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McKinley Elementary School

Public Grades K-8

1086^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary School is a public K-8 school in North Bergen, New Jersey, serving 320 students as part of the North Bergen School District. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools and performing well below state averages on standardized tests.

Academically, McKinley Elementary struggles across all subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from just 14% to 55.2% in English Language Arts and 14% to 33.3% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 44.9% to 57.1% in ELA and 20.7% to 49.8% in Math. The school's performance is particularly weak in Science, with proficiency rates of only 7.4% in 5th grade and 2.7% in 8th grade, far below the state averages. This underperformance extends to all student subgroups, including Hispanic students and English Language Learners, who rank in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Union City School District generally outperform McKinley Elementary, despite serving similarly disadvantaged student populations. These Union City schools have higher per-student spending and may offer more targeted instructional programs. To address the challenges at McKinley, the school and district should consider implementing evidence-based interventions, addressing chronic absenteeism, and exploring opportunities to increase resources and funding to align with higher-performing nearby schools.

296

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,659

Per pupil spending ?

69.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3110 Liberty Ave
North Bergen, NJ 07047-2319

(201) 974-7020

District: North Bergen School District

Students who attend McKinley Elementary School usually attend:

High:

North Bergen High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.8%

White:

6.4%

Asian:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (29% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg30%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,086^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

465^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the North Bergen School District

510^th of 609North Bergen 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	20.7	1086 of 1347	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	973 of 1338	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	976 of 1342	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1005 of 1345	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1050 of 1317	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1011 of 1360	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	881 of 1353	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.7	958 of 1352	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.5	977 of 1346	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.3	1094 of 1357	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.2	1006 of 1363	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.7	973 of 1367	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	57.8	716 of 1363	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.8	693 of 1360	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.0	823 of 1354	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.6	943 of 1346	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.0	839 of 1338	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.2	906 of 1329	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.1	964 of 1314	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.8	925 of 1303	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	72.6	383 of 1298	70.5%	★★★★☆
2003	75.5	340 of 1204	71.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	486 of 597	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.0	228 of 559	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	182 of 499	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.0	310 of 489	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1090 of 1326	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	958 of 1317	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1001 of 1318	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	859 of 1326	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	993 of 1290	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	924 of 1331	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	839 of 1333	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	647 of 1032	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	442 of 989	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	498 of 982	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	510 of 953	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	668 of 896	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	415 of 899	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	333 of 870	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	561 of 1023	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.3	828 of 939	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	582 of 910	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	424 of 863	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	464 of 839	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	323 of 948	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	379 of 942	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1005 of 1318	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	910 of 1313	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	914 of 1315	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1021 of 1324	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1029 of 1297	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	973 of 1335	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	818 of 1334	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	29.2	646 of 989	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	572 of 868	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	702 of 1001	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	465 of 752	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	530 of 743	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	449 of 748	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	451 of 745	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	449 of 652	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	307 of 745	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	370 of 716	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.0	480 of 712	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.4	490 of 713	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.0	403 of 713	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.7	503 of 717	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.8	441 of 704	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.6	340 of 677	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.3	199 of 684	70.9%	★★★★☆
2010	59.8	344 of 677	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.5	402 of 664	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.1	389 of 640	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.8	324 of 631	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	65.7	289 of 615	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.9	240 of 599	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.9	278 of 588	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	62.6	288 of 574	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	508 of 728	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	479 of 717	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	506 of 720	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	399 of 726	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	363 of 625	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	513 of 703	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	428 of 680	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	273 of 608	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	319 of 589	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	325 of 587	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	289 of 591	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	259 of 480	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.9	68 of 524	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	144 of 504	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	207 of 613	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	257 of 584	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	312 of 568	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	426 of 549	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	340 of 467	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	74.5	74 of 541	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	100 of 522	80.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	376 of 726	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	523 of 719	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	540 of 718	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	621 of 730	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	541 of 635	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	80.8	124 of 697	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	252 of 675	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	25.4	411 of 505	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	419 of 535	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	312 of 401	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2024)35th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)19th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-13 vs state

Mathematics24%-17 vs state

Science5%-20 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	K-8	3110 Liberty Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7020	296	35	8.4	69.9%	19 (6.4%)	7 (2.4%)	254 (85.8%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20.7	1086^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.4%		27.5	973^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	27.3%	113	7.4	2.7	33.3	31.6	27.5	55.2	46.4	51.1	33.3	28.9	14.0	20.0	23.3	27.0			$7,659		$7,659
Robert Waters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2800 Summit Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5925	983	75	13.1	83.8%	14 (1.4%)	10 (1.0%)	953 (96.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38.9	828^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.5%		33.8	884^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.9%	56	13.8		35.1	43.4	50.0	54.4			54.1	38.7	34.1	35.5					$9,833	$546	$9,287
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center for Early Childhood Education	Public	PK-K	2200 Kennedy Blvd	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 271-2311	300	42	7.1	61.0%	18 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	275 (91.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)																	$8,345	$380	$7,965
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-6	3905 New York Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5829	776	55	14.1	82.0%	9 (1.2%)	10 (1.3%)	750 (96.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.6	917^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.9%		31.4	922^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	31.1%	5	16.5		23.3	37.1	52.3	61.4			30.1	37.5	28.7	24.8					$10,431	$615	$9,816
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3400 Palisade Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5960	272	27	10.0	85.3%	11 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	249 (91.5%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	42.4	783^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	41.9%		55.3	604^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.9%	179			25.5	46.2					41.2	76.9							$11,594	$561	$11,033
Sara M. Gilmore Academy	Public	1-8	1700 Kerrigan Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5851	400	28	14.2	54.8%	52 (13.0%)	10 (2.5%)	303 (75.8%)	35 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97.4	7^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.5%		95.9	23^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	98.3%	16	63.0	33.3	91.1	100.0	93.4	96.3	96.1	100.0	95.6	87.2	89.1	85.4	70.6	55.6			$11,311	$157	$11,154
Daniel Webster School	Public	PK, KG-2	2700 Palisade Ave	Weehawken	07086	Hudson County	Weehawken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 422-6150	406	45	9.0	46.6%	229 (56.4%)	26 (6.4%)	104 (25.6%)	37 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)								(n/a)																	$8,809	$270	$8,539
Veterans' Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Central Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-2737	502	38	13.2	90.8%	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	486 (96.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36	872^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	35.3%		35.1	868^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.1%	4	15.0		37.6	55.0	46.1				33.7	43.7	33.8						$10,358	$522	$9,836
Franklin Elementary School	Public	1-8	5211 Columbia Avenue	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7007	509	45	11.3	76.8%	21 (4.1%)	5 (1.0%)	466 (91.6%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	21.1	1079^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.9%		22.2	1043^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	22.0%	36	13.1	5.6	20.8	48.6	31.1	35.5	42.9	46.5	30.4	32.5	17.1	19.5	24.6	19.0	70.0	70.0	$5,450		$5,450
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4507 Hudson Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5971	871	57	15.2	92.1%	25 (2.9%)	14 (1.6%)	823 (94.5%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46	724^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.3%		47.3	707^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.2%	17	20.6		35.5	57.1	53.8	63.9			43.8	31.8	42.6	47.2					$9,355	$562	$8,793

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