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McKinley Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades 4–5

850 E 170th St, South Holland, IL 60473 · (708) 339-8500 · Part of South Holland School District 150

Thornton Township’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
176
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
4–5
The gist

What stands out about McKinley Elem School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts8%
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 ↗

850 E 170th St, South Holland

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 486
Grade 590
Enrollment over time
190’20
200’21
180’22
169’23
176’24

Down 7.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 90%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in South Holland School District 150

The district →
Greenwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · South Holland
C−
321 students15:1
McKinley Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · South Holland
C
287 students14:1

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; Thornton Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.