McKinley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.5% |
| Met Standard | 8.0% |
| Below Standard | 86.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "14% proficient" for McKinley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.5% of students exceeded standard while 8.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.2 points below the Bakersfield City district average of 7.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 6.2% 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 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 7.4% | 8.4% | 15.8% |
| 4th | 93 | 9.7% | 7.5% | 17.2% |
| 5th | 88 | 2.3% | 17.1% | 19.3% |
| 6th | 17 | 11.8% | 5.9% | 17.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 99 | 2.0% | 13.1% | 15.2% |
| 4th | 95 | 4.2% | 5.3% | 9.5% |
| 5th | 89 | 2.3% | 0.0% | 2.3% |
| 6th | 17 | 5.9% | 5.9% | 11.8% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.2