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McKinley Elementary School

Q: Is McKinley Elementary School a good school?

McKinley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend McKinley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended McKinley Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary School?

Students at McKinley Elementary School are 44% African American, 23% White, 17% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Woodrow Wilson Middle School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1496^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Erie, Pennsylvania, serving 511 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Erie City School District, which is ranked 545 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McKinley Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly below the district and state averages, with only 7.4% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 8% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year. This trend has persisted for several years, and the school struggles across various student subgroups, including African American, White, Multi-racial, English Language Learner, Low Socio-Economic Status, and Disabled students.

Despite the school's high rate of free and reduced lunch recipients, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage, and a significant increase in spending per student from $7,812 in 2019-2020 to $18,124 in 2022-2023, McKinley Elementary has not shown meaningful improvement in its academic performance or statewide ranking over the past decade. When compared to higher-performing schools in the region, such as Iroquois Elementary and Belle Valley Elementary, it becomes clear that the academic challenges at McKinley Elementary and other struggling schools in the Erie City School District may be the result of broader systemic issues that need to be addressed.

504

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,599

Per pupil spending ?

101.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

933 E 22nd St
Erie, PA 16503-2235

(814) 874-6870

District: Erie City School District

Students who attend McKinley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Woodrow Wilson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.8%

White:

23.2%

Two or more races:

17.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 6th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (8% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg15%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,496^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Erie City School District

545^th of 606Erie City School District among Pennsylvania 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	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	1496 of 1511	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	1487 of 1526	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	1470 of 1534	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	1455 of 1534	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	1396 of 1433	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1495 of 1544	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	1475 of 1530	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.9	1476 of 1547	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.2	1501 of 1554	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.0	1390 of 1474	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.4	1324 of 1467	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.5	1338 of 1519	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.0	1465 of 1599	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.4	1395 of 1597	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.2	1363 of 1579	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	63.8	648 of 1549	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	18.3	1363 of 1551	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.2	1176 of 1555	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.1	1132 of 1545	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.1	1200 of 1299	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	30.5	1004 of 1308	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	18.3	1100 of 1302	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	394 of 413	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	417 of 437	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	399 of 437	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	1009 of 1030	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1073 of 1084	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1016 of 1043	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	191 of 207	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	160 of 196	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	1448 of 1466	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	1447 of 1488	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	1354 of 1369	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1395 of 1432	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1354 of 1414	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	1463 of 1475	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	1448 of 1495	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	5.7	127 of 128	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	117 of 117	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	1.0	1197 of 1201	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.0	1221 of 1229	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1202 of 1236	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts8%-40 vs state

Math7%-34 vs state

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Schools Near McKinley Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	933 E 22nd St	Erie	16503	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6870	504	41	12.2	101.4%	117 (23.2%)	221 (43.8%)	41 (8.1%)	33 (6.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (17.3%)	3.9	1496^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.0%		4.3	1487^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.6%	9	12.2	4.9	4.5				7.4	9.9	8.2	6.0				8.0	$3,599	$2,664	$935
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	831 E 31st St	Erie	16504	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6685	347	35	10.0	97.1%	137 (39.5%)	95 (27.4%)	14 (4.0%)	29 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	71 (20.5%)	18	1234^th of 1511 public elementary schools	18.3%		16.8	1261^st of 1526 public elementary schools	17.4%	27	36.7	33.3	19.3				29.0	20.4	29.2	19.3				22.7	$3,735	$2,765	$970
Pfeiffer-Burleigh School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 E 11th St	Erie	16503	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6750	690	50	13.8	88.7%	155 (22.5%)	280 (40.6%)	54 (7.8%)	44 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	155 (22.5%)	5.2	1476^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.3%		6.3	1431^st of 1526 public elementary schools	6.2%	45	16.7	13.1	4.6				11.2	14.3	11.8	3.4				9.6	$3,625	$2,684	$942
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	230 East 38th St	Erie	16504	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6650	447	38	11.9	98.0%	165 (36.9%)	148 (33.1%)	25 (5.6%)	20 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (19.7%)	5.1	1478^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.2%		6.8	1421^st of 1526 public elementary schools	6.9%	57	19.0	5.6	9.8				11.6	13.8	7.4	3.3				8.1	$3,641	$2,695	$946
Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1446 East Lake Rd	Erie	16507	Erie County	Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 461-9600	550	39	14.1	94.4%	62 (11.3%)	277 (50.4%)	115 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (17.5%)	14.9	1274^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.7%		12.7	1319^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.6%	45	33.3	18.9	25.4	2.9	1.8	3.3	14.5	31.4	24.5	20.6	15.7	26.4	36.1	25.7	$8,622	$1,462	$7,160
JoAnna Connell School	Public	PK, KG-5	1820 E 38th St	Erie	16510	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6785	556	46	12.2	97.1%	207 (37.2%)	133 (23.9%)	26 (4.7%)	60 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	129 (23.2%)	17.7	1239^th of 1511 public elementary schools	18.0%		21.2	1198^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.5%	41	41.6	28.6	18.3				29.3	22.1	28.6	15.8				22.0	$3,676	$2,721	$955
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1921 E Lake Rd	Erie	16511	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6470	427	35	12.3	100.2%	113 (26.5%)	157 (36.8%)	35 (8.2%)	23 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (23.2%)	3.8	1501^st of 1511 public elementary schools	0.7%		4.7	1477^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.2%	24	10.6	15.9	2.4				10.0	6.1	6.7	2.4				5.3	$3,595	$2,661	$934
Diehl School	Public	PK, KG-5	2327 Fairmont Pkwy	Erie	16510	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6585	441	35	12.6	99.3%	147 (33.3%)	137 (31.1%)	32 (7.3%)	26 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (22.2%)	6.1	1452^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	3.9%		6.8	1422^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	6.8%	30	11.1	18.5	12.3				13.9	8.3	9.2	10.8				9.4	$3,629	$2,686	$943
Belle Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5300 Henderson Rd	Erie	16509	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 835-5600	626	46	13.7	54.0%	390 (62.3%)	35 (5.6%)	36 (5.8%)	117 (18.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.3%)	69.6	474^th of 1511 public elementary schools	68.6%		77.1	348^th of 1526 public elementary schools	77.2%	126	63.8	73.8	55.7				64.5	46.7	61.9	55.7				54.2	$16,916	$1,216	$15,700
Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	955 W 29th St	Erie	16508	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6485	466	38	12.2	102.8%	161 (34.5%)	134 (28.8%)	32 (6.9%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (26.6%)	6.3	1445^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.4%		7.1	1416^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.2%	29	15.3	6.0	10.0				10.5	12.5	13.4	15.5				13.8	$3,645	$2,698	$947

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Elementary School

Is McKinley Elementary School a good school?

McKinley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend McKinley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended McKinley Elementary School.

What district is McKinley Elementary School in?

Erie City School District

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary School?

Students at McKinley Elementary School are 44% African American, 23% White, 17% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian.

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Woodrow Wilson Middle School

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