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McKinley Elementary

Q: How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 221 students attended McKinley Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 23% African American, 20% White, 9% Two or more races.

Public Grades

Summary

McKinley Elementary is a public elementary school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, serving 204 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Kenosha School District. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past decade, with a current 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McKinley Elementary faces significant challenges in academic performance, with proficiency rates often in the single digits or low teens, well below the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 21.05% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.81% for the district and 52.07% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.1% to 50.2% in recent years, and serves a predominantly disadvantaged student population, with 83.82% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Kenosha School District, such as Dimensions of Learning Academy, Roosevelt Elementary, and Kenosha School of Technology Enhanced Curriculum, generally outperform McKinley Elementary in academic proficiency, chronic absenteeism, and other key metrics, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that there may be opportunities for McKinley Elementary to explore more targeted and evidence-based interventions to improve student outcomes.

221

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

82.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5520 32nd Ave
Kenosha, WI 53144-2812

(262) 359-6002

District: Kenosha School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.6%

African American:

23.1%

White:

20.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (21% vs 55% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 18% Wisconsin)

!Social Studies scores 36 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school21%

District avg48%

Wisconsin avg55%

Not ranked this year

McKinley Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

342^nd of 426Kenosha School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	7.6	969 of 1061	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	920 of 1067	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	956 of 1067	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	956 of 1050	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	941 of 1037	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	930 of 1025	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	974 of 1071	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	946 of 1075	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	929 of 1076	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.1	920 of 1061	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.9	939 of 1053	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.4	969 of 1045	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.4	936 of 1046	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.4	932 of 1045	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.7	897 of 1030	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.7	750 of 1021	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.0	556 of 689	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.0	486 of 712	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	19.3	535 of 632	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.5	576 of 633	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	18.4	135 of 138	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	65 of 161	59.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	15.9	260 of 269	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	239 of 248	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	119 of 222	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	234 of 275	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	196 of 287	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	10.0	907 of 1011	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	873 of 1010	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	909 of 1017	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	884 of 1004	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	865 of 1002	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	878 of 997	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	21.5	284 of 331	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	210 of 290	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	201 of 296	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	211 of 274	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	179 of 266	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	208 of 271	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	2.6	862 of 866	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	748 of 847	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	830 of 874	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	795 of 854	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	6.7	935 of 1012	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	864 of 1011	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	901 of 1017	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	928 of 1003	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	941 of 1002	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	913 of 997	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	27.5	610 of 790	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	554 of 770	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	617 of 748	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	622 of 746	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	645 of 742	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	588 of 721	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	1.8	698 of 704	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	684 of 699	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	708 of 718	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	679 of 686	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)

Special Education (2024)23rd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2024)14th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2024)10th percentile~ school

Male (2024)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2023)2nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2022)1st percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2023-2024) ?

Social Studies27%-36 vs state

Mathematics22%-33 vs state

English Language Arts19%-34 vs state

Science18%-35 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 23% African American, 20% White, 9% Two or more races.

What district is McKinley Elementary in?

Kenosha School District

How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 221 students attended McKinley Elementary.

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

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