McKinley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.2% |
| Met Standard | 17.4% |
| Below Standard | 72.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for McKinley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.2% of students exceeded standard while 17.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.7 points below the Central Unified district average of 15.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.6% 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 6.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 8.2% | 18.8% | 27.1% |
| 4th | 97 | 8.3% | 19.6% | 27.8% |
| 5th | 101 | 7.9% | 21.8% | 29.7% |
| 6th | 97 | 17.5% | 26.8% | 44.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 9.4% | 21.2% | 30.6% |
| 4th | 96 | 4.2% | 11.5% | 15.6% |
| 5th | 103 | 6.8% | 8.7% | 15.5% |
| 6th | 100 | 19.0% | 11.0% | 30.0% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.3