Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks 3173 rd 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, 494 students attended McKinley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 13% African American, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Hamilton Middle High : Jordan High

McKinley Elementary

Summary:

McKinley Elementary is a public elementary school in Long Beach, California, serving 514 students in grades K-5 as part of the Long Beach Unified School District.

While McKinley Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 72.57% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in academic assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 39.08% of McKinley students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 49.52% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also below the district and state averages, with only 22.35% of students proficient or better. Notably, McKinley has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.7% in 2017-2018 to 38.1% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools in the Long Beach Unified and Paramount Unified School Districts, McKinley Elementary generally performs below average in academic achievement, with lower proficiency rates in ELA, Mathematics, and Science. However, some nearby schools, such as Wesley Gaines and Abraham Lincoln, have shown stronger academic performance, suggesting opportunities for McKinley to learn from their practices. Additionally, the performance of specific student subgroups at McKinley is noteworthy, with African American and English Language Learner students performing relatively well, while Hispanic and Special Education students have struggled, indicating a need for targeted interventions and support.

Detail:

Public K-5

6822 Paramount Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90805-1937

(562) 630-6200

District: Long Beach Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3173^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,423

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hamilton Middle
High:	Jordan High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.9

Number of students: 494

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.5%

African American:

13.4%

Asian:

9.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details McKinley Elementary ranks worse than 54.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 35^th among 53 ranked elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.97. (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 (71.5%), African American (13.4%), Asian (9.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.4% 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 22.9, which is the 9^th best among 53 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare McKinley Elementary employs 21.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at McKinley Elementary is $8,423. 32 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McKinley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks McKinley Elementary 3173^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See McKinley Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Long Beach Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Long Beach Unified 654^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	17.61	4151^st	4809	13.7%
2005	19.34	4014^th	4822	16.8%
2006	17.91	4138^th	4818	14.1%
2007	23.60	4033^rd	5113	21.1%
2008	22.66	4151^st	5113	18.8%
2009	24.30	4117^th	5193	20.7%
2010	20.28	4581^st	5314	13.8%
2011	32.74	3784^th	5377	29.6%
2012	22.94	4461^st	5390	17.2%
2013	11.95	5209^th	5530	5.8%
2015	23.69	4265^th	5611	24.0%
2016	20.68	4557^th	5614	18.8%
2017	53.45	2355^th	5692	58.6%
2018	52.40	2422^nd	5662	57.2%
2019	62.55	1940^th	5789	66.5%
2021	28.82	959^th	1417	32.3%
2022	31.13	3779^th	5883	35.8%
2023	35.12	3492^nd	5874	40.6%
2024	39.97	3173^rd	5862	45.9%

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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	64.59	713^th	3246	78.0%
2022	41.78	1695^th	3311	48.8%
2023	45.01	1487^th	3250	54.2%
2024	68.86	442^nd	3160	86.0%

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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
2024	32.58	1673^rd	2634	36.5%

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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	72.16	1069^th	5084	79.0%
2019	81.03	668^th	5173	87.1%
2021	53.21	439^th	1110	60.5%
2022	43.88	2697^th	5264	48.8%
2023	50.79	2315^th	5374	56.9%
2024	49.87	2400^th	5511	56.5%

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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	56.20	2178^th	5413	59.8%
2019	68.72	1558^th	5492	71.6%
2021	35.14	772^nd	1267	39.1%
2022	34.00	3416^th	5635	39.4%
2023	42.15	2870^th	5617	48.9%
2024	37.79	3206^th	5605	42.8%

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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
2018	50.15	770^th	2128	63.8%
2019	70.06	506^th	2585	80.4%
2022	28.01	1591^st	2227	28.6%

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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	47.54	2598^th	5431	52.2%
2019	53.39	2294^th	5510	58.4%
2021	22.79	991^st	1272	22.1%
2022	28.85	3891^st	5663	31.3%
2023	28.81	3887^th	5650	31.2%
2024	41.89	2947^th	5636	47.7%

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Rank History for African American students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.90	222^nd	700	68.3%
2019	62.30	221^st	747	70.4%
2022	34.27	421^st	663	36.5%
2023	85.89	52^nd	662	92.1%
2024	52.14	226^th	593	61.9%

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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	74.95	906^th	4830	81.2%
2019	84.16	545^th	4963	89.0%
2022	49.51	2237^th	5084	56.0%
2023	48.58	2323^rd	5098	54.4%
2024	55.67	1906^th	5102	62.6%

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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	319	144	83	242	10	n/a	n/a	0	798
1989	287	165	109	263	5	n/a	n/a	0	829
1990	231	187	112	292	8	n/a	n/a	0	830
1991	146	210	144	331	11	n/a	n/a	0	842
1992	142	207	135	371	9	n/a	n/a	0	864
1993	112	246	141	366	5	n/a	n/a	0	870
1994	78	267	153	351	4	n/a	n/a	0	853
1995	63	273	144	433	3	n/a	n/a	0	916
1996	63	273	144	433	3	n/a	n/a	0	916
1997	52	251	145	471	2	n/a	n/a	0	921
1998	42	244	140	522	2	n/a	n/a	0	950
1999	38	286	126	578	3	n/a	n/a	0	1031
2000	37	271	126	629	3	n/a	n/a	0	1066
2001	30	247	130	638	4	n/a	n/a	0	1049
2002	27	230	109	684	2	n/a	n/a	0	1052
2003	27	230	109	684	2	n/a	n/a	0	1052
2004	27	202	82	660	1	n/a	n/a	0	972
2005	23	165	100	636	1	n/a	n/a	1	926
2006	12	195	95	610	2	n/a	n/a	0	914
2007	10	179	90	613	3	n/a	n/a	0	895
2008	12	166	82	583	2	n/a	n/a	0	845
2009	19	158	41	516	2	45	0	0	781
2010	18	136	40	527	3	44	0	0	768
2011	17	148	39	514	2	42	5	0	767
2012	16	133	43	534	2	35	10	0	773
2013	13	110	41	519	1	22	9	0	715
2014	13	93	39	539	1	17	8	0	710
2015	12	109	34	543	1	15	10	0	724
2016	13	107	36	520	1	15	13	0	705
2017	18	91	34	497	1	14	9	0	664
2018	20	95	31	496	1	17	15	0	675
2019	17	97	41	477	0	16	12	0	660
2020	15	91	43	426	0	13	14	0	602
2021	15	84	39	410	0	15	13	0	576
2022	10	73	46	375	1	12	6	0	523
2023	7	66	51	371	0	8	11	0	514
2024	9	66	46	353	0	7	13	0	494

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	798	32.0	24.9	n/a
1989	829	35.0	23.6	n/a
1990	830	34.0	24.4	n/a
1991	842	34.5	24.4	n/a
1992	864	35.1	24.6	74.4
1993	870	37.1	23.5	77.1
1994	853	37.0	23.1	88.7
1995	916	36.0	25.4	89
1996	916	36.0	25.4	89
1997	921	42.6	21.6	89
1998	950	39.0	24.4	94.9
1999	1031	42.0	24.5	95
2000	1066	48.0	22.2	92.3
2001	1049	54.1	19.4	92.3
2002	1052	52.0	20.2	92.3
2003	1052	52.0	20.2	92.3
2004	972	52.6	18.5	92.3
2005	926	47.6	19.5	92.5
2006	914	47.0	19.4	92.5
2007	895	46.0	19.5	83.8
2008	845	53.4	15.8	92.7
2009	781	41.0	17.8	95.9
2010	768	38.0	20.2	93
2011	767	n/a	n/a	92.6
2012	773	27.6	28.0	n/a
2013	715	25.0	28.6	85.6
2014	710	25.5	27.8	93.8
2015	724	29.0	24.9	91.3
2016	705	31.0	22.7	91.6
2017	664	29.0	22.8	91.9
2018	675	23.0	29.3	93.2
2019	660	26.0	25.3	90.2
2020	602	n/a	n/a	88.4
2021	576	24.5	23.5	86.6
2022	523	23.0	22.7	74.4
2023	514	23.0	22.3	72.6
2024	494	21.5	22.9	84.4

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	798	32.0	24.9	n/a
1989	829	35.0	23.6	n/a
1990	830	34.0	24.4	n/a
1991	842	34.5	24.4	n/a
1992	864	35.1	24.6	74.4
1993	870	37.1	23.5	77.1
1994	853	37.0	23.1	88.7
1995	916	36.0	25.4	89
1996	916	36.0	25.4	89
1997	921	42.6	21.6	89
1998	950	39.0	24.4	94.9
1999	1031	42.0	24.5	95
2000	1066	48.0	22.2	92.3
2001	1049	54.1	19.4	92.3
2002	1052	52.0	20.2	92.3
2003	1052	52.0	20.2	92.3
2004	972	52.6	18.5	92.3
2005	926	47.6	19.5	92.5
2006	914	47.0	19.4	92.5
2007	895	46.0	19.5	83.8
2008	845	53.4	15.8	92.7
2009	781	41.0	17.8	95.9
2010	768	38.0	20.2	93
2011	767	n/a	n/a	92.6
2012	773	27.6	28.0	n/a
2013	715	25.0	28.6	85.6
2014	710	25.5	27.8	93.8
2015	724	29.0	24.9	91.3
2016	705	31.0	22.7	91.6
2017	664	29.0	22.8	91.9
2018	675	23.0	29.3	93.2
2019	660	26.0	25.3	90.2
2020	602	n/a	n/a	88.4
2021	576	24.5	23.5	86.6
2022	523	23.0	22.7	74.4
2023	514	23.0	22.3	72.6
2024	494	21.5	22.9	84.4

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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