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Mckinley Community School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
15 Van Dyke Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone
(732) 745-5300
District
NEW BRUNSWICK SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
632
Classroom Teachers
66

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

1

(10 is best)

Better than 3.9% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Mckinley Community School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
12%
43%
18%
42%
5%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
5%
43%
8%
48%
1%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
5%
42%
8%
48%
2%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
11%
38%
20%
46%
2%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
42%
25%
51%
13%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
9%
32%
10%
50%
9%
15%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 108 17.1%
Kindergarten 76 12.0%
Grade 1 61 9.7%
Grade 2 60 9.5%
Grade 3 54 8.5%
Grade 4 60 9.5%
Grade 5 46 7.3%
Grade 6 37 5.9%
Grade 7 65 10.3%
Grade 8 44 7.0%
Total 632 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.2% 0.7% 41.1%
Black 21.1% 7.2% 15.3%
Hispanic 78.4% 91.6% 32.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.4% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 79.9% 83.6% 33.2%
Free lunch eligible 72.9% 76.5% 29.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.0% 7.1% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 55,671 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 9,650.3 1,254
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 27.2% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 46.0% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 15.2% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 6.4% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 15,464 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 15.3% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 65.9% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.6% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.1% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.1% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.8% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.6% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.3% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.7% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 20.4% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,002 $120,255,498 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,408 $22,271,592 9.3%
Staff $1,026 $9,489,474 4.0%
General Administration $380 $3,514,620 1.5%
School Administration $933 $8,629,317 3.6%
Operation $2,283 $21,115,467 8.8%
Transportation $833 $7,704,417 3.2%
Other $567 $5,244,183 2.2%
Total Support $8,430 $77,969,070 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,506 $41,675,994 17.4%
Total Expenditures $25,938 $239,900,562 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,252 $16,876,633,536 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,485 $3,422,916,968 10.0%
Staff $778 $1,071,908,147 3.1%
General Administration $448 $617,313,228 1.8%
School Administration $1,106 $1,523,858,437 4.4%
Operation $2,059 $2,835,591,380 8.3%
Transportation $773 $1,065,361,101 3.1%
Other $557 $766,792,454 2.2%
Total Support $8,206 $11,303,690,627 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,415 $6,081,668,713 17.8%
Total Expenditures $24,874 $34,262,079,216 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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