Summary:
McKinley School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in York, PA, part of the York City School District, which is ranked 572 out of 610 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. With 628 students, McKinley School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past several years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
McKinley School significantly underperforms the state and district averages on PSSA assessments in Math, Science, and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For the 2023-2024 school year, only 14.4% of McKinley students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 40.4% statewide and 9.9% for the York City School District. The school's performance is particularly low in 6th-8th grade Math, with proficiency rates ranging from 3.9% to 10%. In Science, McKinley's proficiency rate of 26.8% is well below the state average of 65.8%, and in English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rate of 15.8% is significantly lower than the state average of 53%.
While McKinley School performs better relative to the state for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and English Language Learners, it still struggles with these subgroups, with proficiency rates well below state averages. For low-socioeconomic status students, McKinley ranks in the bottom 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. The school also has had consistently high dropout rates, ranging from 1.2% to 7.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Interestingly, the nearby Indian Rock Elementary School, which is part of the York Suburban School District, significantly outperforms McKinley and the other York City schools, with proficiency rates around 70-80% in Math, Science, and English Language Arts.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-8
District:
York City School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
1357th of 1,526 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,810
Students who attend McKinley School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 15.4
Number of students: 628
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
46.3%
African American:
41.7%
Two or more races:
6.2%
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White:
5.6%
American Indian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%
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