McKinley Elementary - 06

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Watertown, South Dakota

McKinley Elementary - 06 in Watertown, South Dakota enrolled 296 students in 2024-25 with 21.5 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the South Dakota elementary-school median of 12.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 70-74% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Dakota: 51% and 42.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 26% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%

234 students in 2022-23, 255 students in 2023-24, 296 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.6 to 21.5.

Students enrolled at McKinley Elementary - 06 by school year2022-23: 234, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 29601002003002022-232342023-242552024-25296
Students enrolled at McKinley Elementary - 06 by school year2022-23: 234, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 29601002003002022-232342023-242552024-25296
Students enrolled at McKinley Elementary - 06 by school year2022-23: 234, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 29601002003002022-232342023-242552024-25296
Students enrolled at McKinley Elementary - 06 by school year2022-23: 234, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 29601002003002022-232342023-242552024-25296
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2323418.612.6
2023-2425521.811.7
2024-2529621.513.8

13.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 63 of every 100 South Dakota elementary schools

Among the 311 South Dakota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 13.8; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 13.8; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 13.8; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 13.8; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection McKinley Elementary - 06 enrolled 239 students; it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent11.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

77.4% of students were White, 10.8% Hispanic, 6.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White77.4%
  2. Hispanic10.8%
  3. Two or more races6.1%
  4. American Indian3.4%
  5. Asian1.7%
  6. Black0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at McKinley Elementary - 06 scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 70-74% in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Dakota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Dakota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2250‑54%59%51%
Math, 2022-2370‑74%51% (2021-22)42.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Watertown

4 public elementary schools in Watertown report 2024-25 enrollment; McKinley Elementary - 06 is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lincoln Elementary - 0536114.826.6%
Jefferson Elementary - 0933314.324.9%
McKinley Elementary - 0629613.823.3%
Mellette Elementary - 0726713.731.8%

All public schools in Watertown →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about McKinley Elementary - 06

  1. Mellette Elementary - 07The nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 267 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Jefferson Elementary - 09The next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 333 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare McKinley Elementary - 06 with Mellette Elementary - 07Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Watertown School District spends per student$10,402 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,402
  5. The largest public schools in South DakotaMcKinley Elementary - 06 is the number 93 by size of 315 South Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#93 of 315
  6. South Dakota schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 12.8 for elementary schools.13.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about McKinley Elementary - 06

  1. How many students attend McKinley Elementary - 06?
    296 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 234 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Watertown, SD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at McKinley Elementary - 06?
    13.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Dakota median for elementary schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is McKinley Elementary - 06 a Title I school?
    McKinley Elementary - 06 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at McKinley Elementary - 06 do on state tests?
    The students tested at McKinley Elementary - 06 scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 70-74% in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. South Dakota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is McKinley Elementary - 06 in?
    Watertown School District, NCES district ID 4676620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 467662000713 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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