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McKinley Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

1737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Elgin, Illinois, serving 402 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the School District U-46, which is ranked 594 out of 811 school districts in the state.

McKinley Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.5% of McKinley students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.1% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was even lower at 18.3%, compared to 31.5% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, compared to the state average of 21.5%.

McKinley Elementary School faces additional challenges, with 65.42% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, higher than the 58.47% rate at the nearby Lords Park Elementary School. The school also has a higher percentage of special education and English Language Learner students compared to state averages. These factors may be contributing to the school's poor academic performance, and addressing these underlying issues will require targeted interventions and support from the district and community.

395

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,061

Per pupil spending ?

77.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

258 Lovell St
Elgin, IL 60120-3722

(847) 888-5262

District: School District U-46

Students who attend McKinley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Larsen Middle School
High:	Elgin High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.6%

White:

7.1%

African American:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (19% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg35%

Illinois avg44%

1,737^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th of 38Elementary Schools in the School District U-46

594^th of 811School District U-46 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1737 of 2056	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1674 of 2067	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1520 of 2077	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	1445 of 2082	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	1303 of 1948	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1787 of 2086	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1852 of 2037	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	1873 of 2044	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.7	1677 of 2046	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	1513 of 2052	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.4	1551 of 2093	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.8	1495 of 2167	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.0	1606 of 2166	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.5	1616 of 2147	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.6	1434 of 2139	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.5	1534 of 2120	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.2	1630 of 2092	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.3	1533 of 2095	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.8	1594 of 2086	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.4	1540 of 2022	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.3	1369 of 2030	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	40.5	1378 of 2020	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	518 of 1049	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.3	746 of 886	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	652 of 788	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	612 of 826	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	398 of 788	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	417 of 768	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	256 of 537	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.1	542 of 743	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	587 of 718	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1675 of 1942	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1670 of 1942	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1428 of 1957	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1306 of 1970	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	1135 of 1680	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1666 of 2019	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1837 of 1964	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	862 of 982	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	792 of 959	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	728 of 970	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	671 of 954	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	491 of 742	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	845 of 955	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	867 of 938	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	1578 of 1800	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1437 of 1793	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1375 of 1808	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1210 of 1763	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	1127 of 1514	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1503 of 1816	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1563 of 1765	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1564 of 1947	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	1444 of 1959	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1486 of 1984	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1427 of 1977	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1291 of 1707	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1709 of 2019	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	1688 of 1972	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	894 of 1292	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1087 of 1195	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	534 of 763	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)51st percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-28 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

Science12%-28 vs state

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Tuesday, May 14, 2019

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-6	258 Lovell St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5262	395	25	15.6	77.5%	28 (7.1%)	11 (2.8%)	346 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	17.3	1737^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.5%		20.3	1674^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.0%	63	12.2		26.3	31.5	29.3	16.7			25.5	33.3	25.5	7.3	5.0			18.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	11.8	$18,061	$1,805	$16,256
Ronald D O Neal	Public	K-6	510 Franklin Blvd	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5266	445	30	14.9	80.4%	27 (6.1%)	20 (4.5%)	388 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	24.2	1574^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.4%		19.1	1705^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.5%	131	14.8		42.4	23.3	31.5	25.5			31.3	49.2	18.6	14.8	12.7			24.6	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	99.8	97.1	97.1	17.7	$17,510	$1,796	$15,714
Coleman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1220 Dundee Ave	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5190	641	37	17.1	70.2%	46 (7.2%)	14 (2.2%)	548 (85.5%)	5 (0.8%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	20.5	1659^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.3%		17.1	1766^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.6%	107	23.1		17.5	27.5	39.7	31.0			29.0	25.9	23.2	15.4	11.5			18.7	98.6	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.6	98.7	98.4	16.4	$16,818	$1,859	$14,959
Channing Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-6	63 S Channing St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5185	491	32	15.1	83.5%	21 (4.3%)	32 (6.5%)	418 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	12.3	1865^th of 2056 public elementary schools	9.3%		15.9	1813^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.3%	52	16.7		15.3	21.7	16.7	21.6			18.6	22.2	13.3	11.1	7.8			14.3	95.8	97.3	97.3	97.3	99.8	95.4	96.0	16.2	$18,728	$2,088	$16,640
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1600 Dundee Ave	Elgin	60120	Kane County	Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 883-5013	499	33	15.0	46.5%	135 (27.1%)	64 (12.8%)	229 (45.9%)	40 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.6%)	44.5	1119^th of 2056 public elementary schools	45.6%		38.7	1183^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	42.8%	64	42.9	36.7	45.3	40.7	50.0	42.9	53.6	58.8	48.4	35.3	30.2	35.7	28.6	34.0	18.8	30.6									$14,788	$539	$14,249
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	819 W Chicago St	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5270	446	25	17.6	72.2%	41 (9.2%)	56 (12.6%)	327 (73.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	29.1	1456^th of 2056 public elementary schools	29.2%		25.8	1517^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.6%	61	30.6		31.3	17.9	46.9	43.6			34.6	31.9	12.5	30.6	16.4			22.2	97.2	97.5	97.5	97.5	100.0	95.6	96.4	15.2	$17,313	$1,818	$15,496
Lords Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	323 Waverly Dr	Elgin	60120	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5360	655	41	16.1	71.3%	27 (4.1%)	31 (4.7%)	568 (86.7%)	13 (2.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	21.3	1633^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	20.6%		24.3	1558^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.6%	75	16.9		26.9	31.6	28.9	30.1			29.5	29.9	24.1	21.7	12.0			21.5	99.2	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.0	99.2	13.5	$17,393	$1,705	$15,688
Lowrie Elementary School	Public	K-6	264 Oak St	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5260	397	22	17.8	75.8%	18 (4.5%)	25 (6.3%)	341 (85.9%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	11.9	1877^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.7%		23.8	1575^th of 2067 public elementary schools	23.8%	302	14.3		13.9	4.0	24.5	32.7			19.5	16.7	14.3	6.1	9.1			11.1	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	99.7	98.5	98.5	12.8	$18,429	$1,589	$16,841
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	190 N Melrose Ave	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5280	616	38	16.0	77.1%	39 (6.3%)	56 (9.1%)	480 (77.9%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	18	1717^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.5%		27.1	1482^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	28.3%	235	12.7		20.5	30.4	20.3	26.4			24.2	31.4	21.0	16.5	15.3			21.4	98.7	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.4	98.9	98.9	14.8	$18,014	$1,693	$16,320
Century Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1235 Braeburn Dr	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5180	542	31	17.5	74.0%	59 (10.9%)	51 (9.4%)	398 (73.4%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	25.4	1551^st of 2056 public elementary schools	24.6%		21.5	1641^st of 2067 public elementary schools	20.6%	90	11.3		32.9	25.0	32.1	50.9			34.2	24.1	19.7	17.0	26.4			21.9	98.5	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.3	98.3	98.8	14.9	$17,995	$1,561	$16,434

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Elementary School

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Larsen Middle School
High : Elgin High School

Is McKinley Elementary School a good school?

McKinley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend McKinley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended McKinley Elementary School.

What district is McKinley Elementary School in?

School District U-46

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary School?

Students at McKinley Elementary School are 88% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% African American, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

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