Is McKenna Elementary a good school?

McKenna Elementary ranks 516 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend McKenna Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 387 students attended McKenna Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of McKenna Elementary?

Students at McKenna Elementary are 64% White, 22% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of McKenna Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKenna Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Yelm Middle School High : Yelm High School 12

McKenna Elementary

Summary:

McKenna Elementary is a public elementary school in McKenna, Washington, serving 370 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Yelm School District. This high-performing school consistently outpaces the district and state in academic achievement, with particularly strong results in math and science.

McKenna Elementary's student performance is impressive, with 52% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 49.5% in math, and 54.24% in science - all exceeding the district and state averages. The school's diverse student population, including Hispanic, multi-racial, and economically disadvantaged students, also perform at high levels compared to their peers. In fact, McKenna's Hispanic students ranked 25th out of 694 elementary schools in Washington. This success is likely due to the school's low student-to-teacher ratio and increased per-student spending over time.

When compared to nearby schools, Lackamas Elementary lags behind McKenna in both academic achievement and overall school ranking, despite being the closest school. McKenna also outperforms some schools outside the Yelm School District, such as Weyerhaeuser Elementary and Rainier Elementary. This consistent performance improvement and strong support for diverse learners make McKenna Elementary a model for other schools to emulate.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

35120 Sr 507 SE
McKenna, WA 98580

(360) 458-2400

District: Yelm School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
516^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,569

Students who attend McKenna Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Yelm Middle School
High:	Yelm High School 12

Student/teacher ratio: 16.2

Number of students: 387

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.1%

Hispanic:

22.2%

Two or more races:

9.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 56.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details McKenna Elementary ranks better than 55.8% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 3^rd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Yelm School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.08. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64.1%), Hispanic (22.2%), two or more races (9.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 56.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at McKenna Elementary is 16.2. 3 elementary schools in the Yelm School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare McKenna Elementary employs 23.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at McKenna Elementary is $16,569. 4 elementary schools in the Yelm School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McKenna Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks McKenna Elementary 516^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See McKenna Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Yelm School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Yelm School District 125^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for McKenna Elementary

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Rank History for all students at McKenna Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	44.89	579^th	1026	43.6%
2005	51.98	506^th	1031	50.9%
2006	66.61	310^th	1051	70.5%
2007	69.45	289^th	1069	73.0%
2008	67.34	328^th	1067	69.3%
2009	65.98	352^nd	1072	67.2%
2010	75.28	214^th	1088	80.3%
2011	72.13	260^th	1092	76.2%
2012	68.93	322^nd	1097	70.6%
2013	70.78	294^th	1106	73.4%
2015	42.82	627^th	1067	41.2%
2016	57.77	441^st	1053	58.1%
2017	42.19	625^th	1056	40.8%
2018	48.86	541^st	1054	48.7%
2019	62.56	413^th	1130	63.5%
2021	44.80	565^th	1107	49.0%
2022	60.15	423^rd	1169	63.8%
2023	70.93	316^th	1169	73.0%
2024	53.08	516^th	1168	55.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at McKenna Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	84.27	28^th	252	88.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at McKenna Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	50.57	187^th	478	60.9%
2024	64.95	86^th	339	74.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at McKenna Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	56.03	351^st	835	58.0%
2019	66.69	261^st	979	73.3%
2021	72.80	141^st	854	83.5%
2022	72.59	176^th	1019	82.7%
2023	87.03	52^nd	1013	94.9%
2024	70.36	236^th	1024	77.0%

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Rank History for Female students at McKenna Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.42	476^th	1004	52.6%
2019	62.98	394^th	1068	63.1%
2021	41.33	556^th	1008	44.8%
2022	59.69	411^th	1100	62.6%
2023	74.79	248^th	1094	77.3%
2024	56.66	439^th	1093	59.8%

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Rank History for Male students at McKenna Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	44.80	550^th	999	44.9%
2019	60.51	417^th	1075	61.2%
2021	45.27	526^th	1025	48.7%
2022	56.45	441^st	1113	60.4%
2023	64.30	360^th	1099	67.2%
2024	48.67	538^th	1099	51.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at McKenna Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	59.34	249^th	697	64.3%
2022	91.89	25^th	694	96.4%
2024	51.70	309^th	651	52.5%

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Rank History for White students at McKenna Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	33.32	590^th	833	29.2%
2019	52.45	510^th	1027	50.3%
2021	19.00	809^th	943	14.2%
2022	45.96	554^th	1031	46.3%
2023	62.83	369^th	1011	63.5%
2024	47.60	529^th	1009	47.6%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Thursday, January 19, 2017

I really appreciate all the staff does for the students at McKenna Elementary. Very highly recommended to anyone. Close Quote

Enrollment information for McKenna Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	404	3	3	8	8	n/a	n/a	0	426
1989	432	7	12	8	14	n/a	n/a	0	473
1990	462	8	18	8	14	n/a	n/a	0	510
1991	381	5	8	3	12	n/a	n/a	0	409
1992	367	5	9	9	11	n/a	n/a	0	401
1993	363	4	12	12	9	n/a	n/a	0	400
1994	311	5	13	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	338
1995	325	3	6	7	4	n/a	n/a	0	345
1996	325	3	6	7	4	n/a	n/a	0	345
1997	336	4	5	8	3	n/a	n/a	0	356
1998	341	5	5	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	365
1999	310	6	5	10	5	n/a	n/a	0	336
2000	309	3	7	8	11	n/a	n/a	0	338
2001	307	5	8	8	8	n/a	n/a	0	336
2002	313	6	6	22	13	n/a	n/a	0	360
2003	313	6	6	22	13	n/a	n/a	0	360
2004	274	5	9	21	8	n/a	n/a	0	317
2005	261	5	8	22	9	n/a	n/a	0	305
2006	301	4	5	20	7	n/a	n/a	2	339
2007	416	5	14	27	10	n/a	n/a	11	483
2008	416	7	11	27	12	n/a	n/a	20	493
2009	412	6	16	29	14	n/a	n/a	27	504
2010	402	6	14	28	16	n/a	n/a	25	491
2011	401	3	2	33	4	3	28	0	474
2012	397	1	2	57	4	7	35	0	503
2013	392	0	3	54	1	3	36	0	489
2014	385	1	5	69	0	4	36	0	500
2015	372	0	3	60	2	1	37	0	475
2016	369	1	2	57	1	1	50	0	481
2017	359	0	4	65	5	4	57	0	494
2018	300	1	2	65	4	2	48	0	422
2019	307	0	5	62	4	3	50	0	431
2020	304	0	3	59	4	4	49	0	423
2021	261	0	2	48	5	2	41	0	359
2022	255	3	1	61	2	3	41	0	366
2023	250	8	3	68	0	5	36	0	370
2024	248	7	3	86	2	3	38	0	387

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 McKenna Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	426	22.0	19.3	0
1989	473	23.0	20.5	n/a
1990	510	23.3	21.8	0
1991	409	21.5	19.0	n/a
1992	401	22.0	18.2	n/a
1993	400	22.0	18.2	n/a
1994	338	18.3	18.5	n/a
1995	345	17.9	19.3	n/a
1996	345	17.9	19.3	n/a
1997	356	18.7	19.0	n/a
1998	365	20.2	18.1	n/a
1999	336	17.7	19.0	n/a
2000	338	18.7	18.1	n/a
2001	336	18.2	18.5	n/a
2002	360	20.0	18.0	40.3
2003	360	20.0	18.0	40.3
2004	317	17.0	18.6	35
2005	305	17.3	17.6	14.4
2006	339	16.9	20.1	34.4
2007	483	24.9	19.4	39.8
2008	493	25.4	19.4	41.4
2009	504	25.4	19.8	38.8
2010	491	24.1	20.3	42.9
2011	474	24.2	19.5	43.9
2012	503	25.8	19.4	52.1
2013	489	25.4	19.2	47.2
2014	500	n/a	n/a	46.2
2015	475	29.0	16.3	46.7
2016	481	27.0	17.8	46.8
2017	494	26.6	18.5	49.8
2018	422	23.6	17.8	49.5
2019	431	25.6	16.7	42.2
2020	423	25.7	16.4	49.4
2021	359	22.9	15.6	48.7
2022	366	24.7	14.7	50
2023	370	24.9	14.8	61.9
2024	387	23.8	16.2	56.1

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 McKenna Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	426	22.0	19.3	0
1989	473	23.0	20.5	n/a
1990	510	23.3	21.8	0
1991	409	21.5	19.0	n/a
1992	401	22.0	18.2	n/a
1993	400	22.0	18.2	n/a
1994	338	18.3	18.5	n/a
1995	345	17.9	19.3	n/a
1996	345	17.9	19.3	n/a
1997	356	18.7	19.0	n/a
1998	365	20.2	18.1	n/a
1999	336	17.7	19.0	n/a
2000	338	18.7	18.1	n/a
2001	336	18.2	18.5	n/a
2002	360	20.0	18.0	40.3
2003	360	20.0	18.0	40.3
2004	317	17.0	18.6	35
2005	305	17.3	17.6	14.4
2006	339	16.9	20.1	34.4
2007	483	24.9	19.4	39.8
2008	493	25.4	19.4	41.4
2009	504	25.4	19.8	38.8
2010	491	24.1	20.3	42.9
2011	474	24.2	19.5	43.9
2012	503	25.8	19.4	52.1
2013	489	25.4	19.2	47.2
2014	500	n/a	n/a	46.2
2015	475	29.0	16.3	46.7
2016	481	27.0	17.8	46.8
2017	494	26.6	18.5	49.8
2018	422	23.6	17.8	49.5
2019	431	25.6	16.7	42.2
2020	423	25.7	16.4	49.4
2021	359	22.9	15.6	48.7
2022	366	24.7	14.7	50
2023	370	24.9	14.8	61.9
2024	387	23.8	16.2	56.1

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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