McKinley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 36.4% |
| Met Standard | 26.0% |
| Below Standard | 37.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "62% proficient" for McKinley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
36.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.5 points below the Burlingame Elementary district average of 50.9%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 48.7% exceeded — 12.3 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 9.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 26.7% | 24.4% | 51.1% |
| 4th | 78 | 46.1% | 20.5% | 66.7% |
| 5th | 88 | 30.7% | 40.9% | 71.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 34.8% | 22.8% | 57.6% |
| 4th | 78 | 41.0% | 30.8% | 71.8% |
| 5th | 89 | 39.3% | 16.9% | 56.2% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 65.7