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McKinley Center

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McKinley Center ranks 612 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

612^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Center is an elementary school in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, serving 361 students in grades K-6 as part of the Stevens Point Area Public School District.

While McKinley Center has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.7, its academic performance on the Forward Exam is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 30.95%, compared to 51.35% for the district and 52.14% for the state. The school's performance has been relatively consistent over the past few years, with its ranking among Wisconsin elementary schools fluctuating between the 400s and 600s. Additionally, McKinley Center has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.4% to 20.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Stevens Point Area Public School District, such as Plover-Whiting Elementary, Bannach Elementary, and McDill Elementary, McKinley Center's performance is generally lower. The only exception is the nearby THINK Academy, which is part of the Wisconsin Rapids School District and outperforms McKinley Center on most metrics, despite being in a lower-ranked district.

373

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,415

Per pupil spending ?

49.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2926 Blaine St
Stevens Point, WI 54481

(715) 345-5421

District: Stevens Point Area Public School District

Students who attend McKinley Center usually attend:

Middle:	P J Jacobs Junior High
High:	Stevens Point Area Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.7%

Asian:

13.9%

Hispanic:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Stevens Point Area Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg56%

Wisconsin avg54%

612^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Stevens Point Area Public School District

231^st of 426Stevens Point Area Public 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
2025	48.5	612 of 1044	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	670 of 1061	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.7	446 of 1067	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	702 of 1067	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	649 of 1050	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	512 of 1037	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	665 of 1025	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.6	499 of 1071	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.2	557 of 1075	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.9	675 of 1076	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.5	623 of 1061	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	608 of 1053	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.0	571 of 1045	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.9	828 of 1046	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.2	673 of 1045	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.1	658 of 1030	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.9	620 of 1021	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.0	455 of 689	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.7	533 of 712	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	52.9	378 of 632	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	37 of 116	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	68 of 123	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	45 of 116	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	11.3	106 of 110	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.0	45 of 106	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.3	69 of 107	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	92.6	9 of 249	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	24.7	219 of 248	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.6	48 of 222	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	46.3	135 of 275	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	144 of 287	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	658 of 1001	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	597 of 1011	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.4	332 of 1010	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	578 of 1017	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	593 of 1004	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	408 of 1002	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	599 of 997	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	472 of 870	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	501 of 866	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.5	293 of 871	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	590 of 859	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	583 of 847	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	538 of 874	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	605 of 854	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	531 of 1000	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	664 of 1012	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	527 of 1011	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	705 of 1017	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	611 of 1003	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	592 of 1002	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	685 of 997	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	55.1	35 of 77	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.5	56 of 85	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	60 of 76	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	513 of 802	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	487 of 790	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	265 of 770	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.7	555 of 748	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	492 of 746	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	226 of 742	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	351 of 721	51.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	490 of 718	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	516 of 727	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.2	411 of 715	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	432 of 704	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	436 of 699	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	338 of 718	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.4	500 of 686	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)96th percentile+38 vs school

Asian (2025)68th percentile+27 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)55th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies69%+6 vs state

Science56%+5 vs state

English Language Arts47%-5 vs state

Mathematics47%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McKinley Center	Public	PK, KG-6	2926 Blaine St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5421	373	29	12.9	49.9%	260 (69.7%)	11 (2.9%)	25 (6.7%)	52 (13.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	48.5	612^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.4%		45.8	670^th of 1061 public elementary schools	36.9%	58	31.0	55.9	46.5	50.9	26.2	54.2	55.8	47.4	69.5	55.9	$15,415	$1,632	$13,784
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1800 East Ave	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5418	276	21	13.2	53.6%	204 (73.9%)	15 (5.4%)	24 (8.7%)	14 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	61	444^th of 1044 public elementary schools	57.5%		66.7	381^st of 1061 public elementary schools	64.1%	63	57.9	61.1	57.6	62.5	57.9	44.4	52.9	65.6	72.2	50.0	$16,405	$1,368	$15,039
McDill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2516 School St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5420	360	25	14.5	32.5%	275 (76.4%)	7 (1.9%)	31 (8.6%)	39 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	64.4	394^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.3%		68.6	344^th of 1061 public elementary schools	67.6%	50	66.7	65.1	50.0	61.5	71.8	55.6	53.7	53.9	66.1	61.3	$13,658	$508	$13,152
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3500 Prais St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5426	443	32	13.9	33.6%	368 (83.1%)	14 (3.2%)	36 (8.1%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	50.6	579^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.5%		49.6	627^th of 1061 public elementary schools	40.9%	48	62.5	44.0	54.6	45.6	53.1	47.1	44.2	43.9	72.6	52.9	$13,683	$509	$13,175
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 Maria Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5419	360	29	12.3	50.3%	244 (67.8%)	18 (5.0%)	48 (13.3%)	11 (3.1%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.9%)	63.2	409^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.8%		67.7	360^th of 1061 public elementary schools	66.1%	49	52.8	68.2	51.0	66.0	49.1	62.2	53.9	68.1	66.7	62.2	$14,526	$1,171	$13,356
Plover-Whiting Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 Hoover Ave	Plover	54467	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5424	448	34	13.0	38.4%	328 (73.2%)	5 (1.1%)	64 (14.3%)	36 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	53.8	544^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.9%		55.1	567^th of 1061 public elementary schools	46.6%	23	46.6	55.1	51.8	65.0	44.8	49.3	50.9	56.7	66.7	52.2	$13,376	$874	$12,503
Bannach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5400 Walter St	Stevens Point	54482	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5668	368	25	14.9	29.1%	308 (83.7%)	5 (1.4%)	24 (6.5%)	14 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	72.9	273^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	73.9%		82.3	130^th of 1061 public elementary schools	87.7%	143	70.6	59.6	68.0	68.5	60.8	63.5	52.0	63.0	88.5	61.5	$12,132	$508	$11,624
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2200 Wisconsin Ave	Plover	54467	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5425	522	34	15.2	43.7%	391 (74.9%)	5 (1.0%)	71 (13.6%)	35 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	50.2	583^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	44.2%		54.1	578^th of 1061 public elementary schools	45.5%	5	31.6	43.4	46.3	66.7	40.3	59.7	52.9	78.3	64.9	45.5	$12,600	$1,278	$11,323
THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids	Public	PK, KG-5	6950 Knowledge Ave	Rudolph	54475	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6784	202	15	13.4	36.1%	189 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	67	363^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	65.2%		70.4	315^th of 1061 public elementary schools	70.3%	48	45.5	53.1	64.3		45.5	71.9	57.1		78.1	75.0	$12,168	$1,318	$10,850
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	616 W 2nd St	Junction City	54443	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5614	170	12	13.9	35.3%	149 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.9%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	41.7	703^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	32.7%		52.5	600^th of 1061 public elementary schools	43.4%	103	57.1	28.6	43.5	51.6	61.9	38.1	47.8	45.2	57.1	38.1	$16,608	$807	$15,802

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Center

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Center?

Students at McKinley Center are 70% White, 14% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is McKinley Center a good school?

McKinley Center ranks 612^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of McKinley Center attend?

Students who attend McKinley Center usually go on to attend:

Middle : P J Jacobs Junior High
High : Stevens Point Area Senior High

How many students attend McKinley Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended McKinley Center.

What district is McKinley Center in?

Stevens Point Area Public School District

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