32 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #522 of 1,531 | #75 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 106% | #103 of 1,600 | #29 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.1% | #78 of 1,045 | #43 of 135 |
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
306
-70 (-19%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 306 | 30 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 30.3 | 10.7:1 | 100% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 27.2 | 13.1:1 | 100% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 32 | 11.8:1 | 99% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 31.6 | 14.7:1 | 100% (462) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 32 | 15.5:1 | 100% (496) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 27 | 12.2:1 | 89% (293) |
| 2000-01 | 321 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 98% (313) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 30 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKinley William School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (464 to 306); teachers down 5% (31.6 to 30).
About McKinley William School
McKinley William School is a small elementary school in Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia. It teaches 306 students in pre-K through 8. That is 31% below the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia City SD, which runs McKinley William School, has 220 schools and 116,230 students.
Of every 100 students at McKinley William School, about 58 are Hispanic. It is also 39% Black. Philadelphia County's residents are about 16% Hispanic, 42 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, McKinley William School scores 51%.
McKinley William School lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 10.2 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 2.9 students per teacher.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, McKinley William School outscored 0%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
In Philadelphia County, home to about 1,579,706 people, the median household earns about $61,953 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Philadelphia County number 309, with about 182,005 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Welsh John School, is the closest to McKinley William School. McKinley William School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 19%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 11.8 to 10.2 over 4 years.
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Philadelphia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,579,706
Census ACS
Median income
$61,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
309
182,005 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About McKinley William SchoolHow large is McKinley William School?
McKinley William School enrolls approximately 306 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does McKinley William School serve?
McKinley William School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McKinley William School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McKinley William School is approximately 10.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McKinley William School?
At McKinley William School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 58% Hispanic, 39% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is McKinley William School public or private?
McKinley William School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Philadelphia City SD.
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