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McKinley William School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

McKinley William School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA that serves 323 students in grades PK-8. It is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which is ranked 473 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, McKinley William School 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 significantly underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with only 4.5% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. McKinley William School also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 5-10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, the school has had high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.0% to 5.5%, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Philadelphia City School District, such as Hunter William High School, DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School, and Moffet John School, also struggle academically but generally outperform McKinley William School. Despite increased per-student spending and consistent rankings in the bottom 5-10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, McKinley William School has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance or other key metrics over the past decade, suggesting the need for more comprehensive intervention from the district and state.

306

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,751

Per pupil spending ?

105.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2101 N Orkney St
Philadelphia, PA 19122-1546

(215) 400-7440

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend McKinley William School usually attend:

High:	Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School
	Kensington Health Sciences
	Kensington High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.8%

African American:

39.2%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (7% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 39 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,486^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

821^st of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

142^nd of 148Elementary Schools in the Philadelphia City School District

473^rd of 606Philadelphia 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	1486 of 1511	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	1521 of 1526	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	1532 of 1534	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	1505 of 1534	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	1453 of 1544	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	1447 of 1530	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.2	1496 of 1547	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.4	1435 of 1554	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.5	1365 of 1474	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.4	1426 of 1467	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.7	1417 of 1519	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.3	1527 of 1599	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.5	1515 of 1597	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.9	1538 of 1579	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.1	1521 of 1549	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.9	1544 of 1551	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.4	1423 of 1555	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	22.8	1323 of 1545	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.6	1143 of 1299	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	8.5	1174 of 1308	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	5.2	1207 of 1302	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	400 of 413	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	437 of 437	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	435 of 437	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	1418 of 1466	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	1465 of 1488	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	393 of 429	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	446 of 454	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	427 of 432	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1338 of 1369	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1427 of 1432	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	1411 of 1414	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	1415 of 1475	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	1488 of 1495	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	821 of 873	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	870 of 891	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	815 of 893	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	792 of 883	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	817 of 891	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	811 of 861	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.2	835 of 877	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	792 of 870	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.4	760 of 835	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.2	679 of 728	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.7	685 of 758	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.6	773 of 834	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.8	789 of 825	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.9	786 of 805	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.4	740 of 770	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.8	711 of 753	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	23.0	620 of 749	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.2	624 of 736	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.9	607 of 687	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	354 of 393	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	393 of 408	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	361 of 421	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	507 of 643	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	517 of 660	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	784 of 835	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	829 of 860	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	307 of 348	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	344 of 362	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	313 of 362	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	778 of 843	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	853 of 877	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	797 of 874	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	776 of 839	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	861 of 870	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

Disabled (2025)21st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts10%-39 vs state

Math4%-37 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
McKinley William School	Public	PK, KG-8	2101 N Orkney St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7440	306	30	10.2	105.6%	6 (2.0%)	120 (39.2%)	177 (57.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5	1486^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.7%		2.8	1521^st of 1526 public elementary schools	0.3%	35	12.5	0.0	0.0	8.0	2.7	2.9	4.5	15.2	0.0	0.0	20.0	8.1	14.3	9.9	$20,751	$5,540	$15,211
Welsh John School	Public	K-8	2331 N 4th St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7130	185	20	9.1	136.8%	0 (0.0%)	59 (31.9%)	122 (65.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	10.6	1342^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	11.2%		6.5	1428^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.4%	86	8.7	20.0	16.7	3.8	0.0	3.6	8.5	17.4	15.0	33.3	18.5	26.7	14.3	19.8	$22,958	$5,754	$17,204
Hartranft John F School	Public	K-8	720 W Cumberland St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7090	310	32	9.5	94.8%	6 (1.9%)	203 (65.5%)	89 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	5	1484^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.8%		3.5	1508^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.2%	24	10.3	8.0	0.0	6.4	3.0	0.0	4.7	10.5	15.4	2.9	15.6	3.0	22.6	11.3	$24,961	$5,283	$19,678
Hunter William High School	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 N Front St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7110	414	34	12.1	98.3%	8 (1.9%)	92 (22.2%)	300 (72.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	9.1	1374^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.1%		6.2	1433^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	6.1%	59	23.0	10.8	11.9	2.9	8.6	2.2	9.1	19.2	10.8	24.4	14.7	14.3	13.0	16.0	$19,818	$7,519	$12,300
DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	K-8	401 W Lehigh Ave	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7080	550	55	10.0	110.5%	2 (0.4%)	79 (14.4%)	460 (83.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	8.1	1393^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	7.8%		6.1	1438^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.8%	45	11.8	11.4	12.7	4.5	1.3	4.5	7.0	16.0	9.3	18.8	19.4	17.1	20.0	17.3	$22,262	$6,166	$16,095
Moffet John School	Public	K-5	127 W Oxford St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7390	215	22	9.6	104.2%	56 (26.0%)	47 (21.9%)	85 (39.5%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.0%)	43.5	922^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	39.0%		25.8	1146^th of 1526 public elementary schools	24.9%	224	43.6	63.3	22.6				43.0	43.6	50.0	36.7				43.5	$25,267	$8,241	$17,026
Brown Henry A School	Public	PK, KG-8	1946 E Sergeant St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7490	333	32	10.4	91.9%	56 (16.8%)	73 (21.9%)	168 (50.5%)	21 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	21.6	1175^th of 1511 public elementary schools	22.2%		19.9	1221^st of 1526 public elementary schools	20.0%	46	19.1	51.7	10.0	12.2	10.5	5.8	16.7	38.1	41.4	19.5	24.4	39.5	22.9	29.7	$23,146	$8,019	$15,127
Dunbar Paul L School	Public	PK, KG-8	1750 N 12th St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7410	224	23	9.8	102.2%	11 (4.9%)	182 (81.3%)	25 (11.2%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	11.5	1329^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.0%		11.6	1336^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.5%	7	8.3	20.0	12.0	0.0	0.0	13.6	9.0	0.0	16.0	40.0	11.1	30.0	27.3	21.6	$28,265	$9,970	$18,295
Hackett Horatio B School	Public	PK, KG-5	2161 E York Street	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7470	413	32	12.8	107.0%	222 (53.8%)	35 (8.5%)	84 (20.3%)	17 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (13.1%)	68.8	491^st of 1511 public elementary schools	67.5%		63.7	620^th of 1526 public elementary schools	59.4%	129	57.9	66.7	44.4				58.3	56.2	66.7	53.6				59.3	$46,009	$34,872	$11,137
Ludlow James R School	Public	PK, KG-8	550 W Master St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7430	215	23	9.2	94.4%	2 (0.9%)	158 (73.5%)	43 (20.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	6.3	1444^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.4%		7.3	1410^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.6%	34	21.4	5.6	0.0	4.3	14.3	19.1	12.3	13.8	17.6	0.0	17.4	14.3	18.2	14.5	$25,400	$9,204	$16,196

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley William School

How many students attend McKinley William School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended McKinley William School.

Is McKinley William School a good school?

McKinley William School ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of McKinley William School attend?

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

High : Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School
High : Kensington Health Sciences
High : Kensington High School

What district is McKinley William School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of McKinley William School?

Students at McKinley William School are 58% Hispanic, 39% African American, 2% White.

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