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McKinley Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
456th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools
Better than 26% of Oklahoma elementary schools
Summary

McKinley Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Enid, Oklahoma, with 243 students. Despite being part of the Enid School District, which is ranked 281 out of 452 districts in the state, McKinley Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Oklahoma elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.

The school faces significant challenges, including low academic performance, with only 14% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 25% in math, compared to the Enid and state averages. Additionally, McKinley Elementary has very high rates of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 91.77% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and struggles with high chronic absenteeism at 19%. These metrics are well above the state averages and indicate the school is facing difficulties in serving its high-need student population.

Interestingly, Prairie View Elementary and Hoover Elementary, other schools in the Enid district, perform significantly better than McKinley Elementary in terms of academic proficiency, poverty rates, and attendance. This highlights the disparities in educational opportunities within the district. Additionally, McKinley Elementary's performance has declined over the past decade, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

224
Students ?
17.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,621
Per pupil spending ?
91.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1701 West Broadway Avenue
       Enid, OK  73703-3703

(580) 366-7400

District: Enid


Students who attend McKinley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Dewitt Waller Middle School
High:    Enid High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
40.6%
Hispanic:
30.4%
Two or more races:
18.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2009 → 26th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (18% vs 27% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2009
!Science scores 15 pts below the Oklahoma average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school18%
District avg23%
Oklahoma avg27%
456th of 614
Oklahoma public elementary schools ?
Bottom 26%▲ up 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Oklahoma Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 10Elementary Schools in the Enid
281st of 452Enid among Oklahoma 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202527.4456 of 61425.7%★☆☆☆☆
202128.7492 of 64623.8%★☆☆☆☆
201616.4444 of 49810.8%★☆☆☆☆
201525.6746 of 95722.0%★☆☆☆☆
201160.8350 of 84658.6%★★★☆☆
201041.7564 of 84533.3%★★☆☆☆
200960.1336 of 84060.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202539.6303 of 50239.6%★★☆☆☆
202139.8328 of 50635.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202127.9342 of 40315.1%★☆☆☆☆
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)40th percentile+14 vs school
White (2021)15th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics25%~ state avg
Science15%-15 vs state
English Language Arts I14%-12 vs state

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

Middle : Dewitt Waller Middle School
High : Enid High School

McKinley Elementary School ranks 456th of 614 Oklahoma elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended McKinley Elementary School.

Students at McKinley Elementary School are 41% White, 30% Hispanic, 19% Two or more races, 5% Pacific Islander, 3% American Indian, 2% African American.


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

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