Is McKinley Elementary School a good school?

McKinley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend McKinley Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 340 students attended McKinley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary School?

Students at McKinley Elementary School are 62% African American, 34% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Roosevelt Middle School High : Proviso East High School High : Proviso Math and Science Academy High : Proviso West High School

McKinley Elementary School

Summary:

McKinley Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bellwood, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 371 students. The school is part of the Bellwood School District 88, which is ranked 782 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McKinley Elementary School has consistently low academic performance compared to the state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 16.8% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA), compared to 41.2% statewide and 17.5% in the Bellwood School District. In mathematics, the performance is even lower, with only 1.7% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 26.8% statewide and 4.8% in the district. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) is slightly better, with 33.3% of students proficient or better, compared to 53.2% statewide and 29.2% in the district. Compared to the nearby schools in the same district, such as Sunnyside Intermediate School and Lincoln Elementary School, McKinley Elementary School generally performs at a similar or slightly lower level in ELA and mathematics.

McKinley Elementary School has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 98.65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's performance on ELA and mathematics assessments is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students with disabilities. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching 36.9% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the state average of 17.5% for the same year. These factors, along with the school's consistently low academic performance across multiple subjects and student subgroups, suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique challenges facing McKinley Elementary School and improve educational outcomes for all students.

Detail:

Public K-5

3317 Butterfield Rd
Bellwood, IL 60104-1450

(708) 410-3600

District: Bellwood School District 88

SchoolDigger Rank:
1710^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,156

Students who attend McKinley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt Middle School
High:	Proviso East High School
	Proviso Math and Science Academy
	Proviso West High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.6

Number of students: 340

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.4%

Hispanic:

33.8%

Two or more races:

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details McKinley Elementary School ranks worse than 82.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Bellwood School District 88. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.97. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details McKinley Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Bellwood School District 88. Racial makeup is: African American (62.4%), Hispanic (33.8%), two or more races (3.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Bellwood School District 88. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at McKinley Elementary School is 15.6. 4 elementary schools in the Bellwood School District 88 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare McKinley Elementary School employs 21.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at McKinley Elementary School is $19,156. 4 elementary schools in the Bellwood School District 88 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McKinley Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks McKinley Elementary School 1710^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See McKinley Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Bellwood School District 88:

SchoolDigger ranks Bellwood School District 88 782^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for McKinley Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at McKinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	20.77	1660^th	2020	17.8%
2004	13.36	1786^th	2030	12.0%
2005	12.37	1808^th	2022	10.6%
2006	13.83	1868^th	2086	10.5%
2007	11.60	1897^th	2095	9.5%
2008	15.24	1850^th	2092	11.6%
2009	9.35	1958^th	2120	7.6%
2010	7.66	2012^th	2139	5.9%
2011	15.97	1889^th	2147	12.0%
2012	7.82	2064^th	2166	4.7%
2013	10.74	2006^th	2167	7.4%
2014	15.58	1842^nd	2093	12.0%
2015	11.70	1954^th	2052	4.8%
2016	13.90	1857^th	2046	9.2%
2017	8.76	1997^th	2044	2.3%
2018	19.93	1648^th	2037	19.1%
2019	22.37	1644^th	2086	21.2%
2022	11.77	2009^th	2082	3.5%
2023	17.51	1775^th	2077	14.5%
2024	18.97	1710^th	2067	17.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at McKinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.08	244^th	718	66.0%
2019	35.86	515^th	743	30.7%
2022	29.20	634^th	768	17.4%
2023	33.92	559^th	788	29.1%
2024	48.76	327^th	826	60.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at McKinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.93	607^th	763	20.4%
2019	28.32	886^th	1194	25.8%
2024	22.56	1008^th	1195	15.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at McKinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.46	1225^th	1765	30.6%
2019	37.48	1181^st	1816	35.0%
2022	17.56	1661^st	1763	5.8%
2023	28.42	1376^th	1808	23.9%
2024	29.70	1319^th	1793	26.4%

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Rank History for Female students at McKinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.89	1671^st	1964	14.9%
2019	19.36	1708^th	2019	15.4%
2022	11.15	1919^th	1970	2.6%
2023	18.89	1647^th	1957	15.8%
2024	18.35	1651^st	1942	15.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at McKinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	33.12	582^nd	886	34.3%

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Rank History for Male students at McKinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.59	1508^th	1972	23.5%
2019	28.92	1435^th	2019	28.9%
2022	13.72	1853^rd	1977	6.3%
2023	18.59	1654^th	1984	16.6%
2024	20.41	1570^th	1959	19.9%

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Rank History for African American students at McKinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.02	413^th	698	40.8%
2019	41.33	373^rd	711	47.5%
2022	28.49	543^rd	684	20.6%
2023	42.04	348^th	692	49.7%
2024	37.21	401^st	655	38.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at McKinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.96	476^th	938	49.3%
2019	49.07	433^rd	955	54.7%
2022	17.27	907^th	954	4.9%
2023	27.99	749^th	970	22.8%
2024	34.36	640^th	959	33.3%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board 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.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for McKinley Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	28	452	4	21	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	505
1989	30	421	n/a	20	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	471
1990	21	435	n/a	19	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	475
1991	27	422	1	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	468
1992	17	391	3	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
1993	17	423	3	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	478
1994	12	427	4	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	472
1995	11	497	5	32	3	n/a	n/a	0	548
1996	11	497	5	32	3	n/a	n/a	0	548
1997	7	532	3	40	1	n/a	n/a	0	583
1998	1	480	4	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	520
1999	5	527	1	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	563
2000	3	545	2	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	576
2001	0	561	1	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	584
2002	1	491	3	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	536
2003	1	491	3	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	536
2004	0	381	3	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	427
2005	0	389	0	53	0	n/a	n/a	3	445
2006	0	378	1	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	436
2007	0	286	2	61	0	n/a	n/a	0	349
2008	0	329	0	81	0	n/a	n/a	8	418
2009	1	330	8	97	3	n/a	n/a	4	443
2010	1	307	7	96	0	n/a	n/a	1	412
2011	1	323	0	112	0	1	5	0	442
2012	0	309	6	117	0	0	3	0	435
2013	0	288	6	134	0	0	4	0	432
2014	0	283	4	147	0	0	1	0	435
2015	0	276	5	151	1	0	3	0	436
2016	1	225	2	142	1	0	1	0	372
2017	1	243	3	129	2	0	0	0	378
2018	1	249	2	133	0	0	0	0	385
2019	1	243	1	128	0	0	0	0	373
2020	3	235	1	116	0	0	3	0	358
2021	1	219	0	128	2	1	0	0	351
2022	1	230	0	128	2	0	0	0	361
2023	2	249	0	115	3	0	2	0	371
2024	0	212	0	115	0	0	13	0	340

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 Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	505	26.0	19.4	n/a
1989	471	26.0	18.1	n/a
1990	475	25.0	19.0	n/a
1991	468	25.0	18.7	n/a
1992	437	24.5	17.8	n/a
1993	478	23.5	20.3	n/a
1994	472	25.5	18.5	n/a
1995	548	24.5	22.4	n/a
1996	548	24.5	22.4	n/a
1997	583	24.0	24.3	n/a
1998	520	25.0	20.8	n/a
1999	563	23.0	24.5	n/a
2000	576	20.0	28.8	n/a
2001	584	24.0	24.3	n/a
2002	536	25.0	21.4	51.1
2003	536	25.0	21.4	51.1
2004	427	22.0	19.4	71.9
2005	445	23.0	19.3	76.2
2006	436	21.0	20.8	78
2007	349	20.0	17.5	83.7
2008	418	16.0	26.1	83.2
2009	443	21.0	21.1	83.1
2010	412	22.1	18.6	96.4
2011	442	27.0	16.3	84.8
2012	435	29.7	14.6	78.2
2013	432	32.5	13.2	99.1
2014	435	24.0	18.1	99.1
2015	436	26.0	16.7	97.2
2016	372	26.0	14.3	57.5
2017	378	31.0	12.1	99.2
2018	385	24.0	16.0	99.7
2019	373	33.0	11.2	99.2
2020	358	32.1	11.1	100
2021	351	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	361	30.5	11.8	100
2023	371	25.5	14.5	98.7
2024	340	21.7	15.6	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 Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	505	26.0	19.4	n/a
1989	471	26.0	18.1	n/a
1990	475	25.0	19.0	n/a
1991	468	25.0	18.7	n/a
1992	437	24.5	17.8	n/a
1993	478	23.5	20.3	n/a
1994	472	25.5	18.5	n/a
1995	548	24.5	22.4	n/a
1996	548	24.5	22.4	n/a
1997	583	24.0	24.3	n/a
1998	520	25.0	20.8	n/a
1999	563	23.0	24.5	n/a
2000	576	20.0	28.8	n/a
2001	584	24.0	24.3	n/a
2002	536	25.0	21.4	51.1
2003	536	25.0	21.4	51.1
2004	427	22.0	19.4	71.9
2005	445	23.0	19.3	76.2
2006	436	21.0	20.8	78
2007	349	20.0	17.5	83.7
2008	418	16.0	26.1	83.2
2009	443	21.0	21.1	83.1
2010	412	22.1	18.6	96.4
2011	442	27.0	16.3	84.8
2012	435	29.7	14.6	78.2
2013	432	32.5	13.2	99.1
2014	435	24.0	18.1	99.1
2015	436	26.0	16.7	97.2
2016	372	26.0	14.3	57.5
2017	378	31.0	12.1	99.2
2018	385	24.0	16.0	99.7
2019	373	33.0	11.2	99.2
2020	358	32.1	11.1	100
2021	351	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	361	30.5	11.8	100
2023	371	25.5	14.5	98.7
2024	340	21.7	15.6	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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