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McKinley Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1619^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bellwood, Illinois, serving 340 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Bellwood School District 88, which is ranked 770 out of 811 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McKinley Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1619 and 2009 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years. The school has maintained a 1-star or 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state averages, ranging from 25% to 38.5% in ELA and 7.7% to 43.1% in Mathematics. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 31.5% in recent years, which are much higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Bellwood School District 88, such as Thurgood Marshall Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School, have similar academic performance and demographic profiles to McKinley Elementary School. However, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Lincoln Elementary School in the Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 district, have higher academic performance and lower rates of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, suggesting that factors beyond just the district may be contributing to the low performance of McKinley Elementary School.

304

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,550

Per pupil spending ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3317 Butterfield Rd
Bellwood, IL 60104-1450

(708) 410-3600

District: Bellwood School District 88

Students who attend McKinley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt Middle School
High:	Proviso East High School
	Proviso Math and Science Academy
	Proviso West High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.9%

Hispanic:

36.8%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (22% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Science scores 30 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg20%

Illinois avg44%

1,619^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Bellwood School District 88

770^th of 811Bellwood School District 88 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	21.9	1619 of 2056	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1710 of 2067	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1775 of 2077	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	2009 of 2082	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1644 of 2086	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	1648 of 2037	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.8	1997 of 2044	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	1857 of 2046	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	1954 of 2052	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.6	1842 of 2093	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.7	2006 of 2167	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.8	2064 of 2166	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.0	1889 of 2147	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.7	2012 of 2139	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.3	1958 of 2120	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.2	1850 of 2092	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.6	1897 of 2095	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.8	1868 of 2086	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.4	1808 of 2022	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.4	1786 of 2030	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	20.8	1660 of 2020	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	285 of 688	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.2	401 of 655	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	348 of 692	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	543 of 684	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	373 of 711	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	413 of 698	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	358 of 1049	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	582 of 886	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	519 of 788	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	327 of 826	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.9	559 of 788	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	634 of 768	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	515 of 743	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	244 of 718	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1608 of 1942	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1651 of 1942	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1647 of 1957	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1919 of 1970	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1708 of 2019	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1671 of 1964	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	766 of 982	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	640 of 959	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	749 of 970	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	907 of 954	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.1	433 of 955	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	476 of 938	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	1241 of 1800	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1319 of 1793	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1376 of 1808	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1661 of 1763	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	1181 of 1816	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	1225 of 1765	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1443 of 1947	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1570 of 1959	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1654 of 1984	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1853 of 1977	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1435 of 2019	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1508 of 1972	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	710 of 1292	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1008 of 1195	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	886 of 1194	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	607 of 763	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+45 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-19 vs state

Mathematics21%-18 vs state

Science11%-30 vs state

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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)	% Pneumococcal (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	% Pneumococcal 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-5	3317 Butterfield Rd	Bellwood	60104	Cook County	Bellwood School District 88	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 410-3600	304	19	16.0	98.7%	2 (0.7%)	176 (57.9%)	112 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	21.9	1619^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.3%		19	1710^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.3%	91	10.8		37.5	25.0	38.5				34.5	43.1	8.3	7.7				20.8	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9			$20,550	$1,422	$19,128
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-5	2501 Oak St	Bellwood	60104	Cook County	Bellwood School District 88	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 410-3500	229	18	12.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	135 (59.0%)	84 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	20.8	1649^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.8%		17.7	1747^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.5%	98	18.4		37.0	2.5	47.4				29.0	30.4	2.5	13.2				16.1	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9			$27,003	$2,555	$24,448
Jefferson Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	225 46th Ave	Bellwood	60104	Cook County	Berkeley School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 449-3165	380	33	11.5	75.3%	12 (3.2%)	143 (37.6%)	210 (55.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)								(n/a)																	97.7	97.4	97.4	97.4	9.3	97.4	97.4	9.3		$22,157	$1,095	$21,062
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	3420 Jackson St	Bellwood	60104	Cook County	Bellwood School District 88	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 410-3100	310	22	13.9	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	208 (67.1%)	93 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	26.9	1512^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.5%		21.9	1626^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.3%	114	14.8		45.5	31.0	27.8				35.1	41.8	21.4	18.5				27.8	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	100.0	99.7	99.3			$22,408	$1,222	$21,186
Grant Elementary School	Public	K-5	1300 N 34th Ave	Melrose Park	60160	Cook County	Bellwood School District 88	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 410-3400	363	29	12.5	99.4%	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	343 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	21.6	1628^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.8%		24.3	1559^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.6%	69	22.6		27.7	25.0	38.7				30.9	23.4	21.4	19.4				21.2	96.9	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.9	96.5			$19,990	$1,393	$18,597
Melrose Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1715 W Lake St	Melrose Park	60160	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2042	602	42	14.3	54.5%	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.7%)	576 (95.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34.2	1341^st of 2056 public elementary schools	34.8%		34	1288^th of 2067 public elementary schools	37.7%	53	27.3		30.5	39.3	63.6				41.2	29.5	29.5	16.4				26.2	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	7.9		$19,011	$2,334	$16,677
Washington Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1111 Washington Blvd	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2065	346	22	15.8	59.2%	3 (0.9%)	74 (21.4%)	264 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	48.1	1036^th of 2056 public elementary schools	49.6%		41.6	1119^th of 2067 public elementary schools	45.9%	83	30.0	58.1	53.3	51.9	35.0	65.4	51.9	77.4	57.1	50.0	25.9	15.0	42.3	33.3	32.3	34.2	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.2	94.9	95.4	11.6	27.0	$20,636	$2,276	$18,361
Sunnyside Intermediate School	Public	3-5	5412 Saint Charles Rd	Berkeley	60163	Cook County	Berkeley School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 449-3170	344	33	10.5	79.7%	14 (4.1%)	133 (38.7%)	189 (54.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	21.3	1634^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.5%		17.7	1744^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.6%	110	18.6		30.0	24.8	29.7				28.2	40.0	23.0	9.4				23.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	99.7			$21,197	$1,126	$20,071
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	811 Chicago Ave	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2036	431	38	11.2	55.7%	6 (1.4%)	41 (9.5%)	378 (87.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	42	1165^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.3%		47	1002^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	51.5%	163	40.5		25.7	35.7	64.9				38.3	35.7	33.3	32.4				34.2	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	8.9		$23,125	$2,777	$20,348
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1927 S 15th Ave	Broadview	60155	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2047	345	26	13.2	60.9%	2 (0.6%)	232 (67.2%)	100 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	46.2	1076^th of 2056 public elementary schools	47.7%		46.6	1010^th of 2067 public elementary schools	51.1%	66	22.0		61.5	47.8	53.7				53.8	23.1	25.4	51.2				31.3	91.5	94.3	94.3	94.3	96.4	94.3	94.9	9.7		$21,803	$2,401	$19,402

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Elementary School

How many students attend McKinley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended McKinley Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Roosevelt Middle School
High : Proviso East High School
High : Proviso Math and Science Academy
High : Proviso West High School

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary School?

Students at McKinley Elementary School are 58% African American, 37% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is McKinley Elementary School in?

Bellwood School District 88

Is McKinley Elementary School a good school?

McKinley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

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