State/Public Elementary Open

William McKinley Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 4825 Magoun Ave, East Chicago, Lake County, 46312

488
Pupils
14.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

William McKinley Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in East Chicago, Lake County. The school has 488 pupils enrolled. It is part of the School City of East Chicago school district. It serves grades Kโ€“6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 9% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
School City of East Chicago

Enrollment & staffing

William McKinley Elementary School enrolls 488 students across grades Kโ€“6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.

Male students
244 (50%)
Female students
244 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
33.3
Student-teacher ratio
14.7:1
Grade span
Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 40% Black or African American and 2.9% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino27055%
Black or African American19440%
Two or more races142.9%
White102%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

392 of the school's 488 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 389 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“6Title I

William McKinley Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 2, state house district 2.

School district: School City of East Chicago

William McKinley Elementary School is one of 7 schools in School City of East Chicago, based in East Chicago, Indiana. The district serves 3,225 students district-wide and employs 250 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 488 students, William McKinley Elementary School is close to the district average of about 461 students per school.

3,225
District students
7
Schools
250
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

9%
Reading proficient
8%
Math proficient
27%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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