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McKinley Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

258 Lovell St, Elgin, IL 60120 · (847) 888-5262 · Part of School District U-46

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Directions
Students
395
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
City
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about McKinley Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Elgin Township kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Elgin Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6McKinley Elem SchoolYou are here
7–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

258 Lovell St, Elgin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten37
Grade 154
Grade 262
Grade 358
Grade 460
Grade 542
Grade 663
Enrollment over time
386’20
384’21
393’22
402’23
395’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 88%White 7%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Two or more races 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about McKinley Elem School from Elgin Township families.

Other schools in School District U-46

The district →
Lords Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elgin
C
655 students16:1
Coleman Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elgin
C−
641 students17:1
Highland Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elgin
D−
616 students16:1
Clinton Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · South Elgin
B−
596 students21:1
Fox Meadow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · South Elgin
C+
577 students18:1
Huff Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elgin
D
577 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Elgin Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.