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Mckinley Community School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Mckinley Community School is an elementary school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 574 students. The school is part of the New Brunswick School District, which is ranked 570 out of 609 districts in the state.

Mckinley Community School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 19.2% in 7th grade to 39% in 4th grade, compared to the state averages of 57% in 7th grade and 53.6% in 4th grade. The school's mathematics and science proficiency rates are also well below state and district averages. Mckinley Community School's performance is particularly concerning for students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who rank in the bottom 20% and 30% of New Jersey elementary schools, respectively.

While Mckinley Community School serves a predominantly disadvantaged student population, with 58.19% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and a high percentage of minority students, the school's performance lags behind nearby schools in the New Brunswick School District, such as Blanquita B. Valenti Community School and A. Chester Redshaw School, as well as schools in neighboring districts like Hillcrest School and Pine Grove Manor School. The school's high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 25.6%, may also contribute to its academic challenges.

524

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,963

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15 Van Dyke Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-3255

(732) 745-5300

District: New Brunswick School District

Students who attend Mckinley Community School usually attend:

High:

New Brunswick High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.3%

African American:

15.5%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New Brunswick School District

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 25 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,112^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

690^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary Schools in the New Brunswick School District

570^th of 609New Brunswick School District among New Jersey districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1112 of 1347	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1147 of 1338	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1237 of 1342	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1296 of 1345	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	1234 of 1317	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1266 of 1360	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1119 of 1353	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	1121 of 1352	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	1185 of 1346	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	1201 of 1357	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.4	1270 of 1363	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.1	1275 of 1367	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.0	1227 of 1363	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	5.3	1288 of 1360	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.0	1236 of 1354	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.1	1225 of 1346	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.3	1146 of 1338	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.5	1151 of 1329	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.8	1178 of 1314	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.7	1165 of 1303	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.2	1128 of 1298	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	16.7	1009 of 1204	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	39.5	285 of 469	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	399 of 463	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	322 of 494	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	318 of 456	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	401 of 522	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	284 of 517	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	311 of 597	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	465 of 559	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	463 of 499	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	478 of 489	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	392 of 411	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	450 of 463	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	1084 of 1326	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1081 of 1317	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1126 of 1318	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1268 of 1326	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1234 of 1290	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1209 of 1331	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1049 of 1333	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	601 of 1032	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	751 of 989	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	804 of 982	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	872 of 953	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	816 of 896	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	741 of 899	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	469 of 870	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	658 of 1023	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	551 of 939	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	704 of 948	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	679 of 942	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1035 of 1318	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1119 of 1313	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1201 of 1315	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1221 of 1324	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1168 of 1297	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1233 of 1335	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1100 of 1334	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	14.8	898 of 989	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	899 of 958	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	863 of 949	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	746 of 868	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	930 of 1007	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	760 of 1001	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	690 of 752	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	654 of 743	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	639 of 748	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	653 of 745	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	613 of 652	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	635 of 745	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	592 of 716	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	622 of 712	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	650 of 713	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.1	637 of 713	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.2	629 of 717	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.7	611 of 704	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.3	615 of 677	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.8	604 of 684	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.0	583 of 677	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.1	571 of 664	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.8	485 of 640	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.7	512 of 631	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.7	545 of 615	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.7	480 of 599	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.1	423 of 588	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	64.4	264 of 574	54.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	13.5	316 of 326	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	252 of 326	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	291 of 343	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	288 of 320	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	671 of 728	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	599 of 717	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	598 of 720	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	626 of 726	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	613 of 625	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	581 of 703	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	521 of 680	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	520 of 608	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	478 of 589	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	530 of 587	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	481 of 591	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	441 of 480	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	372 of 524	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	293 of 504	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	531 of 613	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	370 of 467	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	326 of 541	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	377 of 522	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	651 of 726	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	633 of 719	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	628 of 718	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	625 of 730	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	550 of 635	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	612 of 697	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	585 of 675	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	20.7	458 of 510	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	486 of 535	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	366 of 401	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	461 of 492	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	453 of 471	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+24 vs school

African American (2024)39th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)9th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

African American (2019)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-25 vs state

Mathematics20%-21 vs state

Science4%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mckinley Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Van Dyke Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	524	64	8.1	92.9%	6 (1.1%)	81 (15.5%)	431 (82.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18.9	1112^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.9	1147^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.3%	35	7.7	0.0	34.7	39.0	33.3	20.9	19.2	24.3	24.5	36.6	20.5	14.0	14.9	7.4			$12,963		$12,963
Greater Brunswick Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	429 Joyce Kilmer Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	Greater Brunswick Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 448-1052	397	21	18.9	83.1%	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	367 (92.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18.8	1113^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.2	1160^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.3%	47	8.6	2.4	28.6	28.2	27.6	32.6	31.9	42.8	19.0	39.1	31.9	16.3	31.9	4.2	38.9	38.9	$10,212	$955	$9,257
Blanquita B. Valenti Community School	Public	K-8	50 Jersey Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	810	73	11.1	93.7%	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.1%)	779 (96.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15.4	1166^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.2	1113^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.8%	53	16.7	4.5	15.1	29.8	28.9	26.8	32.9	39.8	12.5	29.2	23.1	16.2	18.2	6.2	58.8	58.8	$8,890		$8,890
Hillcrest School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Franklin Blvd	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 246-0170	439	47	9.2	60.6%	37 (8.4%)	101 (23.0%)	233 (53.1%)	54 (12.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	24.4	1028^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.7%		20.7	1066^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.3%	38	17.8		20.9	40.0	32.6				29.6	26.4	47.6						$9,753	$325	$9,428
Parsons	Public	PK, KG-4	116 Hollywood Street	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3402	566	63	9.0	70.5%	37 (6.5%)	108 (19.1%)	344 (60.8%)	63 (11.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	17.3	1142^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	15.2%		14.8	1149^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.1%	7			26.6	33.4					27.5	25.7							$8,618	$24	$8,594
Livingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	206 Delavan Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	342	33	10.3	93.3%	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.3%)	319 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.3	1305^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.1%		7.2	1279^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.4%	26	2.6		10.2	22.4	25.0				10.9	7.8	13.5						$11,684		$11,684
A Chester Redshaw School	Public	PK, KG-5	216 Livingston Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	678	66	10.3	88.6%	5 (0.7%)	29 (4.3%)	636 (93.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	18.7	1114^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.3%		12.4	1198^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.5%	84	15.3		22.1	33.4	40.7				11.7	22.2	31.4						$8,353		$8,353
Pine Grove Manor School	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Highland Avenue	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 246-2424	346	41	8.4	76.9%	12 (3.5%)	58 (16.8%)	251 (72.5%)	17 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	35.5	877^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.9%		24.6	1014^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.2%	137	17.4		56.1	20.4	42.2				50.0	34.1	38.3						$12,062	$307	$11,755
Livingston Park	Public	PK, KG-4	1128 Livingston Avenue	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3302	494	63	7.9	54.5%	48 (9.7%)	90 (18.2%)	244 (49.4%)	93 (18.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	34.3	890^th of 1347 public elementary schools	33.9%		27	980^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.8%	90			36.4	46.1					41.8	35.9							$9,438	$31	$9,407
Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	199 Paul Robeson Blvd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	624	67	9.3	93.4%	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.0%)	589 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16.4	1157^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.8	1117^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.5%	40	1.8	2.7	33.3	31.3	44.4	37.5	39.6	51.4	21.4	12.5	14.3	15.8	14.3	16.2			$9,460		$9,460

Frequently Asked Questions about Mckinley Community School

What district is Mckinley Community School in?

New Brunswick School District

Is Mckinley Community School a good school?

Mckinley Community School ranks in the bottom 17.4% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Mckinley Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Mckinley Community School.

What is the racial makeup of Mckinley Community School?

Students at Mckinley Community School are 82% Hispanic, 15% African American, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Mckinley Community School attend?

Students who attend Mckinley Community School usually go on to attend:

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