Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks 3719 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 358 students attended McKinley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 30% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Enterprise Middle High : Centennial High

McKinley Elementary

Summary:

McKinley Elementary is a public K-8 school in Compton, California, serving 404 students and part of the Compton Unified School District. The school has experienced fluctuations in its statewide ranking and rating, ranging from a high of 1,966 out of 5,662 California elementary schools in 2017-2018 to a low of 5,505 out of 5,611 in 2014-2015, with its SchoolDigger rating varying from 0 to 3 stars out of 5.

While McKinley Elementary has shown stronger performance among certain student subgroups, such as ranking 114 out of 662 California elementary schools for African American students and 562 out of 3,160 for English Language Learners, the school's overall test scores are generally lower than the Compton Unified School District and the state of California averages. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 9.2% in 2017-2018 to 29.1% in 2021-2022, which may be impacting its academic performance.

Compared to nearby schools like Bursch Elementary, Tibby Elementary, and Laurel Street Elementary, McKinley Elementary generally underperforms in terms of statewide rankings and test scores. However, the school's success with certain student subgroups suggests that there may be opportunities to enhance its instructional practices and support systems to improve academic outcomes for all students.

Detail:

Public K-8

14431 Stanford Ave.
Compton, CA 90220-1128

(310) 898-6320

District: Compton Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3719^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Enterprise Middle
High:	Centennial High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.9

Number of students: 358

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.5%

African American:

29.9%

Two or more races:

2.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details McKinley Elementary ranks worse than 63.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 19^th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Compton Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.62. (See more...)

Compare Details McKinley Elementary ranks worse than 51% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.25. (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 (66.5%), African American (29.9%), two or more races (2.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.4% 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 23.9, which is the 7^th best among 21 elementary schools in the Compton Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare McKinley Elementary employs 14.9 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McKinley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks McKinley Elementary 3719^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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SchoolDigger ranks McKinley Elementary 1417^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See McKinley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Compton Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Compton Unified 786^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 elementary school students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2006	6.93	4750^th	4818	1.4%
2007	7.98	5011^th	5113	2.0%
2008	6.13	5064^th	5113	1.0%
2009	5.85	5135^th	5193	1.1%
2010	11.28	5101^st	5314	4.0%
2011	14.11	4998^th	5377	7.0%
2012	21.27	4571^st	5390	15.2%
2013	18.31	4851^st	5530	12.3%
2015	9.37	5505^th	5611	1.9%
2016	21.63	4460^th	5614	20.6%
2017	31.97	3682^nd	5692	35.3%
2018	61.70	1966^th	5662	65.3%
2019	52.71	2442^nd	5789	57.8%
2022	28.64	3982^nd	5883	32.3%
2023	46.06	2758^th	5874	53.0%
2024	32.62	3719^th	5862	36.6%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.46	1230^th	3246	62.1%
2022	48.65	1274^th	3311	61.5%
2023	39.39	1868^th	3250	42.5%
2024	64.31	562^nd	3160	82.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.29	1582^nd	2420	34.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.93	877^th	5084	82.7%
2019	75.40	902^nd	5173	82.6%
2022	42.54	2791^st	5264	47.0%
2023	60.81	1702^nd	5374	68.3%
2024	43.01	2905^th	5511	47.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.15	1585^th	5413	70.7%
2019	48.72	2565^th	5492	53.3%
2022	29.98	3735^th	5635	33.7%
2023	54.32	2194^th	5617	60.9%
2024	35.05	3400^th	5605	39.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	45.23	894^th	2128	58.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.58	2194^th	5431	59.6%
2019	56.27	2129^th	5510	61.4%
2022	29.15	3864^th	5663	31.8%
2023	36.97	3268^th	5650	42.2%
2024	31.35	3711^th	5636	34.2%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.70	61^st	700	91.3%
2019	84.11	75^th	747	90.0%
2022	44.16	312^th	663	52.9%
2023	75.85	114^th	662	82.8%
2024	51.44	231^st	593	61.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.01	690^th	4830	85.7%
2019	71.08	1115^th	4963	77.5%
2022	44.08	2588^th	5084	49.1%
2023	62.56	1523^rd	5098	70.1%
2024	44.22	2662^nd	5102	47.8%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	47.14	1249^th	2740	54.4%
2023	37.22	1553^rd	2802	44.6%
2024	41.25	1417^th	2777	49.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	69.47	499^th	2369	78.9%
2022	64.53	626^th	2458	74.5%
2023	48.52	1074^th	2549	57.9%
2024	51.25	996^th	2575	61.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	49.70	1072^nd	2509	57.3%
2023	28.82	1705^th	2547	33.1%
2024	36.35	1460^th	2546	42.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	72.66	564^th	2407	76.6%
2022	47.49	1128^th	2527	55.4%
2023	51.11	1028^th	2558	59.8%
2024	46.17	1183^rd	2547	53.6%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	51.28	256^th	637	59.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	64.23	598^th	2213	73.0%
2022	69.41	514^th	2359	78.2%
2023	47.62	1052^nd	2391	56.0%
2024	54.53	860^th	2383	63.9%

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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	0	258	6	203	0	n/a	n/a	0	467
1989	1	246	5	190	0	n/a	n/a	0	442
1990	2	264	2	232	0	n/a	n/a	0	500
1991	2	217	3	283	0	n/a	n/a	0	505
1992	3	206	3	280	0	n/a	n/a	0	492
1993	1	207	1	307	0	n/a	n/a	0	516
1994	0	241	1	311	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
1995	4	301	4	278	0	n/a	n/a	0	587
1996	4	301	4	278	0	n/a	n/a	0	587
1997	6	283	2	268	1	n/a	n/a	0	560
1998	6	243	1	237	2	n/a	n/a	0	489
1999	2	235	0	255	2	n/a	n/a	3	497
2000	0	224	1	218	0	n/a	n/a	0	443
2001	2	195	1	243	1	n/a	n/a	1	443
2002	1	166	1	294	0	n/a	n/a	0	462
2003	1	166	1	294	0	n/a	n/a	0	462
2004	3	166	1	288	0	n/a	n/a	6	464
2005	10	135	1	242	1	n/a	n/a	4	393
2006	2	155	2	296	1	n/a	n/a	2	458
2007	3	184	1	325	2	n/a	n/a	0	515
2008	2	175	4	333	2	n/a	n/a	0	516
2009	3	190	1	300	0	1	2	0	497
2010	1	150	1	252	0	3	40	0	447
2011	1	104	1	251	0	1	68	0	426
2012	3	95	1	227	1	3	41	0	371
2013	5	165	3	266	2	3	1	0	445
2014	4	150	1	207	2	1	0	0	365
2015	4	152	1	189	2	1	2	0	351
2016	4	141	1	250	2	2	4	0	404
2017	6	147	2	256	1	2	10	0	424
2018	7	144	2	274	0	1	11	0	439
2019	6	140	1	264	0	3	14	0	428
2020	5	157	1	284	0	4	15	0	466
2021	4	145	1	272	1	3	14	0	440
2022	4	127	1	238	1	3	6	0	380
2023	1	145	1	245	1	3	8	0	404
2024	2	107	0	238	0	3	8	0	358

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
1988	467	22.0	21.2	n/a
1989	442	18.0	24.5	n/a
1990	500	19.0	26.3	n/a
1991	505	19.0	26.5	n/a
1992	492	19.3	25.4	87.8
1993	516	19.0	27.2	83.9
1994	553	19.0	29.1	92.2
1995	587	22.0	26.7	94.9
1996	587	22.0	26.7	94.9
1997	560	23.0	24.3	92.1
1998	489	27.0	18.1	94.9
1999	497	26.0	19.1	95.5
2000	443	26.0	17.0	97.1
2001	443	26.0	17.0	97.7
2002	462	25.0	18.5	99.4
2003	462	25.0	18.5	99.4
2004	464	25.0	18.6	91
2005	393	25.0	15.7	91
2006	458	25.0	18.3	90.4
2007	515	27.0	19.1	80
2008	516	28.0	18.4	99.4
2009	497	27.0	17.1	70
2010	447	29.0	15.4	91.1
2011	426	n/a	n/a	73.5
2012	371	21.0	17.6	n/a
2013	445	21.5	20.6	61.1
2014	365	21.0	17.3	87.7
2015	351	22.0	15.9	73.2
2016	404	19.0	21.2	86.4
2017	424	17.0	24.9	79
2018	439	20.0	21.9	81.3
2019	428	18.0	23.7	82.9
2020	466	n/a	n/a	93.1
2021	440	18.0	24.4	89.1
2022	380	16.5	23.0	84.2
2023	404	15.0	26.8	67.1
2024	358	14.9	23.9	94.4

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 McKinley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	467	22.0	21.2	n/a
1989	442	18.0	24.5	n/a
1990	500	19.0	26.3	n/a
1991	505	19.0	26.5	n/a
1992	492	19.3	25.4	87.8
1993	516	19.0	27.2	83.9
1994	553	19.0	29.1	92.2
1995	587	22.0	26.7	94.9
1996	587	22.0	26.7	94.9
1997	560	23.0	24.3	92.1
1998	489	27.0	18.1	94.9
1999	497	26.0	19.1	95.5
2000	443	26.0	17.0	97.1
2001	443	26.0	17.0	97.7
2002	462	25.0	18.5	99.4
2003	462	25.0	18.5	99.4
2004	464	25.0	18.6	91
2005	393	25.0	15.7	91
2006	458	25.0	18.3	90.4
2007	515	27.0	19.1	80
2008	516	28.0	18.4	99.4
2009	497	27.0	17.1	70
2010	447	29.0	15.4	91.1
2011	426	n/a	n/a	73.5
2012	371	21.0	17.6	n/a
2013	445	21.5	20.6	61.1
2014	365	21.0	17.3	87.7
2015	351	22.0	15.9	73.2
2016	404	19.0	21.2	86.4
2017	424	17.0	24.9	79
2018	439	20.0	21.9	81.3
2019	428	18.0	23.7	82.9
2020	466	n/a	n/a	93.1
2021	440	18.0	24.4	89.1
2022	380	16.5	23.0	84.2
2023	404	15.0	26.8	67.1
2024	358	14.9	23.9	94.4

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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