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McKinley Elementary

Q: Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks 236 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

236^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, serving 386 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Wauwatosa School District, which is ranked 103 out of 426 districts in the state.

McKinley Elementary consistently ranks among the top Wisconsin elementary schools, with a statewide ranking as high as 13th out of 1,037 schools in 2018-2019. The school's performance on the Forward Exam is impressive, with students scoring significantly above the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science across multiple grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 80.77% of 3rd graders at McKinley Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 63.6% in the Wauwatosa School District and 55% statewide. The school's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, including female, male, and white students, as well as students receiving special education services.

While McKinley Elementary outperforms many nearby schools in the Wauwatosa School District, the nearby Wauwatosa STEM school, a public charter school, consistently ranks among the top 3 elementary schools in Wisconsin, with exceptional performance across all subject areas and student subgroups. Additionally, the school's fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.5% to 19.5% over the past few years, are an area that may warrant further investigation and targeted interventions.

388

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,498

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 — 98th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (67% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg65%

Wisconsin avg54%

236^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

103^rd of 426Wauwatosa 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	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
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
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
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
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 (2025)89th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile+8 vs school

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

Male (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-55 vs school

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

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies79%+15 vs state

Mathematics66%+13 vs state

English Language Arts65%+13 vs state

Science63%+13 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 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%)	75.1	236^th of 1044 public elementary schools	77.4%		82.5	126^th of 1061 public elementary schools	88.1%	110	68.6	63.5	63.3	80.8	63.5	56.7	78.9	63.5	$11,498	$379	$11,118
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%)	2.3	1020^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.3%		3.8	1008^th of 1061 public elementary schools	5.0%	12	0.0	3.9	12.1	2.4	5.8	9.1	23.1	9.6	$18,175	$2,667	$15,508
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%)	85.8	81^st of 1044 public elementary schools	92.2%		88.3	52^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	95.1%	29	70.8	74.2	77.6	72.3	75.8	79.1	85.5	69.4	$11,710	$572	$11,136
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%)	88.9	42^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	96.0%		83.5	113^th of 1061 public elementary schools	89.3%	71	78.4	73.3	84.8	80.4	68.9	86.4	84.4	75.6	$13,946	$636	$13,308
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%)	79.1	176^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.1%		70.9	301^st of 1061 public elementary schools	71.6%	125	59.0	74.4	82.1	59.0	62.8	82.1	81.4	69.8	$12,475	$504	$11,970
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%)	70.7	303^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	71.0%		73.4	263^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	75.2%	40	57.6	57.1	60.5	66.7	71.4	60.5	76.2	66.7	$11,514	$882	$10,631
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%)	96.4	3^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	99.7%		96.3	3^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	99.7%		86.4	81.8	91.7	95.5	90.9	91.7	100.0	95.5	$12,569	$381	$12,187
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%)	9.6	943^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	9.7%		11.9	940^th of 1061 public elementary schools	11.4%	3	20.6	30.6	12.5	19.7	24.5	19.6	38.8	20.4	$12,985	$2,371	$10,613
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%)	81.6	137^th of 1044 public elementary schools	86.9%		66.2	389^th of 1061 public elementary schools	63.3%	252	69.4	69.6	66.0	69.4	79.7	60.4	84.1	75.4	$11,994	$1,929	$10,064
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%)	56.1	511^th of 1044 public elementary schools	51.1%		52.2	606^th of 1061 public elementary schools	42.9%	95	39.4	56.7	61.7	45.5	50.0	61.7	73.3	61.7	$12,085	$889	$11,195

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Elementary

Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks 236^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is McKinley Elementary in?

Wauwatosa School District

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.

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whitman Middle
High : West High

How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

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

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