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William McKinley Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1390^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

William McKinley Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Marion, Ohio, with 388 students. The school is part of the Marion City School District, which is ranked 636 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, William McKinley Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Ohio elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,400-1,600 out of around 1,600 schools.

William McKinley Elementary has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 39.2% to 44.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the other nearby schools in the Marion City district. Across all grade levels and subjects, William McKinley students perform well below state and district averages on the Ohio State Tests. For example, in 5th grade science, only 22.5% of William McKinley students scored proficient or better, compared to 30.3% in the Marion City district and 63.4% statewide. The school also struggles to serve its subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 20-25% of Ohio schools for female, male, white, multi-racial, special education, and economically disadvantaged students.

In comparison, the other elementary schools in the Marion City district, such as George Washington, William H. Taft, and James A. Garfield, perform significantly better than William McKinley across most metrics, with higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and better rankings within the state. While William McKinley spends $9,325 per student, which is higher than the state average, it is lower than some of the higher-performing nearby schools like Rutherford B. Hayes ($9,024) and Benjamin Harrison ($9,024). Additionally, William McKinley has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 15.5-19.3, which is higher than the nearby schools in the Marion City district and the higher-performing schools in other districts.

444

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,330

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

925 Chatfield Rd
Marion, OH 43302-7110

(740) 223-4600

District: Marion City

Students who attend William McKinley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ulysses S. Grant Middle School
High:	Harding High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.8%

Two or more races:

13.5%

Hispanic:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (30% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Science scores 41 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg41%

Ohio avg64%

1,390^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Marion City

636^th of 828Marion City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	1390 of 1558	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1389 of 1577	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1421 of 1596	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1408 of 1588	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1404 of 1610	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	1575 of 1676	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1395 of 1636	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	1496 of 1651	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.3	1465 of 1678	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.7	1449 of 1684	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.8	1434 of 1687	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.7	1449 of 1701	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.4	1383 of 1709	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	1425 of 1686	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.2	1389 of 1662	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.3	1200 of 1610	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.2	1361 of 1582	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.4	1386 of 1609	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.6	1391 of 1504	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.0	1393 of 1501	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	18.3	702 of 765	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	951 of 956	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.4	537 of 1021	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1296 of 1452	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	1361 of 1466	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1362 of 1483	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1364 of 1488	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	1336 of 1467	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	1401 of 1502	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1349 of 1518	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	1310 of 1473	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1303 of 1484	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1286 of 1447	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1254 of 1419	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	1213 of 1404	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1381 of 1465	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1245 of 1465	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	1347 of 1466	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1303 of 1485	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1362 of 1498	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1375 of 1518	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1323 of 1499	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	1478 of 1535	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1310 of 1536	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	200 of 218	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	171 of 202	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	914 of 935	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	805 of 900	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.4	1161 of 1175	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.0	1172 of 1190	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.7	1207 of 1215	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.0	1226 of 1242	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.1	1235 of 1249	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.5	1267 of 1271	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	1274 of 1309	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2021)8th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-31 vs state

Mathematics31%-32 vs state

Science22%-41 vs state

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Schools Near William McKinley Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)				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	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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
William McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	925 Chatfield Rd	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4600	444	25	17.7		332 (74.8%)	18 (4.1%)	34 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.5%)	10.9	1390^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.8%		10.8	1389^th of 1577 public elementary schools	11.9%	1	22.5	42.9	34.5	15.5		33.3	29.3	35.2		$11,330
James A. Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1170 Brookside Rd	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4444	343	26	13.1		247 (72.0%)	19 (5.5%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.0%)	18.8	1276^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.1%		12.2	1367^th of 1577 public elementary schools	13.3%	91	28.9	35.4	40.8	35.6		41.7	36.0	52.2		$11,103
Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Silver St	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4950	230	18	12.7		178 (77.4%)	10 (4.3%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.7%)	32.9	1092^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	29.9%		20.5	1250^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.7%	158	44.8	42.9	58.8	20.7		50.0	64.7	55.2		$12,109
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Brightwood Dr	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4999	361	21	17.1		245 (67.9%)	15 (4.2%)	37 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (17.2%)	41.6	1004^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.6%		40.9	1024^th of 1577 public elementary schools	35.1%	20	34.9	49.1	64.9	46.9		52.8	65.5	65.1		$12,965
Marion Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1001 Mount Vernon Ave	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 914-3050	151	14	10.5		102 (67.5%)	32 (21.2%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.3%)	12	1367^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.3%		6.1	1490^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.5%	123		41.7	18.2		6.7	41.7	0.0		33.3	$7,456
George Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Pennsylvania Ave	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-3883	452	28	16.1		309 (68.4%)	15 (3.3%)	42 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (19.0%)	21.5	1238^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.5%		17.5	1287^th of 1577 public elementary schools	18.4%	49	37.8	47.3	36.5	32.4		48.0	25.0	54.1		$10,775
William H. Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Robinson St	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4500	377	22	17.1		242 (64.2%)	33 (8.8%)	33 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (18.0%)	21.7	1235^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.7%		15.4	1318^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.4%	83	19.2	52.5	54.0	15.4		52.5	48.0	25.0		$12,928
Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-4	1105 Owens Rd W	Marion	43302	Marion County	Pleasant Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 389-4815	480	32	15.0	44.2%	422 (87.9%)	7 (1.5%)	26 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	61.5	710^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.4%		66	631^st of 1577 public elementary schools	60.0%	79		67.0	78.0			68.0	60.4			$11,639
Elgin Elementary School	Public	K-5	1250 Keener Rd S	Marion	43302	Marion County	Elgin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4301	490	31	16.0	61.2%	449 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	55.4	813^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.8%		58.6	781^st of 1577 public elementary schools	50.5%	32	76.3	56.6	70.6	70.0		62.2	48.2	64.6		$11,938
Ridgedale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3105 Hillman Ford Rd	Morral	43337	Marion County	Ridgedale Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 382-6065	306	21	14.4	61.4%	285 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	49.3	904^th of 1558 public elementary schools	42.0%		47.4	955^th of 1577 public elementary schools	39.4%	51	70.5	58.3	73.8	40.9		58.3	52.4	63.6		$14,114

Frequently Asked Questions about William McKinley Elementary School

What schools do graduates of William McKinley Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Ulysses S. Grant Middle School
High : Harding High School

How many students attend William McKinley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 444 students attended William McKinley Elementary School.

What district is William McKinley Elementary School in?

Marion City

Is William McKinley Elementary School a good school?

William McKinley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.8% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of William McKinley Elementary School?

Students at William McKinley Elementary School are 75% White, 14% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 4% African American.

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