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McKinley Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary School is a K-5 public school in Warren, MI, serving 327 students within the Van Dyke Public Schools district, where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

If you're looking at schools in this area, McKinley stands out as a relative bright spot within its immediate district. It is currently the top-performing elementary school in Van Dyke Public Schools, outperforming Lincoln Elementary School in overall state ranking. While its test scores are mixed compared to Marjorie Carlson Elementary School—for example, McKinley's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency (14.8%) trails Marjorie Carlson's (29.4%), but McKinley's 5th-grade math scores (9.4%) are stronger—the school generally outperforms the nearby Eastpointe Community Schools and local charter options like Academy of Warren and Macomb Montessori Academy. This suggests that for families in the area, McKinley may offer a more effective educational environment than some of the alternatives.

However, there are important challenges to be aware of. McKinley's state ranking dropped sharply from the 31st percentile in 2024-2025 to the 10th percentile in 2025-2026, a much steeper decline than its district peers experienced. Chronic absenteeism affects nearly half the student body (49.3%), though this is actually the lowest rate among its immediate district peers and far better than some nearby Detroit schools where rates exceed 70%. The school also shows a notable gender gap, with female students ranking significantly higher than male students. On a positive note, McKinley demonstrates a relative strength in serving its African American students, who performed well above the school's overall average. The school spends a substantial $19,629 per student, yet this higher investment doesn't consistently translate into proportionally better outcomes, suggesting that resources alone aren't the answer. Test scores also fluctuate dramatically from year to year, indicating that results may depend heavily on the specific group of students in each grade rather than a stable school-wide approach.

327

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,629

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13173 Toepfer Rd
Warren, MI 48089-3231

(586) 758-8365

District: Van Dyke Public Schools

Students who attend McKinley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	Lincoln High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.2%

Two or more races:

16.2%

White:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (14% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg17%

Michigan avg38%

1,343^rd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Van Dyke Public Schools

571^st of 625Van Dyke Public Schools among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	1343 of 1492	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	1023 of 1488	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1114 of 1486	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1069 of 1470	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1114 of 1344	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1089 of 1153	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	979 of 1408	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1222 of 1448	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	1184 of 1466	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.0	1259 of 1548	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.7	1308 of 1580	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.3	1384 of 1533	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.5	1445 of 1563	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.5	1461 of 1566	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.0	1492 of 1552	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.6	1497 of 1552	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.5	1434 of 1589	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	24.0	1381 of 1577	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.6	1257 of 1565	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.9	1342 of 1545	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	229 of 388	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.8	115 of 369	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	181 of 348	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	124 of 321	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	79 of 158	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	81 of 212	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	199 of 475	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	1163 of 1343	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.3	906 of 1338	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1141 of 1342	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	897 of 1321	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	922 of 1106	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	869 of 902	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	981 of 1171	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1183 of 1443	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	1179 of 1352	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.3	727 of 1346	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	982 of 1381	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	881 of 1350	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	803 of 1099	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	680 of 749	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	581 of 1134	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1106 of 1397	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	1286 of 1372	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	998 of 1366	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1055 of 1347	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1099 of 1334	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	851 of 1139	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	829 of 1196	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1191 of 1446	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	38.0	46 of 81	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	809 of 1206	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.2	1087 of 1253	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)43rd percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)41st percentile+31 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts22%-20 vs state

Science16%-24 vs state

Math11%-27 vs state

Social Studies5%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	13173 Toepfer Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 758-8365	327	22	14.8	95.4%	41 (12.5%)	210 (64.2%)	10 (3.1%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (16.2%)	11.4	1343^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	10.0%		29.4	1023^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	31.3%	320			14.8	26.5	23.4			7.4	16.3	9.4			15.6		4.7		$19,629	$3,528	$16,100
Academy of Warren	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13943 E 8 Mile Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Academy of Warren	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 552-8010	817	47	17.4	96.7%	1 (0.1%)	802 (98.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	5	1483^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	0.6%		7.5	1411^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.2%	72	42.3	5.6	3.3	9.1	8.9	5.6	10.3	7.7	10.1	3.8	4.2	1665.8	7.6	8.6	1463.0	17.1	$14,345	$1,919	$12,427
Macomb Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	14057 E 9 Mile Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Macomb Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 359-2138	255	16	15.9	96.5%	8 (3.1%)	237 (92.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	9.5	1379^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.6%					(n/a)			1270.6	9.1	21.7	1576.2		1265.0	1366.1	1464.0	1566.5		17.4		1466.9		$13,682	$1,841	$11,841
Trix Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	20045 Joann St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Michigan Educational Choice Center	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 426-1020	302	18	17.2	100.0%	4 (1.3%)	286 (94.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	9.9	1372^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	8.0%		9.1	1371^st of 1488 public elementary schools	7.9%	1	23.3	335.3	10.0	13.3	10.7	10.0	1668.9	27.5	11.4	1451.2	1564.1	1656.5	1466.7	1776.0	1465.7	10.0	$13,775	$2,695	$11,080
Crescentwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	14500 Crescentwood Ave	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eastpointe Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 533-3200	195	14	13.6	93.8%	21 (10.8%)	150 (76.9%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.7%)	5.3	1476^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.1%					(n/a)			7.8	6.3	19.2			7.8	1358.2	1456.4			1471.4		1463.6		$20,815	$3,755	$17,061
Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School	Public	K-8	13840 Lappin St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-7022	296	17	17.4	96.6%	4 (1.4%)	271 (91.6%)	11 (3.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	8.8	1395^th of 1492 public elementary schools	6.5%		8.2	1390^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.6%	5	35.0	15.0	8.8	7.1	11.8	24.1	17.2	14.7	7.1	8.0	14.3	17.2	9.8	25.0	1466.6	30.0	$23,009	$1,766	$21,243
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	22100 Federal Ave	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 758-8342	378	25	15.1	97.6%	46 (12.2%)	264 (69.8%)	11 (2.9%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.0%)	9.7	1376^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.8%		10.6	1344^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.7%	32			14.0	14.1	21.9			14.3	14.3	1461.8			12.5		1466.7		$20,302	$3,500	$16,802
Eaton Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	21450 Universal Ave	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eaton Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 777-1519	332	23	14.4	80.4%	3 (0.9%)	329 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.9	1371^st of 1492 public elementary schools	8.1%		10.6	1342^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	9.8%	29	54.2	12.5	18.4	17.1	8.5	15.0	16.3	26.3	7.3	1459.0	1562.8	6.1	6.5	12.5	1464.0	33.3	$13,470	$2,380	$11,089
Fisher Magnet Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	15510 E State Fair St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 642-4854	758	50	15.2	95.8%	2 (0.3%)	736 (97.1%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	6.5	1449^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.9%		5.6	1453^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	2.4%	4	20.0	327.6	7.1	1365.2	1462.4	11.1	10.8	10.6	3.2	4.9	6.8	4.0	1466.0	5.5	1458.8	5.5	$22,419	$1,302	$21,117
Marjorie Carlson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12355 Mruk Ave	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 758-8345	360	32	11.2	93.3%	81 (22.5%)	192 (53.3%)	9 (2.5%)	34 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.2%)	24.7	1086^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.2%		17.9	1200^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.4%	114			29.4	34.6	34.0			33.3	21.2	13.7			21.6		9.8		$23,962	$4,106	$19,856

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Elementary School

What district is McKinley Elementary School in?

Van Dyke Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary School?

Students at McKinley Elementary School are 64% African American, 16% Two or more races, 13% White, 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend McKinley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 327 students attended McKinley Elementary School.

Is McKinley Elementary School a good school?

McKinley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.0% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lincoln Middle School
High : Lincoln High School

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