McKinley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.8% |
| Met Standard | 26.8% |
| Below Standard | 50.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "50% proficient" for McKinley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.8% of students exceeded standard while 26.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.3 points below the San Gabriel Unified district average of 28.1%. The 29 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 32.3% exceeded — 9.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 2.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 83 | 24.1% | 24.1% | 48.2% |
| 4th | 103 | 23.3% | 24.3% | 47.6% |
| 5th | 85 | 31.8% | 27.1% | 58.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 87 | 20.7% | 27.6% | 48.3% |
| 4th | 104 | 18.3% | 32.7% | 51.0% |
| 5th | 85 | 18.8% | 24.7% | 43.5% |
Nearby schools
29 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.4