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McKean Elementary School

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McKean Elementary School ranks 359 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

McKean Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Mc Kean, PA, serving grades KG-4 with a total enrollment of 317 students. The school is part of the General McLane School District, which is ranked 56 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McKean Elementary School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's PSSA test scores are significantly higher than the state averages across all grades and subjects, with proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts reaching 64.7% and 65.5% respectively in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%. McKean Elementary's 3rd and 4th-grade PSSA scores are particularly strong, often exceeding the district and state averages by a significant margin.

While McKean Elementary School performs well across different student subgroups, with female students and low socioeconomic status students ranking in the top 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, the school's performance for white students and disabled students is more average, ranking in the middle of the state. Compared to nearby schools, McKean Elementary outperforms Perry Elementary School in the lower-performing Erie City School District, but performs similarly to Edinboro Elementary School, another high-performing school in the General McLane School District.

319

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,645

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5120 West Rd
Mc Kean, PA 16426-1424

(814) 273-1033

District: General McLane School District

Students who attend McKean Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	James W Parker Middle School
High:	General McLane High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.4%

Two or more races:

3.8%

Hispanic:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 88th percentile in 2022 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (65% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 88th-percentile peak (2022) to 76th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg65%

Pennsylvania avg45%

359^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the General McLane School District

56^th of 606General McLane 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	75.8	359 of 1511	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	365 of 1526	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	256 of 1534	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	186 of 1534	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	443 of 1433	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.8	193 of 1544	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	262 of 1530	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	69.1	526 of 1547	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.1	343 of 1554	77.9%	★★★★☆
2015	66.3	567 of 1474	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.6	514 of 1467	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	35.8	1156 of 1519	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	52.1	1019 of 1599	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.4	1228 of 1597	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.0	1073 of 1579	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.9	1137 of 1549	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	67.8	544 of 1551	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.1	633 of 1555	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.2	667 of 1545	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	315 of 1030	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	658 of 1084	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	701 of 1043	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	299 of 1466	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	302 of 1488	79.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	368 of 1369	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	508 of 1432	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.0	210 of 1414	85.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	429 of 1475	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	490 of 1495	67.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	453 of 1201	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	413 of 1229	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	306 of 1236	75.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)80th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2025)69th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+17 vs state

Math65%+23 vs state

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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
McKean Elementary School	Public	K-4	5120 West Rd	Mc Kean	16426	Erie County	General McLane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 273-1033	319	26	12.0	38.9%	301 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	75.8	359^th of 1511 public elementary schools	76.2%		76.3	365^th of 1526 public elementary schools	76.1%	6	73.7	53.3					64.7	65.8	65.0					65.5	$17,645	$891	$16,754
Asbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5875 Sterrettania Rd	Fairview	16415	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 836-6100	572	38	14.9	36.5%	449 (78.5%)	21 (3.7%)	28 (4.9%)	45 (7.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	74.7	383^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	74.7%		80	285^th of 1526 public elementary schools	81.3%	98	67.4	65.5	61.9				64.8	55.4	54.4	68.0				59.5	$16,294	$1,028	$15,266
Grandview Elementary School	Public	K-5	4301 Lancaster Rd	Erie	16506	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 836-6300	691	46	15.0	50.7%	492 (71.2%)	16 (2.3%)	36 (5.2%)	93 (13.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.7%)	78.6	308^th of 1511 public elementary schools	79.6%		79.8	291^st of 1526 public elementary schools	80.9%	17	69.3	77.7	61.4				69.5	54.9	76.9	53.5				62.0	$14,387	$791	$13,597
Robison Elementary School	Public	K-5	1651 Robison Road West	Erie	16509	Erie County	Fort LeBoeuf School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 796-3742	359	30	11.9	40.4%	337 (93.9%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	85.5	189^th of 1511 public elementary schools	87.5%		85.4	185^th of 1526 public elementary schools	87.9%	4	88.1	66.7	78.5				78.1	76.2	55.5	66.2				66.3	$16,227	$758	$15,470
Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-4	5145 Avonia Rd	Fairview	16415	Erie County	Fairview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 474-2600	707	52	13.5	25.9%	578 (81.8%)	11 (1.6%)	31 (4.4%)	45 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.9%)	83.2	233^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	84.6%		87.9	136^th of 1526 public elementary schools	91.1%	97	67.3	76.5					71.5	63.2	85.1					73.3	$12,271	$509	$11,761
Chestnut Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 W 54th St	Erie	16509	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 835-5550	403	29	13.9	51.9%	318 (78.9%)	17 (4.2%)	13 (3.2%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.4%)	78.6	309^th of 1511 public elementary schools	79.5%		77.2	347^th of 1526 public elementary schools	77.3%	38	69.1	60.6	79.1				69.7	49.3	68.2	77.6				65.0	$16,768	$1,174	$15,594
Grover Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1540 W 38th St	Erie	16508	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6670	559	42	13.3	102.1%	283 (50.6%)	89 (15.9%)	26 (4.7%)	36 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (22.2%)	24	1149^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.0%		26.4	1141^st of 1526 public elementary schools	25.2%	8	31.5	31.4	36.6				33.0	22.9	24.5	36.1				27.6	$3,699	$2,739	$961
Montessori Regional Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2549 West 8th Street	Erie	16505	Erie County	Montessori Regional Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 833-7771	626	44	14.2	97.9%	343 (54.8%)	101 (16.1%)	95 (15.2%)	17 (2.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.5%)	23.4	1157^th of 1511 public elementary schools	23.4%		21.9	1192^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	21.9%	35	33.0	34.2	19.7	15.1	21.8	10.5	23.5	34.2	26.7	30.2	38.4	50.9	31.6	35.0	$12,777	$1,249	$11,527
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
Tracy Elementary School	Public	K-5	2624 W 6th St	Erie	16505	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 835-5800	515	39	13.3	58.1%	415 (80.6%)	9 (1.7%)	32 (6.2%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.1%)	69.2	487^th of 1511 public elementary schools	67.8%		72.5	443^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	71.0%	44	72.3	60.2	54.6				62.7	62.8	51.3	46.5				53.9	$17,106	$1,374	$15,732

Frequently Asked Questions about McKean Elementary School

Is McKean Elementary School a good school?

McKean Elementary School ranks 359^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend McKean Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended McKean Elementary School.

What district is McKean Elementary School in?

General McLane School District

What is the racial makeup of McKean Elementary School?

Students at McKean Elementary School are 94% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of McKean Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : James W Parker Middle School
High : General McLane High School

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

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

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