McKinley Elementary School

Regular School · NEWARK, NJ

McKinley Elementary School is a regular school school in NEWARK, New Jersey, serving grades PK–08 with 917 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

917

Teachers (FTE)

53.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	656	72%
Black or African American	243	26%
White	11	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
Asian	2	0%
Two or more races	2	0%
Total enrollment	917	505M / 412F

English Language Learners: 116 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	9.0% -16.6pp	25.6%	425
Reading Proficiency	26.0% -20.8pp	46.8%	415
Science Proficiency	<=5%	—	145

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.44 grade levels

Math

+0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

2.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	917	100%

Contact & Location

1 COLONNADE PL

NEWARK, NJ 07104

Phone: (973)268-5270

http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/MCK

District

Newark Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $44,682

District enrollment: 37,662

Other Schools in District

Abington Avenue School Elementary
Ann Street School Elementary
Avon Avenue School Elementary
Belmont Runyon Elementary School Elementary
Bruce Street School Elementary
Camden Street Elementary School Elementary
Chancellor Avenue School Elementary
Dr. E. Alma Flagg School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07104) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341134002318

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD