Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks 4299 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 445 students attended McKinley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 11% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Monte Vista Middle High : Merrill F. West High

McKinley Elementary

Summary:

McKinley Elementary is a public elementary school in Tracy, California, serving 424 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Tracy Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 989 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McKinley Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently low test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages, and struggles to support certain student subgroups. For example, in 2023-2024, only 32.24% of McKinley students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 39.12% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, only 20.18% of McKinley students were proficient or better, compared to 25.53% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also ranks in the bottom 25% of California schools for White students, Special Education students, and Military Connected students, and in the bottom 35% for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

When comparing McKinley Elementary to other nearby schools in the Tracy Joint Unified School District, it becomes clear that McKinley is one of the lower-performing schools in the district. Schools like George Kelly Elementary and Art Freiler consistently outperform McKinley in test scores and other key metrics. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and the needs of underperforming student subgroups will be crucial for McKinley Elementary to improve and provide a high-quality education for its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

800 West Carlton Way
Tracy, CA 95376-2909

(209) 830-3319

District: Tracy Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4299^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,299

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Monte Vista Middle
High:	Merrill F. West High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.9

Number of students: 445

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.8%

Asian:

15.5%

White:

10.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details McKinley Elementary ranks worse than 73.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Tracy Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.68. (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 (63.8%), Asian (15.5%), White (10.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.1% 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 20.9, which is the 2^nd best among 11 elementary schools in the Tracy Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare McKinley Elementary employs 21.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at McKinley Elementary is $8,299, which is the 4^th highest among 11 elementary schools in the Tracy Joint Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McKinley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks McKinley Elementary 4299^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See McKinley Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Tracy Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Tracy Joint Unified 989^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	31.84	3144^th	4809	34.6%
2005	19.87	3977^th	4822	17.5%
2006	23.39	3774^th	4818	21.7%
2007	12.19	4813^th	5113	5.9%
2008	14.20	4705^th	5113	8.0%
2009	21.72	4302^nd	5193	17.2%
2010	23.26	4353^rd	5314	18.1%
2011	24.17	4391^st	5377	18.3%
2012	25.77	4260^th	5390	21.0%
2013	14.47	5083^rd	5530	8.1%
2015	17.81	4859^th	5611	13.4%
2016	37.06	3268^th	5614	41.8%
2017	35.69	3396^th	5692	40.3%
2018	33.22	3582^nd	5662	36.7%
2019	21.47	4668^th	5789	19.4%
2021	16.45	1252^nd	1417	11.6%
2022	25.52	4291^st	5883	27.1%
2023	20.89	4771^st	5874	18.8%
2024	25.68	4299^th	5862	26.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.31	772^nd	3246	76.2%
2019	50.33	1233^rd	3275	62.4%
2021	36.44	374^th	602	37.9%
2022	41.48	1709^th	3311	48.4%
2023	36.79	2023^rd	3250	37.8%
2024	36.64	2058^th	3160	34.9%

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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	18.63	2245^th	2420	7.2%
2024	16.19	2600^th	2634	1.3%

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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	39.03	3084^th	5084	39.3%
2019	24.39	4266^th	5173	17.5%
2021	26.90	873^rd	1110	21.4%
2022	35.85	3341^st	5264	36.5%
2023	22.79	4474^th	5374	16.7%
2024	26.23	4277^th	5511	22.4%

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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	26.43	4051^st	5413	25.2%
2019	23.16	4362^nd	5492	20.6%
2021	19.08	1070^th	1267	15.5%
2022	35.51	3287^th	5635	41.7%
2023	26.46	4097^th	5617	27.1%
2024	26.46	4104^th	5605	26.8%

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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
2019	29.63	1819^th	2585	29.6%
2021	23.17	239^th	293	18.4%
2022	18.32	2152^nd	2227	3.4%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	7.14	125^th	130	3.8%

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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	40.46	3014^th	5431	44.5%
2019	22.09	4463^rd	5510	19.0%
2021	15.45	1149^th	1272	9.7%
2022	19.53	4759^th	5663	16.0%
2023	17.77	4934^th	5650	12.7%
2024	25.76	4198^th	5636	25.5%

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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	40.20	2846^th	4830	41.1%
2019	25.94	3978^th	4963	19.8%
2022	28.58	3828^th	5084	24.7%
2023	25.52	4066^th	5098	20.2%
2024	26.06	4020^th	5102	21.2%

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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
2019	4.91	2759^th	2834	2.6%
2022	9.67	2536^th	2726	7.0%
2023	3.10	2632^nd	2662	1.1%

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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
1998	286	31	43	134	17	n/a	n/a	0	511
1999	314	38	38	136	15	n/a	n/a	0	541
2000	288	38	55	163	17	n/a	n/a	0	561
2001	277	41	72	207	17	n/a	n/a	0	614
2002	192	60	90	227	8	n/a	n/a	0	577
2003	192	60	90	227	8	n/a	n/a	0	577
2004	183	46	98	242	7	n/a	n/a	0	576
2005	168	45	105	251	6	n/a	n/a	0	575
2006	129	59	67	209	4	n/a	n/a	4	472
2007	119	55	59	245	5	n/a	n/a	4	487
2008	101	44	66	236	4	n/a	n/a	0	451
2009	111	42	51	231	2	8	21	0	466
2010	81	23	35	242	4	7	26	0	418
2011	84	27	39	238	3	13	23	0	427
2012	88	32	39	248	3	11	19	0	440
2013	94	32	39	232	3	12	19	0	431
2014	84	42	38	216	3	14	19	0	416
2015	74	37	48	220	1	12	17	0	409
2016	69	45	60	234	1	13	22	0	444
2017	66	47	55	241	1	12	20	0	442
2018	57	24	55	256	2	12	21	0	427
2019	61	18	54	267	1	11	22	0	434
2020	48	15	51	279	1	10	20	0	424
2021	54	18	62	293	0	8	15	0	450
2022	59	19	50	280	1	8	15	0	432
2023	53	19	51	281	1	3	16	0	424
2024	47	21	69	284	1	5	18	0	445

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 McKinley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	511	22.0	23.2	29
1999	541	23.6	22.9	25.5
2000	561	28.0	20.0	25
2001	614	27.0	22.7	25.2
2002	577	26.0	22.2	28.4
2003	577	26.0	22.2	28.4
2004	576	27.0	21.3	35.1
2005	575	27.0	21.3	36.5
2006	472	23.0	20.5	40
2007	487	20.0	24.4	46.2
2008	451	29.0	15.6	53.2
2009	466	25.0	17.3	56.9
2010	418	24.0	17.4	63.9
2011	427	n/a	n/a	65.1
2012	440	17.0	25.8	n/a
2013	431	16.9	25.5	67.7
2014	416	16.9	24.6	69
2015	409	18.0	22.7	65.8
2016	444	21.0	21.1	67.1
2017	442	20.7	21.3	69.2
2018	427	20.0	21.3	68.9
2019	434	21.2	20.4	68.4
2020	424	n/a	n/a	68.2
2021	450	19.7	22.7	64.7
2022	432	18.5	23.3	58.6
2023	424	17.9	23.6	66.3
2024	445	21.2	20.9	83.1

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 McKinley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	511	22.0	23.2	29
1999	541	23.6	22.9	25.5
2000	561	28.0	20.0	25
2001	614	27.0	22.7	25.2
2002	577	26.0	22.2	28.4
2003	577	26.0	22.2	28.4
2004	576	27.0	21.3	35.1
2005	575	27.0	21.3	36.5
2006	472	23.0	20.5	40
2007	487	20.0	24.4	46.2
2008	451	29.0	15.6	53.2
2009	466	25.0	17.3	56.9
2010	418	24.0	17.4	63.9
2011	427	n/a	n/a	65.1
2012	440	17.0	25.8	n/a
2013	431	16.9	25.5	67.7
2014	416	16.9	24.6	69
2015	409	18.0	22.7	65.8
2016	444	21.0	21.1	67.1
2017	442	20.7	21.3	69.2
2018	427	20.0	21.3	68.9
2019	434	21.2	20.4	68.4
2020	424	n/a	n/a	68.2
2021	450	19.7	22.7	64.7
2022	432	18.5	23.3	58.6
2023	424	17.9	23.6	66.3
2024	445	21.2	20.9	83.1

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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