McKinley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.7% |
| Met Standard | 27.2% |
| Below Standard | 58.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for McKinley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.7% of students exceeded standard while 27.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.8 points below the Compton Unified district average of 20.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 16.3% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 12.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 17.9% | 23.1% | 41.0% |
| 4th | 48 | 20.8% | 14.6% | 35.4% |
| 5th | 52 | 11.5% | 28.9% | 40.4% |
| 6th | 33 | 15.2% | 18.2% | 33.3% |
| 7th | 29 | 17.2% | 51.7% | 69.0% |
| 8th | 13 | 15.4% | 46.1% | 61.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 40 | 12.5% | 30.0% | 42.5% |
| 4th | 48 | 10.4% | 22.9% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 52 | 7.7% | 11.5% | 19.2% |
| 6th | 33 | 9.1% | 18.2% | 27.3% |
| 7th | 29 | 24.1% | 27.6% | 51.7% |
| 8th | 13 | 15.4% | 38.5% | 53.9% |
Nearby schools
32 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.1