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William McKinley Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

939^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

William McKinley Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 457 students in grades K-6 in East Chicago, Indiana, which is part of the School City of East Chicago district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Indiana elementary schools over the past 10 years, with very low academic achievement, high chronic absenteeism, and a high-poverty student population.

William McKinley Elementary has struggled with extremely low test scores, with only 14.11% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 14.42% proficient in Math, compared to state averages of 40.3-41.4% and 39.7-51.5% respectively. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 30.4% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, around 75-80% of William McKinley students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Interestingly, some nearby schools in the School City of Hammond district, such as Warren G. Harding Elementary, perform significantly better on test scores despite also serving high-poverty student populations. This suggests that factors beyond just poverty, such as school leadership, curriculum, and instructional practices, may be contributing to the poor performance at William McKinley Elementary. Addressing the root causes of these challenges will require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach by the school district and community.

509

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,860

Per pupil spending ?

70.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4825 Magoun Ave
East Chicago, IN 46312

(219) 391-4186

District: School City of East Chicago

Students who attend William McKinley Elementary School usually attend:

High:

East Chicago Central High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.4%

African American:

37.3%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (13% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg13%

Indiana avg38%

939^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the School City of East Chicago

343^rd of 380School City of East Chicago among Indiana 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	939 of 1005	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	916 of 1011	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	933 of 1016	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	910 of 1020	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	945 of 1016	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	971 of 1031	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	982 of 1027	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	958 of 1033	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.0	984 of 1046	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.2	971 of 1040	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	35.3	801 of 1036	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.3	642 of 1035	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.1	880 of 1015	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.9	821 of 1025	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.2	968 of 1009	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.6	916 of 1003	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	30.1	800 of 996	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.3	729 of 985	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.7	638 of 961	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.4	794 of 959	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.8	277 of 326	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Math14%

English Language Arts14%

Social Studies12%-26 vs state

Science11%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-6	4825 Magoun Ave	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4186	509	31	16.6	70.3%	13 (2.6%)	190 (37.3%)	287 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.1%)	8.8	939^th of 1005 public elementary schools	6.6%		11.2	916^th of 1011 public elementary schools	9.4%	23	13.9	12.6	12.5	17.3			14.1	19.0	17.2	8.3	12.4			14.4	9.2	12.4	10.7	12.5	$12,860	$2,308	$10,552
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-6	4411 Magoun	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4192	400	29	13.6	74.0%	3 (0.8%)	111 (27.8%)	281 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	13.9	876^th of 1005 public elementary schools	12.8%		14.3	877^th of 1011 public elementary schools	13.3%	1	16.2	12.2	15.1	17.7			15.4	33.8	16.3	18.9	19.6			23.1	14.6	19.6	17.2	13.2	$15,153	$2,569	$12,585
Washington Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4727 Pine Ave	Hammond	46327	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2467	754	37	20.1	56.4%	27 (3.6%)	146 (19.4%)	549 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	8.5	944^th of 1005 public elementary schools	6.1%		9.1	943^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	6.7%	1	13.2	15.4	14.7	7.6			13.1	17.1	24.0	3.5	1.3			11.9	17.3	10.1	14.2	12.2	$10,891	$2,142	$8,749
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1402 E Chicago Ave	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 392-3650	424	26	16.3	63.7%	3 (0.7%)	159 (37.5%)	251 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	39.8	625^th of 1005 public elementary schools	37.8%		41	618^th of 1011 public elementary schools	38.9%	7	29.6	37.5	35.4	28.6	17.4	12.2	26.9	56.8	42.5	31.3	30.6	8.7	9.8	29.9	32.5	28.6	30.3	25.0	$14,854	$6,596	$8,259
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4221 Towle Ave	Hammond	46327	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2475	565	32	17.7	61.2%	33 (5.8%)	175 (31.0%)	332 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	9.3	928^th of 1005 public elementary schools	7.7%		18	836^th of 1011 public elementary schools	17.3%	92	10.8	16.4	16.9	14.3			14.5	9.6	13.7	11.3	8.3			10.6	11.0	17.9	14.7	16.9	$11,639	$2,218	$9,421
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-6	2400 Cardinal Drive	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4169	433	28	15.5	72.3%	2 (0.5%)	239 (55.2%)	180 (41.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	8.1	950^th of 1005 public elementary schools	5.5%		9.7	936^th of 1011 public elementary schools	7.4%	14	11.0	1.8	15.2	21.3			12.6	13.7	5.5	13.6	18.3			13.0	1.8	8.3	5.2	4.6	$14,342	$2,763	$11,580
East Chicago Lighthouse	Public, Charter	K-8	3916 Pulaski	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	East Chicago Lighthouse Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 378-7450	495	30	16.5	99.0%	3 (0.6%)	272 (54.9%)	205 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	6.6	965^th of 1005 public elementary schools	4.0%		7.5	962^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	4.8%	3	18.0	9.3	9.3	6.0	8.5	34.8	13.7	24.0	9.3	3.7	10.0	6.9	13.0	10.9	9.3	8.0	8.7	5.6	$13,814	$6,004	$7,810
Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1001 165th St	Hammond	46324	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2477	622	39	16.0	56.9%	24 (3.9%)	357 (57.4%)	218 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	6.2	973^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	3.2%		7.6	960^th of 1011 public elementary schools	5.0%	13	13.2	10.1	15.5	13.5			13.3	12.0	7.7	3.7	6.3			7.2	6.5	10.8	8.8	3.7	$10,922	$2,280	$8,642
Warren G Harding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3211 165th St	Hammond	46323	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7351	755	43	17.6	54.4%	107 (14.2%)	235 (31.1%)	370 (49.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	21.1	804^th of 1005 public elementary schools	20.0%		26.1	759^th of 1011 public elementary schools	24.9%	45	20.9	25.7	25.5	23.3			23.8	22.7	22.0	30.5	28.2			25.8	18.5	12.6	15.6	24.8	$12,652	$2,674	$9,979
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-6	3551 Block Avenue	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4096	282	26	10.7	75.9%	5 (1.8%)	214 (75.9%)	58 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	11.6	902^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	10.2%		10.4	926^th of 1011 public elementary schools	8.4%	24	12.5	7.1	14.3	25.8			14.9	10.0	3.6	14.3	29.0			14.2	10.7	12.9	11.9	11.4	$16,751	$3,265	$13,486

Frequently Asked Questions about William McKinley Elementary School

Is William McKinley Elementary School a good school?

William McKinley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Indiana elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of William McKinley Elementary School attend?

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

High : East Chicago Central High School

What is the racial makeup of William McKinley Elementary School?

Students at William McKinley Elementary School are 56% Hispanic, 37% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% White.

What district is William McKinley Elementary School in?

School City of East Chicago

How many students attend William McKinley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended William McKinley Elementary School.

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