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McKinley Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1223^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary School is a public school in Newark, New Jersey, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 777 students. The school is part of the Newark Public School District, which is ranked 534 out of 609 districts in the state.

McKinley Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 15% of New Jersey elementary schools, with low performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19.6% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9% statewide and 27.7% in the Newark district. The school's performance in mathematics is even lower, with only 0% of 8th graders proficient or better, compared to 20.7% statewide and 12% in the Newark district. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.5% to 20.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Nearby Newark public schools, such as Dr. E. Alma Flagg School, Sussex Avenue School, and Roberto Clemente Elementary School, also perform poorly on academic measures, with similar low rankings and test scores. However, the charter school in the area, Philip's Academy Charter School, outperforms McKinley Elementary and the other Newark public schools on academic measures, with significantly higher proficiency rates on state assessments.

917

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,994

Per pupil spending ?

85.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Colonnade Pl
Newark, NJ 07104-1810

(973) 268-5270

District: Newark Public School District

Students who attend McKinley Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Barringer High School
	Central High School
	East Side High School
	Malcolm X Shabazz High School
	More...
	Technology High School
	Weequahic High School
	West Side High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.5%

African American:

26.5%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (26% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 30 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,223^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

694^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 38Elementary Schools in the Newark Public School District

534^th of 609Newark Public 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	11.4	1223 of 1347	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1162 of 1338	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1138 of 1342	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1135 of 1345	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1186 of 1317	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1229 of 1360	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1221 of 1353	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	1178 of 1352	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.2	1207 of 1346	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.0	1269 of 1357	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.8	1197 of 1363	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.1	1295 of 1367	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.7	1297 of 1363	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.3	1196 of 1360	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.3	1214 of 1354	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.6	1231 of 1346	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.0	1277 of 1338	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.2	1237 of 1329	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.2	1231 of 1314	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	41.4	932 of 1303	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.5	1132 of 1298	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	7.9	1077 of 1204	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	268 of 463	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	322 of 469	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	313 of 463	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	291 of 494	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	342 of 456	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	362 of 522	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	326 of 517	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	509 of 597	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	442 of 559	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	408 of 499	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	229 of 489	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	236 of 463	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	276 of 434	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1172 of 1326	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1124 of 1317	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1135 of 1318	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1071 of 1326	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1064 of 1290	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1188 of 1331	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1249 of 1333	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	829 of 1032	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	758 of 989	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	652 of 982	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	652 of 953	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	731 of 896	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	678 of 899	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	721 of 870	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	883 of 1023	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	732 of 939	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	635 of 910	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	629 of 863	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	635 of 948	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	768 of 942	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1170 of 1318	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1113 of 1313	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1050 of 1315	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1101 of 1324	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1167 of 1297	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1164 of 1335	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1125 of 1334	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	59.4	305 of 958	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.1	676 of 949	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	574 of 868	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.5	928 of 1007	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	531 of 1001	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	694 of 752	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	636 of 743	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	667 of 748	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	566 of 745	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	535 of 652	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	681 of 745	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	623 of 716	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	611 of 712	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.8	620 of 713	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	655 of 713	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.4	661 of 717	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.2	653 of 704	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.8	604 of 677	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.9	608 of 684	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.3	600 of 677	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.8	588 of 664	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.0	600 of 640	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.1	596 of 631	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	238 of 359	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	133 of 352	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	239 of 361	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	152 of 356	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	165 of 291	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	261 of 326	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	267 of 326	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	313 of 343	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	224 of 320	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	265 of 288	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	86.6	13 of 270	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	30.1	158 of 227	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	131 of 202	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	679 of 728	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	597 of 717	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	603 of 720	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	574 of 726	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	511 of 625	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	684 of 703	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	604 of 680	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	546 of 608	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	521 of 589	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	507 of 587	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	373 of 591	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	354 of 480	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	471 of 524	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	439 of 504	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	552 of 613	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	466 of 568	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.0	269 of 549	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.5	334 of 467	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	426 of 541	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	649 of 726	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	618 of 719	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	651 of 718	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	512 of 730	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	497 of 635	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	591 of 697	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	566 of 675	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	386 of 507	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	75.8	64 of 510	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	35.6	305 of 505	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	434 of 535	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	308 of 471	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2023)68th percentile+53 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)34th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Science66%+42 vs state

Algebra I25%-21 vs state

English Language Arts24%-30 vs state

Mathematics14%-27 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 Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Colonnade Pl	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5270	917	53	17.3	85.1%	11 (1.2%)	243 (26.5%)	656 (71.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	11.4	1223^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	9.2%		14.1	1162^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	13.2%	61	8.0	1.3	19.6	17.3	24.3	30.4	28.6	21.1	23.6	20.5	18.6	10.8	9.2	0.0	25.0	25.0	$9,994	$791	$9,203
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	42 Park Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5250	725	55	13.1	91.2%	9 (1.2%)	82 (11.3%)	624 (86.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	13.7	1193^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.7	1170^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.6%	23	13.7	9.2	9.7	19.3	30.1	27.8	31.1	41.9	15.8	19.1	27.4	20.3	16.3	11.9			$12,556	$386	$12,170
Philip's Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	342 Central Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Phillip's Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 624-0644	730	29	25.1	71.2%	2 (0.3%)	614 (84.1%)	103 (14.1%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31.4	937^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.4%		38.5	816^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.0%	121	12.2	0.0	26.4	46.8	50.0	61.5	60.0	66.6	31.0	29.9	34.2	24.4	44.5	44.0	100.0	100.0	$10,953	$752	$10,201
Dr. E. Alma Flagg School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Third St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5190	570	41	13.9	94.2%	2 (0.4%)	106 (18.6%)	461 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7.6	1290^th of 1347 public elementary schools	4.2%		7.5	1275^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.7%	15	1.8	4.1	3.5	17.5	11.5	30.9	21.9	24.2	19.1	16.7	10.9	10.2	4.4	5.6			$9,797	$979	$8,818
Sussex Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	307 Sussex Ave	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5200	545	35	15.5	86.2%	7 (1.3%)	115 (21.1%)	421 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10.7	1241^st of 1347 public elementary schools	7.9%		9	1256^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.1%	15	8.2	0.0	18.8	28.9	22.2	22.8	30.1	33.9	26.0	24.0	14.0	3.2	13.1	10.5			$9,703	$721	$8,982
Nelson Mandela Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	74 Hartford St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 733-7333	256	12	21.3	87.1%	1 (0.4%)	71 (27.7%)	181 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	30.6	947^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.7%					(n/a)			7.7	28.6					35.5	56.8
Newark Educators Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	12 Fulton St	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Educators Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 289-6117	142	12	11.8	81.0%	0 (0.0%)	101 (71.1%)	40 (28.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.1	893^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	33.7%		52.9	636^th of 1338 public elementary schools	52.5%	257			0.0	77.8					12.6	38.9
Branch Brook School	Public	PK, KG-4	228 Ridge St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 268-5220	60	9	6.6	65.0%	1 (1.7%)	12 (20.0%)	46 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$13,757	$376	$13,381
Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	291 N 7th St	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5260	690	48	14.3	88.3%	1 (0.1%)	137 (19.9%)	549 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	10.8	1238^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.1%		10.3	1233^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	7.8%	5	0.0	2.0	26.2	14.5	12.7	16.4	18.6	26.3	27.7	28.8	17.7	9.1	19.7	7.8			$9,470	$682	$8,788
Roberto Clemente Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	257 Summer Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5290	742	44	16.8	86.7%	13 (1.8%)	80 (10.8%)	641 (86.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22.5	1055^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.7%		16.8	1119^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.4%	64	3.7	3.4	30.2	36.7	28.6	40.1	26.9	29.4	41.6	39.0	12.2	25.0	12.8	9.6			$10,558	$393	$10,165

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Elementary School

How many students attend McKinley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 917 students attended McKinley Elementary School.

Is McKinley Elementary School a good school?

McKinley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.2% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary School?

Students at McKinley Elementary School are 72% Hispanic, 26% African American, 1% White.

What district is McKinley Elementary School in?

Newark Public School District

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary School attend?

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

High : Barringer High School
High : Central High School
High : East Side High School
High : Malcolm X Shabazz High School
High : Technology High School
High : Weequahic High School
High : West Side High School

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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