McKinley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.6% |
| Met Standard | 21.0% |
| Below Standard | 60.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "40% proficient" for McKinley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.6% of students exceeded standard while 21.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Petaluma City Elementary district average of 17.0%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.5% exceeded — 2.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 7.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 24.5% | 17.0% | 41.5% |
| 4th | 45 | 17.8% | 15.6% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 59 | 13.6% | 23.7% | 37.3% |
| 6th | 64 | 18.8% | 29.7% | 48.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 15.1% | 26.4% | 41.5% |
| 4th | 47 | 17.0% | 21.3% | 38.3% |
| 5th | 60 | 13.3% | 18.3% | 31.7% |
| 6th | 64 | 28.1% | 15.6% | 43.8% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.7