Is William McKinley Elementary a good school?

William McKinley Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend William McKinley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 499 students attended William McKinley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of William McKinley Elementary?

Students at William McKinley Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of William McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend William McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Colton Middle High : Colton High

William McKinley Elementary

Summary:

William McKinley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Colton, California, serving 523 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Colton Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 1219 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

William McKinley Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 11.7% in 2018-2019 to 51.6% in 2021-2022, notably higher than nearby schools like Paul Rogers Elementary (32.7%) and Ulysses Grant Elementary (35.7%). Academically, the school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments, with only 25.95% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 17.49% in Mathematics, far below the district and state averages. The school also struggles to support its student subgroups, particularly English Language Learners and Homeless students, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of California elementary schools.

William McKinley Elementary's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 62.33% to 93.12% over the past few years, suggests the school faces significant socioeconomic challenges that may be impacting student learning and achievement. While nearby schools like Paul Rogers Elementary and Ulysses Grant Elementary also face challenges, they generally outperform William McKinley Elementary, indicating that there may be opportunities for the school to learn from its higher-performing neighbors. Addressing the school's academic and non-academic issues will be crucial for improving student success and reversing its declining performance over time.

Detail:

Public K-6

600 West Johnston St.
Colton, CA 92324-1322

(909) 580-5028

District: Colton Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4810^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,842

Students who attend William McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Colton Middle
High:	Colton High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.7

Number of students: 499

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.6%

African American:

2.0%

White:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details William McKinley Elementary ranks worse than 82.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 17^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Colton Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.43. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (95.6%), African American (2%), White (1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at William McKinley Elementary is 22.7, which is the 6^th best among 18 elementary schools in the Colton Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare William McKinley Elementary employs 21.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at William McKinley Elementary is $6,842, which is the 6^th highest among 18 elementary schools in the Colton Joint Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

William McKinley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks William McKinley Elementary 4810^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See William McKinley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

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Hispanic students:

Colton Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Colton Joint Unified 1219^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for William McKinley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at William McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	18.63	4056^th	4809	15.7%
2005	25.40	3603^rd	4822	25.3%
2006	26.02	3582^nd	4818	25.7%
2007	33.93	3301^st	5113	35.4%
2008	34.05	3333^rd	5113	34.8%
2009	51.30	2405^th	5193	53.7%
2010	38.67	3260^th	5314	38.7%
2011	39.82	3243^rd	5377	39.7%
2012	45.86	2885^th	5390	46.5%
2013	37.89	3469^th	5530	37.3%
2015	13.73	5228^th	5611	6.8%
2016	24.21	4240^th	5614	24.5%
2017	24.70	4285^th	5692	24.7%
2018	27.26	4051^st	5662	28.5%
2019	23.86	4458^th	5789	23.0%
2022	23.39	4513^th	5883	23.3%
2023	19.59	4906^th	5874	16.5%
2024	20.43	4810^th	5862	17.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at William McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.66	1893^rd	3246	41.7%
2019	37.72	1939^th	3275	40.8%
2022	28.08	2748^th	3311	17.0%
2023	20.07	3148^th	3250	3.1%
2024	23.02	2948^th	3160	6.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at William McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.89	3103^rd	5084	39.0%
2019	32.35	3695^th	5173	28.6%
2022	32.19	3654^th	5264	30.6%
2023	25.57	4262^nd	5374	20.7%
2024	25.11	4366^th	5511	20.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at William McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	32.89	259^th	356	27.2%

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Rank History for Female students at William McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.50	3726^th	5413	31.2%
2019	25.60	4183^rd	5492	23.8%
2022	27.43	3981^st	5635	29.4%
2023	19.49	4744^th	5617	15.5%
2024	21.79	4523^rd	5605	19.3%

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Rank History for Male students at William McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.64	4138^th	5431	23.8%
2019	23.26	4361^st	5510	20.9%
2022	20.25	4693^rd	5663	17.1%
2023	21.99	4538^th	5650	19.7%
2024	20.21	4699^th	5636	16.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at William McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.41	2969^th	4830	38.5%
2019	32.64	3511^th	4963	29.3%
2022	33.72	3399^th	5084	33.1%
2023	28.40	3839^th	5098	24.7%
2024	28.11	3868^th	5102	24.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for William McKinley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	94	23	10	496	10	n/a	n/a	0	633
1989	79	25	14	492	8	n/a	n/a	0	618
1990	75	27	15	485	1	n/a	n/a	0	603
1991	65	20	10	524	0	n/a	n/a	0	619
1992	53	18	7	508	0	n/a	n/a	0	586
1993	37	18	6	507	1	n/a	n/a	0	569
1994	27	12	6	539	2	n/a	n/a	0	586
1995	27	13	4	490	3	n/a	n/a	0	537
1996	27	13	4	490	3	n/a	n/a	0	537
1997	26	8	3	495	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
1998	29	7	1	520	1	n/a	n/a	0	558
1999	34	13	1	576	1	n/a	n/a	5	630
2000	33	14	5	629	4	n/a	n/a	0	685
2001	33	33	4	581	1	n/a	n/a	0	652
2002	39	28	3	618	6	n/a	n/a	0	694
2003	39	28	3	618	6	n/a	n/a	0	694
2004	24	20	5	656	8	n/a	n/a	7	720
2005	23	25	6	669	6	n/a	n/a	1	730
2006	19	19	10	606	4	n/a	n/a	0	658
2007	17	19	6	578	4	n/a	n/a	1	625
2008	12	18	8	597	5	n/a	n/a	0	640
2009	12	14	10	576	5	2	0	0	619
2010	6	13	7	607	5	2	0	0	640
2011	8	17	7	616	3	1	0	0	652
2012	5	20	5	631	1	0	1	0	663
2013	6	21	6	617	1	0	6	0	657
2014	9	21	6	626	1	1	3	0	667
2015	6	21	4	612	1	1	2	0	647
2016	8	27	5	632	0	2	2	0	676
2017	4	20	3	644	0	2	4	0	677
2018	6	18	5	619	0	0	4	0	652
2019	6	19	9	595	0	0	3	0	632
2020	4	13	7	556	1	0	3	0	584
2021	5	13	5	534	1	0	3	0	561
2022	4	13	4	492	1	0	1	0	515
2023	5	6	4	505	1	0	2	0	523
2024	5	10	4	477	1	0	2	0	499

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at William McKinley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	633	21.0	30.1	n/a
1989	618	21.0	29.4	n/a
1990	603	23.0	26.2	n/a
1991	619	24.0	25.7	n/a
1992	586	24.4	24.0	69.8
1993	569	22.0	25.9	67.5
1994	586	22.5	26.0	60.9
1995	537	23.5	22.9	62.6
1996	537	23.5	22.9	62.6
1997	532	25.0	21.3	66
1998	558	27.0	20.7	71.1
1999	630	28.0	22.5	74.1
2000	685	32.0	21.4	77.4
2001	652	37.0	17.6	68.6
2002	694	38.8	17.9	67.3
2003	694	38.8	17.9	67.3
2004	720	34.8	20.7	73.2
2005	730	38.2	19.1	76.3
2006	658	36.0	18.3	65.2
2007	625	33.2	18.8	78.7
2008	640	34.0	18.8	85.3
2009	619	31.0	18.8	85.5
2010	640	33.0	19.3	85.2
2011	652	n/a	n/a	85
2012	663	29.0	22.8	n/a
2013	657	31.0	21.1	90.1
2014	667	27.0	24.7	94.2
2015	647	27.0	23.9	92.1
2016	676	26.0	26.0	91
2017	677	27.0	25.0	87.6
2018	652	27.0	24.1	92.3
2019	632	26.0	24.3	88
2020	584	n/a	n/a	93.3
2021	561	23.2	24.1	91.1
2022	515	23.0	22.3	62.3
2023	523	21.5	24.3	93.1
2024	499	21.9	22.7	90.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio William McKinley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	633	21.0	30.1	n/a
1989	618	21.0	29.4	n/a
1990	603	23.0	26.2	n/a
1991	619	24.0	25.7	n/a
1992	586	24.4	24.0	69.8
1993	569	22.0	25.9	67.5
1994	586	22.5	26.0	60.9
1995	537	23.5	22.9	62.6
1996	537	23.5	22.9	62.6
1997	532	25.0	21.3	66
1998	558	27.0	20.7	71.1
1999	630	28.0	22.5	74.1
2000	685	32.0	21.4	77.4
2001	652	37.0	17.6	68.6
2002	694	38.8	17.9	67.3
2003	694	38.8	17.9	67.3
2004	720	34.8	20.7	73.2
2005	730	38.2	19.1	76.3
2006	658	36.0	18.3	65.2
2007	625	33.2	18.8	78.7
2008	640	34.0	18.8	85.3
2009	619	31.0	18.8	85.5
2010	640	33.0	19.3	85.2
2011	652	n/a	n/a	85
2012	663	29.0	22.8	n/a
2013	657	31.0	21.1	90.1
2014	667	27.0	24.7	94.2
2015	647	27.0	23.9	92.1
2016	676	26.0	26.0	91
2017	677	27.0	25.0	87.6
2018	652	27.0	24.1	92.3
2019	632	26.0	24.3	88
2020	584	n/a	n/a	93.3
2021	561	23.2	24.1	91.1
2022	515	23.0	22.3	62.3
2023	523	21.5	24.3	93.1
2024	499	21.9	22.7	90.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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