William McKinley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.0% |
| Met Standard | 14.0% |
| Below Standard | 79.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for William McKinley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.0% of students exceeded standard while 14.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.1 points below the Colton Joint Unified district average of 10.1%. The 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.1% exceeded — 2.1 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 0.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 9.1% | 18.2% | 27.3% |
| 4th | 51 | 25.5% | 7.8% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 57 | 5.3% | 22.8% | 28.1% |
| 6th | 76 | 4.0% | 18.4% | 22.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 3.0% | 12.1% | 15.2% |
| 4th | 51 | 7.8% | 11.8% | 19.6% |
| 5th | 58 | 0.0% | 13.8% | 13.8% |
| 6th | 75 | 2.7% | 6.7% | 9.3% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.3