McKinley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.4% |
| Met Standard | 16.4% |
| Below Standard | 78.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for McKinley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.4% of students exceeded standard while 16.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.3 points below the Santa Barbara Unified district average of 19.7%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.1% exceeded — 15.7 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 0.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 34 | 2.9% | 11.8% | 14.7% |
| 4th | 33 | 3.0% | 18.2% | 21.2% |
| 5th | 32 | 0.0% | 9.4% | 9.4% |
| 6th | 27 | 14.8% | 25.9% | 40.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 36 | 2.8% | 5.6% | 8.3% |
| 4th | 33 | 6.1% | 12.1% | 18.2% |
| 5th | 32 | 3.1% | 9.4% | 12.5% |
| 6th | 27 | 11.1% | 40.7% | 51.9% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.6