📍 60 Thompson St., Fairfield, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 06825
McKinley School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fairfield, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. The school has 433 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairfield School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
McKinley School enrolls 433 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 195 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 139 | 32% |
| Asian | 44 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 433 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
McKinley School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
McKinley School is one of 16 schools in Fairfield School District, based in Fairfield, Connecticut. The district serves 9,139 students district-wide and employs 851 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 433 students, McKinley School is smaller than the district average of about 571 students per school.