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McKinley Elementary

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McKinley Elementary ranks 142 nd of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary is a PK–5 school at 2435 N 89th St in Wauwatosa, WI, serving 388 students in the Wauwatosa School District. It ranks 142 of 1,039 elementary schools statewide in 2025–26 (86th percentile, 4 stars), a rebound from 77th percentile in 2024–25, though still below its historic highs of 95th–99th percentile before 2023–24. Its district, Wauwatosa School District, is ranked 142 of 432 districts (67th percentile, 3 stars). Enrollment is near the largest among Wauwatosa elementaries, behind Roosevelt Elementary and ahead of Eisenhower Elementary.

Academically, McKinley scored above the state in every tested area and above the district in all but 5th-grade ELA. 4th-grade social studies (89.36%) is second only to Wauwatosa STEM among Wauwatosa peers, and 3rd-grade math (74.14%) is second to Lincoln Elementary. 5th grade is the clear soft spot: 5th-grade ELA (63.64%) is slightly below the district, and 5th-grade math (60%) trails Lincoln Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary, Washington Elementary, Wilson Elementary, and Wauwatosa STEM. Attendance is a signature strength: chronic absenteeism was 4.5% in 2024–25, less than half the district rate (12.6%) and about a quarter of the state rate (17.3%). Among Wauwatosa peers, only Lincoln Elementary (3.0%) and Wauwatosa STEM (3.8%) are lower, while Roosevelt Elementary (10.8%) and Eisenhower Elementary (14.2%) are much higher.

McKinley spends $14,687 per student, below the Wauwatosa peer average of roughly $16,000, and has a 13.0 student–teacher ratio. It has a relatively low free-and-reduced lunch rate of 13.4%, lower than Washington Elementary, Wilson Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, and Eisenhower Elementary but higher than Lincoln Elementary and Wauwatosa STEM. Overall, it is a strong neighborhood school with excellent attendance, solid-to-high test scores, and efficient resource use. Its main challenges are the 5th-grade dip and below-average effectiveness rankings for low-income students in recent years, while special education students ranked above average in 2023–24. It remains one of Wauwatosa’s stronger elementaries, though Lincoln Elementary and Wauwatosa STEM rank higher overall.

388

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,687

Per pupil spending ?

13.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2435 N 89th St
Wauwatosa, WI 53226-1899

(414) 773-1500

District: Wauwatosa School District

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Whitman Middle
High:	West High

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.3%

African American:

9.3%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (72% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg63%

Wisconsin avg55%

142^nd of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 3% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Wauwatosa School District

142^nd of 432Wauwatosa 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
2026	80.8	142 of 1039	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.1	236 of 1044	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	126 of 1061	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	54 of 1067	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	117 of 1067	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	90.5	42 of 1050	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	13 of 1037	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	31 of 1025	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	83.9	116 of 1071	89.2%	★★★★☆
2016	91.6	30 of 1075	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	89.1	19 of 1076	98.2%	★★★★★
2014	84.4	76 of 1061	92.8%	★★★★★
2013	81.7	95 of 1053	91.0%	★★★★★
2012	82.1	44 of 1045	95.8%	★★★★★
2011	81.4	68 of 1046	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	84.8	34 of 1045	96.7%	★★★★★
2009	79.8	99 of 1030	90.4%	★★★★★
2008	83.9	33 of 1021	96.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	22.5	122 of 137	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	62.8	31 of 141	78.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	193 of 986	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	79.1	147 of 1001	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	95 of 1011	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	72 of 1010	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	77.7	170 of 1017	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	89.1	48 of 1004	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	9 of 1002	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	29 of 997	97.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	617 of 848	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	679 of 870	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.4	496 of 866	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	77.8	92 of 871	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	212 of 859	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	36 of 847	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	65.4	225 of 874	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	52.7	368 of 854	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	79.4	154 of 989	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	68.6	319 of 1000	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.7	166 of 1012	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	48 of 1011	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	79 of 1017	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	58 of 1003	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	29 of 1002	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	29 of 997	97.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	73 of 113	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	81.8	8 of 67	88.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	72.2	151 of 790	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	94.0	12 of 770	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	9 of 748	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	33 of 746	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	18 of 742	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	80.5	66 of 721	90.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	91 of 697	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	80 of 718	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	41 of 727	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	26 of 715	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	70 of 704	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	26 of 699	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	4 of 718	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	3 of 686	99.6%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)87th percentile~ school

Male (2026)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)81st percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile-42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-59 vs school

African American (2024)11th percentile-77 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies89%+24 vs state

Science74%+21 vs state

English Language Arts70%+17 vs state

Mathematics68%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th 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 Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 N 89th St	Wauwatosa	53226	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1500	388	30	13.0	13.4%	300 (77.3%)	36 (9.3%)	11 (2.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.5%)	80.8	142^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	86.3%		75.1	236^th of 1044 public elementary schools	77.4%	94	69.0	78.7	63.6	74.1	70.2	60.0	89.4	74.5	$14,687	$319	$14,368
Eighty-First Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2964 N 81st St	Milwaukee	53222	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-5400	357	19	18.3	81.8%	21 (5.9%)	277 (77.6%)	17 (4.8%)	14 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.0%)	2.6	1011^th of 1039 public elementary schools	2.7%		2.3	1020^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.3%	9	12.2	16.2	11.4	8.2	5.4	2.3	18.9	5.4	$21,727	$3,288	$18,439
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2535 N 73rd St	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 773-1600	396	30	13.3	26.3%	272 (68.7%)	58 (14.6%)	32 (8.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	81.7	131^st of 1039 public elementary schools	87.4%		85.8	81^st of 1044 public elementary schools	92.2%	50	66.0	80.3	71.4	50.9	78.8	69.8	86.4	80.3	$14,451	$317	$14,133
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1741 N Wauwatosa Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1300	336	26	12.7	11.6%	242 (72.0%)	26 (7.7%)	19 (5.7%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.5%)	88.7	52^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	95.0%		88.9	42^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	96.0%	10	72.3	79.6	81.4	89.4	81.6	72.1	81.6	81.6	$15,709	$331	$15,378
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2166 N 68th St	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1800	285	22	12.8	17.9%	202 (70.9%)	24 (8.4%)	36 (12.6%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.0%)	73.2	268^th of 1039 public elementary schools	74.2%		79.1	176^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.1%	92	68.6	60.5	76.7	66.7	55.8	79.1	72.1	58.1	$15,845	$365	$15,480
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1060 N Glenview Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1900	218	24	9.1	22.0%	146 (67.0%)	21 (9.6%)	25 (11.5%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.8%)	68.1	344^th of 1039 public elementary schools	66.9%		70.7	303^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	71.0%	41	55.9	65.5	81.8	55.9	58.6	72.7	69.0	62.1	$16,557	$309	$16,248
Wauwatosa STEM	Public, Charter	K-5	1060 N Glenview Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	Yes	No	No	No	(414) 773-1900	127	4	31.7	3.1%	106 (83.5%)	3 (2.4%)	9 (7.1%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	85.2	91^st of 1039 public elementary schools	91.2%		96.4	3^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	99.7%	88	57.9	86.4	95.0	52.6	72.7	85.0	100.0	90.9	$15,670	$395	$15,275
Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3707 N 94th St	Milwaukee	53222	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4100	428	21	20.5	79.9%	43 (10.0%)	261 (61.0%)	53 (12.4%)	30 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.6%)	10.3	928^th of 1039 public elementary schools	10.7%		9.6	943^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	9.7%	15	23.7	28.6	29.2	33.9	14.3	10.4	34.9	19.1	$17,878	$2,477	$15,401
Milwaukee German Immersion	Public	PK, KG-5	3778 N 82nd St	Milwaukee	53222	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-5600	549	25	22.3	27.3%	284 (51.7%)	136 (24.8%)	46 (8.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (13.7%)	80.1	157^th of 1039 public elementary schools	84.9%		81.6	137^th of 1044 public elementary schools	86.9%	20	67.2	73.5	74.2	56.3	75.0	72.7	82.4	72.1	$16,301	$2,173	$14,128
Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11600 W Center St	Wauwatosa	53222	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 773-1100	373	33	11.2	34.3%	162 (43.4%)	100 (26.8%)	56 (15.0%)	20 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.8%)	36.6	748^th of 1039 public elementary schools	28.0%		56.1	511^th of 1044 public elementary schools	51.1%	237	48.2	38.1	52.3	40.7	33.3	47.7	58.7	39.7	$15,510	$498	$15,011

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Elementary

How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended McKinley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 77% White, 9% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks 142^nd of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is McKinley Elementary in?

Wauwatosa School District

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whitman Middle
High : West High

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