McKinley William School

Summary:

McKinley William School is an elementary school in Philadelphia, PA, serving 355 students in grades PK-8. The school is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which is ranked 494 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating.

McKinley William School consistently ranks in the bottom 5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with significantly lower academic performance than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, only 1.5% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 20.4% in the district and 39.3% statewide. The school's student population is predominantly African American (47.04%) and Hispanic (49.58%), and 100% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Dropout rates at the school have also been relatively high in recent years.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Hunter William High School, DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle School, and Moffet John School, while still performing below state averages, generally have higher academic achievement and better student outcomes compared to McKinley William School. Despite the high level of economic disadvantage, McKinley William School has relatively high per-student spending, suggesting that the resources are not translating into improved academic performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 2101 N Orkney St
       Philadelphia, PA  19122-1546


(215) 400-7440

District: Philadelphia City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1532nd of 1,534 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,295 Help


Students who attend McKinley William School usually attend:

High:    Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School
    Kensington Health Sciences
    Kensington High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.0 Help
Number of students:  355

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
49.6%
African American:
47.0%
Asian:
1.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details McKinley William School ranks worse than 99.9% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks 146th among 147 ranked elementary schools in the Philadelphia City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 2.57. (See more...)
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Compare Details McKinley William School ranks worse than 91.3% of middle schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.7. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (49.6%), African American (47%), Asian (1.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at McKinley William School is 13. 76 elementary schools in the Philadelphia City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare McKinley William School employs 27.2 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at McKinley William School is $19,295. 96 elementary schools in the Philadelphia City School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

McKinley William School:

SchoolDigger ranks McKinley William School 1532nd of 1534 Pennsylvania public elementary schools. (See McKinley William School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks McKinley William School 815th of 893 Pennsylvania public middle schools. (See McKinley William School in the ranking list.)

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Philadelphia City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Philadelphia City School District 494th of 606 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for McKinley William School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at McKinley William School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 5.18 1207th 1302 7.3%
2004 8.53 1174th 1308 10.2%
2005 14.60 1143rd 1299 12.0%
2006 22.77 1323rd 1545 14.4%
2007 11.37 1423rd 1555 8.5%
2008 0.93 1544th 1551 0.5%
2009 2.09 1521st 1549 1.8%
2010 3.91 1538th 1579 2.6%
2011 7.55 1515th 1597 5.1%
2012 4.35 1527th 1599 4.5%
2013 4.70 1417th 1519 6.7%
2014 1.43 1426th 1467 2.8%
2015 6.46 1365th 1474 7.4%
2016 6.36 1435th 1554 7.7%
2017 3.17 1496th 1547 3.3%
2018 4.73 1447th 1530 5.4%
2019 5.11 1453rd 1544 5.9%
2022 4.08 1505th 1534 1.9%
2023 2.57 1532nd 1534 0.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at McKinley William School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 3.69 1411th 1414 0.2%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at McKinley William School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 12.48 435th 437 0.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at McKinley William School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 7.93 427th 432 1.2%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for McKinley William School

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Rank History for all middle school students at McKinley William School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 13.94 607th 687 11.6%
2006 20.22 624th 736 15.2%
2007 23.00 620th 749 17.2%
2008 4.77 711th 753 5.6%
2009 4.37 740th 770 3.9%
2010 2.91 786th 805 2.4%
2011 4.82 789th 825 4.4%
2012 7.64 773rd 834 7.3%
2013 6.65 685th 758 9.6%
2014 4.21 679th 728 6.7%
2015 7.38 760th 835 9.0%
2016 7.00 792nd 870 9.0%
2017 5.23 835th 877 4.8%
2018 5.78 811th 861 5.8%
2019 7.06 817th 891 8.3%
2022 9.63 792nd 883 10.3%
2023 8.70 815th 893 8.7%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at McKinley William School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 11.82 797th 874 8.8%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at McKinley William School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.05 517th 660 21.7%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at McKinley William School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 22.83 361st 421 14.3%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at McKinley William School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.33 313th 362 13.5%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept 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.

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Enrollment information for McKinley William School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 2 89 0 423 0 n/a n/a 0 514
1989 1 96 0 329 0 n/a n/a 0 426
1990 1 97 0 325 0 n/a n/a 0 423
1991 1 110 0 300 0 n/a n/a 0 411
1992 6 138 0 338 1 n/a n/a 0 483
1993 6 150 1 333 1 n/a n/a 0 491
1994 8 167 1 347 1 n/a n/a 0 524
1995 6 123 2 310 0 n/a n/a 0 441
1996 6 123 2 310 0 n/a n/a 0 441
1997 5 95 0 286 0 n/a n/a 0 386
1998 2 78 0 271 2 n/a n/a 0 353
1999 3 69 0 275 2 n/a n/a 0 349
2000 4 73 0 289 2 n/a n/a 0 368
2001 1 68 0 250 2 n/a n/a 0 321
2002 0 58 0 274 1 n/a n/a 0 333
2003 0 58 0 274 1 n/a n/a 0 333
2004 0 62 0 304 0 n/a n/a 0 366
2005 4 83 1 306 1 n/a n/a 0 395
2006 3 94 0 315 1 n/a n/a 0 413
2007 4 101 0 325 0 n/a n/a 0 430
2008 3 94 2 298 0 n/a n/a 8 405
2009 7 74 2 247 1 n/a n/a 13 344
2010 3 77 3 239 1 n/a n/a 13 336
2011 4 90 5 215 1 0 15 0 330
2012 5 96 5 212 2 0 17 0 337
2013 6 94 4 209 2 0 15 0 330
2014 8 177 9 275 2 0 23 0 494
2015 9 185 8 279 2 0 22 0 505
2016 3 172 7 270 1 0 43 0 496
2017 2 201 6 244 1 0 34 0 488
2018 16 189 6 224 1 0 28 0 464
2019 10 181 5 229 2 0 27 0 454
2020 8 186 5 216 1 1 22 0 439
2021 5 174 7 186 0 1 3 0 376
2022 6 159 5 178 0 1 3 0 352
2023 4 167 6 176 0 1 1 0 355

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 William School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 514 28.0 18.3 n/a
1989 426 29.0 14.6 n/a
1990 423 27.0 15.6 0
1991 411 30.0 13.7 n/a
1992 483 32.0 15.0 n/a
1993 491 33.5 14.7 n/a
1994 524 32.0 16.4 n/a
1995 441 25.0 17.6 n/a
1996 441 25.0 17.6 n/a
1997 386 24.0 16.1 n/a
1998 353 23.0 15.3 n/a
1999 349 21.0 16.6 n/a
2000 368 28.0 13.1 94
2001 321 26.0 12.3 97.5
2002 333 25.0 13.3 96.1
2003 333 25.0 13.3 96.1
2004 366 27.2 13.5 83.1
2005 395 28.2 14.0 81
2006 413 28.3 14.6 87.9
2007 430 29.3 14.7 89.1
2008 405 31.3 12.9 87.4
2009 344 26.2 13.1 89.1
2010 336 29.3 11.4 92.3
2011 330 27.2 12.1 88.8
2012 337 30.5 11.0 89.3
2013 330 25.3 13.0 89.1
2014 494 31.3 15.7 93.7
2015 505 32.0 15.7 99.4
2016 496 32.0 15.5 100
2017 488 35.0 13.9 100
2018 464 31.5 14.6 99.6
2019 454 32.4 13.9 100
2020 439 32.5 13.4 100
2021 376 32.8 11.4 99.2
2022 352 31.1 11.2 99.1
2023 355 27.2 13.0 100

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 William School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 514 28.0 18.3 n/a
1989 426 29.0 14.6 n/a
1990 423 27.0 15.6 0
1991 411 30.0 13.7 n/a
1992 483 32.0 15.0 n/a
1993 491 33.5 14.7 n/a
1994 524 32.0 16.4 n/a
1995 441 25.0 17.6 n/a
1996 441 25.0 17.6 n/a
1997 386 24.0 16.1 n/a
1998 353 23.0 15.3 n/a
1999 349 21.0 16.6 n/a
2000 368 28.0 13.1 94
2001 321 26.0 12.3 97.5
2002 333 25.0 13.3 96.1
2003 333 25.0 13.3 96.1
2004 366 27.2 13.5 83.1
2005 395 28.2 14.0 81
2006 413 28.3 14.6 87.9
2007 430 29.3 14.7 89.1
2008 405 31.3 12.9 87.4
2009 344 26.2 13.1 89.1
2010 336 29.3 11.4 92.3
2011 330 27.2 12.1 88.8
2012 337 30.5 11.0 89.3
2013 330 25.3 13.0 89.1
2014 494 31.3 15.7 93.7
2015 505 32.0 15.7 99.4
2016 496 32.0 15.5 100
2017 488 35.0 13.9 100
2018 464 31.5 14.6 99.6
2019 454 32.4 13.9 100
2020 439 32.5 13.4 100
2021 376 32.8 11.4 99.2
2022 352 31.1 11.2 99.1
2023 355 27.2 13.0 100

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for McKinley William School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,716 (19.7%) $11,070 (80.3%) $13,786
2020 $3,340 (21.3%) $12,367 (78.7%) $15,707
2021 $5,198 (30.7%) $11,729 (69.3%) $16,927
2022 $10,020 (51.9%) $9,274 (48.1%) $19,294

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on McKinley William School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1453rd of 1544 Elementary schoolsRanks 1532nd of 1534 Elementary schools
 5.8%
Ranks 817th of 891 Middle schoolsRanks 815th of 893 Middle schools
 0.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (McKinley William School)100
 10%
   3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania)5651.7
 4.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (McKinley William School)107.5
 2.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)61.954
 7.9%
4th Grade Math (McKinley William School)14.33.8
 10.5%
   4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)46.246.5
 0.3%
4th Grade Science (McKinley William School)42.924
 18.9%
   4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)77.874.1
 3.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (McKinley William School)34.64
 30.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)63.651.8
 11.8%
5th Grade Math (McKinley William School)2.10
 2.1%
   5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)4342.7
 0.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (McKinley William School)25.55.7
 19.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)58.553.6
 4.9%
6th Grade Math (McKinley William School)2.60
 2.6%
   6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)3936.4
 2.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts (McKinley William School)2312
 11%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)6355.6
 7.4%
7th Grade Math (McKinley William School)7.76.3
 1.4%
   7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)38.233.2
 5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (McKinley William School)28.928.1
 0.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.554.5
 6%
8th Grade Math (McKinley William School)4.30
 4.3%
   8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)32.226
 6.2%
8th Grade Science (McKinley William School)13.115
 1.9%
   8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)58.257
 1.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (McKinley William School)22.224.4
 2.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)57.952.8
 5.1%
All Grades Math (McKinley William School)71.5
 5.5%
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (McKinley William School)28.518.5
 10%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (McKinley William School)24.514.1
 10.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.953.8
 7.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students454355
 21.8%
African American181167
 7.7%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian56
 20%
Hispanic229176
 23.1%
Pacific Islander01
White104
 60%
Two or More Races271
 96.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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McKinley William School ranks in the bottom 0.1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 355 students attended McKinley William School.

Students at McKinley William School are 50% Hispanic, 47% African American, 2% Asian, 1% White.


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