Is McKinley Elementary School a good school?

McKinley Elementary School ranks 294 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend McKinley Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 380 students attended McKinley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary School?

Students at McKinley Elementary School are 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Central Intermediate School Middle : Shepherd Middle School High : Ottawa Township High School

McKinley Elementary School

Summary:

McKinley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Ottawa, Illinois, serving 380 students in grades PK-4 and part of the Ottawa Education Service District 141.

McKinley Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates. In the 2023-2024 school year, 61.3% of McKinley students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.1% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, 43.1% of McKinley students were proficient or better, compared to 21% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th grade ELA, where 67.7% of students were proficient or better, compared to 49.6% for the district and 37.8% for the state. McKinley also has a strong performance across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Within the Ottawa Education Service District 141, McKinley Elementary School outperforms the other district schools, Lincoln Elementary and Jefferson Elementary, in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. Compared to schools in other districts, such as Milton Pope Elementary and Marseilles Elementary, McKinley's academic performance is significantly higher. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past four school years, indicating a consistent level of high performance.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

1320 State St
Ottawa, IL 61350-4413

(815) 433-1907

District: Ottawa Education Service District 141

SchoolDigger Rank:
294^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,331

Students who attend McKinley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Intermediate School
	Shepherd Middle School
High:	Ottawa Township High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.7

Number of students: 380

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.6%

Hispanic:

11.1%

African American:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details McKinley Elementary School ranks better than 85.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Ottawa Education Service District 141! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.61. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at McKinley Elementary School is $14,331, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Ottawa Education Service District 141!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McKinley Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks McKinley Elementary School 294^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See McKinley Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Ottawa Education Service District 141:

SchoolDigger ranks Ottawa Education Service District 141 441^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for McKinley Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at McKinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	67.99	781^st	2020	61.3%
2004	75.82	491^st	2030	75.8%
2005	71.25	630^th	2022	68.8%
2006	73.40	570^th	2086	72.7%
2007	75.80	465^th	2095	77.8%
2008	71.98	653^rd	2092	68.8%
2009	70.96	698^th	2120	67.1%
2010	67.97	813^th	2139	62.0%
2011	71.50	678^th	2147	68.4%
2012	63.36	950^th	2166	56.1%
2013	57.05	1017^th	2167	53.1%
2014	50.79	1077^th	2093	48.5%
2015	39.59	1135^th	2052	44.7%
2016	53.17	892^nd	2046	56.4%
2017	60.79	732^nd	2044	64.2%
2018	40.11	1167^th	2037	42.7%
2019	42.79	1131^st	2086	45.8%
2021	74.73	422^nd	1948	78.3%
2022	73.24	516^th	2082	75.2%
2023	82.82	321^st	2077	84.5%
2024	83.61	294^th	2067	85.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at McKinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	55.40	347^th	1113	68.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at McKinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.37	845^th	1765	52.1%
2019	24.61	1533^rd	1816	15.6%
2021	79.63	130^th	1514	91.4%
2022	73.01	270^th	1763	84.7%
2023	91.06	78^th	1808	95.7%
2024	80.01	189^th	1793	89.5%

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Rank History for Female students at McKinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.49	1087^th	1964	44.7%
2019	42.16	1128^th	2019	44.1%
2021	69.52	430^th	1680	74.4%
2022	70.57	512^th	1970	74.0%
2023	86.59	214^th	1957	89.1%
2024	73.93	442^nd	1942	77.2%

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Rank History for Male students at McKinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.48	1175^th	1972	40.4%
2019	45.02	1031^st	2019	48.9%
2021	75.52	341^st	1707	80.0%
2022	73.68	449^th	1977	77.3%
2023	74.83	427^th	1984	78.5%
2024	88.68	188^th	1959	90.4%

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Rank History for White students at McKinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.73	1161^st	1463	20.6%
2019	32.73	1027^th	1462	29.8%
2021	65.74	392^nd	1308	70.0%
2022	58.61	554^th	1425	61.1%
2023	71.50	324^th	1419	77.2%
2024	73.21	305^th	1392	78.1%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for McKinley Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	333	4	10	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	349
1989	364	3	9	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	378
1990	385	3	7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	395
1991	364	5	12	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	381
1992	391	5	17	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	417
1993	396	6	13	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	419
1994	413	5	11	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	439
1995	435	3	3	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	450
1996	435	3	3	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	450
1997	418	8	4	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	450
1998	414	8	6	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	449
1999	410	5	8	22	1	n/a	n/a	0	446
2000	421	12	10	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	464
2001	409	12	10	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	453
2002	414	4	5	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	440
2003	414	4	5	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	440
2004	355	10	8	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	389
2005	347	12	8	13	0	n/a	n/a	6	386
2006	337	4	7	11	0	n/a	n/a	11	370
2007	347	8	8	14	0	n/a	n/a	8	385
2008	382	5	5	18	0	n/a	n/a	4	414
2009	374	3	3	21	0	n/a	n/a	10	411
2010	365	7	3	27	0	n/a	n/a	17	419
2011	347	14	3	43	1	0	10	0	418
2012	324	12	3	54	2	0	8	0	403
2013	318	13	2	50	2	0	6	0	391
2014	342	12	3	30	0	0	2	0	389
2015	327	9	2	37	0	0	5	0	380
2016	327	12	1	41	1	0	10	0	392
2017	311	8	1	44	0	0	10	0	374
2018	315	8	2	42	0	0	11	0	378
2019	279	11	2	44	0	0	15	0	351
2020	285	11	5	47	0	0	11	0	359
2021	277	13	8	53	0	0	8	0	359
2022	290	17	4	38	0	0	11	0	360
2023	314	11	5	42	0	0	8	0	380

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at McKinley Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	349	16.8	20.7	n/a
1989	378	18.0	21.0	n/a
1990	395	18.2	21.7	n/a
1991	381	17.7	21.5	n/a
1992	417	25.1	16.6	n/a
1993	419	25.2	16.6	n/a
1994	439	24.2	18.1	n/a
1995	450	25.7	17.5	n/a
1996	450	25.7	17.5	n/a
1997	450	24.2	18.6	n/a
1998	449	24.2	18.6	n/a
1999	446	26.2	17.0	n/a
2000	464	27.5	16.9	n/a
2001	453	26.5	17.1	n/a
2002	440	26.5	16.6	15.5
2003	440	26.5	16.6	15.5
2004	389	22.0	17.7	14.7
2005	386	25.0	15.4	18.4
2006	370	24.0	15.4	24.5
2007	385	18.0	21.4	27.3
2008	414	21.0	19.7	26.3
2009	411	25.0	16.4	27.2
2010	419	26.0	16.1	36.6
2011	418	28.0	14.9	33
2012	403	26.0	15.5	35
2013	391	37.0	10.5	35.3
2014	389	24.0	16.2	31.1
2015	380	26.0	14.6	43.2
2016	392	25.0	15.6	43.6
2017	374	25.0	14.9	38.8
2018	378	24.4	15.4	39.7
2019	351	24.1	14.5	40.2
2020	359	24.2	14.8	39.6
2021	359	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	360	26.8	13.4	39.7
2023	380	25.7	14.7	41.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio McKinley Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	349	16.8	20.7	n/a
1989	378	18.0	21.0	n/a
1990	395	18.2	21.7	n/a
1991	381	17.7	21.5	n/a
1992	417	25.1	16.6	n/a
1993	419	25.2	16.6	n/a
1994	439	24.2	18.1	n/a
1995	450	25.7	17.5	n/a
1996	450	25.7	17.5	n/a
1997	450	24.2	18.6	n/a
1998	449	24.2	18.6	n/a
1999	446	26.2	17.0	n/a
2000	464	27.5	16.9	n/a
2001	453	26.5	17.1	n/a
2002	440	26.5	16.6	15.5
2003	440	26.5	16.6	15.5
2004	389	22.0	17.7	14.7
2005	386	25.0	15.4	18.4
2006	370	24.0	15.4	24.5
2007	385	18.0	21.4	27.3
2008	414	21.0	19.7	26.3
2009	411	25.0	16.4	27.2
2010	419	26.0	16.1	36.6
2011	418	28.0	14.9	33
2012	403	26.0	15.5	35
2013	391	37.0	10.5	35.3
2014	389	24.0	16.2	31.1
2015	380	26.0	14.6	43.2
2016	392	25.0	15.6	43.6
2017	374	25.0	14.9	38.8
2018	378	24.4	15.4	39.7
2019	351	24.1	14.5	40.2
2020	359	24.2	14.8	39.6
2021	359	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	360	26.8	13.4	39.7
2023	380	25.7	14.7	41.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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