Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks 2660 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 320 students attended McKinley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 19% White, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Cope Middle High : Redlands Senior High

McKinley Elementary

Summary:

McKinley Elementary is a public elementary school in Redlands, California, serving 340 students in grades K-5 and part of the Redlands Unified School District.

While McKinley Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (72.35%), its academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally below the Redlands Unified School District and California state averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy at the end-of-course level was 42% for McKinley Elementary, compared to 50.39% for Redlands Unified and 47.04% for California. Similarly, in Mathematics, the end-of-course proficiency rate for McKinley Elementary was 34.67%, compared to 37.14% for Redlands Unified and 35.54% for California. Additionally, McKinley Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.3% in 2017-2018 to 24.8% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, McKinley Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools within the Redlands Unified School District, such as Mariposa Elementary, Judson & Brown Elementary, and Kimberly Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates. These differences in performance may be attributed to factors such as student demographics, resource allocation, and school-level interventions.

Detail:

Public K-5

645 West Olive Ave.
Redlands, CA 92373-5167

(909) 307-5570

District: Redlands Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2660^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,316

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cope Middle
High:	Redlands Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.8

Number of students: 320

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.2%

White:

19.1%

African American:

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details McKinley Elementary ranks better than 54.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 11^th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Redlands Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.02. (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 McKinley Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Redlands Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (57.2%), White (19.1%), African American (11.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 70.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at McKinley Elementary is 22.8, which is the 6^th best among 16 elementary schools in the Redlands Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at McKinley Elementary is $7,316, which is the 4^th highest among 16 elementary schools in the Redlands Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McKinley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks McKinley Elementary 2660^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See McKinley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Redlands Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Redlands Unified 540^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for McKinley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	62.07	1622^nd	4809	66.3%
2005	62.94	1623^rd	4822	66.3%
2006	63.78	1597^th	4818	66.9%
2007	57.61	1945^th	5113	62.0%
2008	72.98	1280^th	5113	75.0%
2009	75.19	1199^th	5193	76.9%
2010	74.14	1279^th	5314	75.9%
2011	71.34	1434^th	5377	73.3%
2012	67.97	1632^nd	5390	69.7%
2013	79.24	1100^th	5530	80.1%
2015	60.21	1928^th	5611	65.6%
2016	49.19	2524^th	5614	55.0%
2017	64.08	1839^th	5692	67.7%
2018	58.81	2086^th	5662	63.2%
2019	51.96	2497^th	5789	56.9%
2022	47.95	2645^th	5883	55.0%
2023	48.72	2592^nd	5874	55.9%
2024	48.02	2660^th	5862	54.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.74	1974^th	2420	18.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.58	1476^th	5084	71.0%
2019	53.79	2151^st	5173	58.4%
2022	53.27	2075^th	5264	60.6%
2023	46.11	2624^th	5374	51.2%
2024	53.48	2155^th	5511	60.9%

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Rank History for Female students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.50	2304^th	5413	57.4%
2019	36.30	3326^th	5492	39.4%
2022	47.05	2571^st	5635	54.4%
2023	55.21	2160^th	5617	61.5%
2024	55.27	2157^th	5605	61.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.66	760^th	2128	64.3%
2019	25.43	2039^th	2585	21.1%
2022	46.34	899^th	2227	59.6%

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Rank History for Male students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.12	1926^th	5431	64.5%
2019	64.23	1761^st	5510	68.0%
2022	48.19	2546^th	5663	55.0%
2023	40.63	3024^th	5650	46.5%
2024	39.30	3105^th	5636	44.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.91	1391^st	4830	71.2%
2019	46.30	2527^th	4963	49.1%
2022	50.26	2182^nd	5084	57.1%
2023	52.38	2096^th	5098	58.9%
2024	50.88	2204^th	5102	56.8%

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Rank History for White students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.02	1792^nd	2737	34.5%
2019	53.43	1442^nd	2834	49.1%
2022	52.70	1376^th	2726	49.5%
2023	61.64	1061^st	2662	60.1%

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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 McKinley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	380	17	21	68	1	n/a	n/a	0	487
1989	376	18	17	72	2	n/a	n/a	0	485
1990	348	15	16	67	7	n/a	n/a	0	453
1991	323	20	12	73	10	n/a	n/a	0	438
1992	317	23	21	93	6	n/a	n/a	0	460
1993	322	26	21	92	8	n/a	n/a	0	469
1994	309	42	19	97	6	n/a	n/a	0	473
1995	318	44	21	92	7	n/a	n/a	0	482
1996	318	44	21	92	7	n/a	n/a	0	482
1997	314	44	21	96	9	n/a	n/a	0	484
1998	259	40	22	89	4	n/a	n/a	0	414
1999	231	51	24	108	3	n/a	n/a	0	417
2000	224	45	22	117	4	n/a	n/a	0	412
2001	228	36	30	135	9	n/a	n/a	1	439
2002	213	50	23	166	2	n/a	n/a	0	454
2003	213	50	23	166	2	n/a	n/a	0	454
2004	220	46	20	149	2	n/a	n/a	25	462
2005	214	47	15	137	2	n/a	n/a	33	448
2006	211	33	15	139	2	n/a	n/a	33	433
2007	186	31	16	155	1	n/a	n/a	37	426
2008	187	30	16	153	1	n/a	n/a	0	387
2009	188	28	16	146	1	0	51	0	430
2010	197	25	12	170	0	0	11	0	415
2011	169	32	18	163	1	0	10	0	393
2012	169	28	21	163	3	0	16	0	400
2013	152	30	22	169	1	0	22	0	396
2014	146	37	15	186	4	0	27	0	415
2015	134	40	17	203	2	0	36	0	432
2016	128	36	23	226	1	0	35	0	449
2017	138	31	19	194	1	0	33	0	416
2018	103	29	21	221	1	0	30	0	405
2019	121	36	21	231	3	1	22	0	435
2020	103	43	22	206	2	1	23	0	400
2021	83	40	20	190	2	1	18	0	354
2022	78	37	13	192	2	0	17	0	339
2023	70	34	12	199	0	0	25	0	340
2024	61	37	17	183	0	0	22	0	320

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

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at McKinley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	487	16.0	30.4	n/a
1989	485	16.0	30.3	n/a
1990	453	16.0	28.3	n/a
1991	438	15.0	29.2	n/a
1992	460	15.2	30.2	28.3
1993	469	17.0	27.6	35
1994	473	17.5	27.0	38.1
1995	482	19.0	25.4	45.4
1996	482	19.0	25.4	45.4
1997	484	17.0	28.5	49
1998	414	19.0	21.8	56.8
1999	417	20.0	20.9	49.4
2000	412	22.0	18.7	54.1
2001	439	22.0	20.0	57.8
2002	454	23.0	19.7	51.1
2003	454	23.0	19.7	51.1
2004	462	22.0	21.0	54.2
2005	448	23.0	19.5	61.4
2006	433	21.0	20.6	53.3
2007	426	22.0	19.4	59.4
2008	387	23.0	16.8	59.4
2009	430	21.0	19.5	58.4
2010	415	19.0	21.8	58.8
2011	393	n/a	n/a	64.9
2012	400	16.5	24.1	n/a
2013	396	17.0	23.2	58.8
2014	415	15.0	27.6	58.1
2015	432	16.0	27.0	65
2016	449	18.0	24.9	66.6
2017	416	17.5	23.7	64.4
2018	405	17.0	23.8	71.9
2019	435	18.5	23.5	77.7
2020	400	n/a	n/a	75.5
2021	354	16.5	21.4	78.5
2022	339	17.0	19.9	68.1
2023	340	16.0	21.2	72.4
2024	320	14.0	22.8	70.3

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 McKinley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	487	16.0	30.4	n/a
1989	485	16.0	30.3	n/a
1990	453	16.0	28.3	n/a
1991	438	15.0	29.2	n/a
1992	460	15.2	30.2	28.3
1993	469	17.0	27.6	35
1994	473	17.5	27.0	38.1
1995	482	19.0	25.4	45.4
1996	482	19.0	25.4	45.4
1997	484	17.0	28.5	49
1998	414	19.0	21.8	56.8
1999	417	20.0	20.9	49.4
2000	412	22.0	18.7	54.1
2001	439	22.0	20.0	57.8
2002	454	23.0	19.7	51.1
2003	454	23.0	19.7	51.1
2004	462	22.0	21.0	54.2
2005	448	23.0	19.5	61.4
2006	433	21.0	20.6	53.3
2007	426	22.0	19.4	59.4
2008	387	23.0	16.8	59.4
2009	430	21.0	19.5	58.4
2010	415	19.0	21.8	58.8
2011	393	n/a	n/a	64.9
2012	400	16.5	24.1	n/a
2013	396	17.0	23.2	58.8
2014	415	15.0	27.6	58.1
2015	432	16.0	27.0	65
2016	449	18.0	24.9	66.6
2017	416	17.5	23.7	64.4
2018	405	17.0	23.8	71.9
2019	435	18.5	23.5	77.7
2020	400	n/a	n/a	75.5
2021	354	16.5	21.4	78.5
2022	339	17.0	19.9	68.1
2023	340	16.0	21.2	72.4
2024	320	14.0	22.8	70.3

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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