Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks 1700 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 605 students attended McKinley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 64% Asian, 31% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Jefferson Middle High : Gabrielino High

McKinley Elementary

Summary:

McKinley Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Gabriel, California, serving 605 students in grades K-5 and part of the San Gabriel Unified School District.

McKinley Elementary consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics on the Smarter Balanced Assessments, with proficiency rates of 50.18% and 50.88% respectively, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%. The school also excels in Science, with a 44.55% proficiency rate on the CAST exam, outpacing the state average of 32.68%. McKinley particularly stands out in its performance with Hispanic students and English Language Learners, ranking in the top 25% and top 20% of California elementary schools in these subgroups. However, the school's performance with Asian students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools.

While McKinley Elementary's academic achievements are impressive, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.7% in 2017-2018 to 17.0% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic needs, with 74.05% of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch. When compared to nearby schools, such as Roosevelt Elementary, McKinley outperforms in most areas, but its performance is more mixed when compared to schools in the neighboring Garvey Elementary and Alhambra Unified School Districts.

Detail:

Public K-5

1425 Manley Dr.
San Gabriel, CA 91776-3211

(626) 288-6681

District: San Gabriel Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1700^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,702

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Middle
High:	Gabrielino High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.1

Number of students: 605

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

63.6%

Hispanic:

30.7%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details McKinley Elementary ranks better than 71% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the San Gabriel Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.5. (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 largest elementary school student body size in the San Gabriel Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Asian (63.6%), Hispanic (30.7%), two or more races (3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 74% 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 24.1. 3 elementary schools in the San Gabriel Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at McKinley Elementary is $7,702. 2 elementary schools in the San Gabriel Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McKinley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks McKinley Elementary 1700^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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San Gabriel Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Gabriel Unified 460^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	76.48	1057^th	4809	78.0%
2005	84.67	744^th	4822	84.6%
2006	81.67	887^th	4818	81.6%
2007	79.59	985^th	5113	80.7%
2008	71.94	1325^th	5113	74.1%
2009	69.78	1445^th	5193	72.2%
2010	55.74	2233^rd	5314	58.0%
2011	62.50	1873^rd	5377	65.2%
2012	65.98	1734^th	5390	67.8%
2013	72.59	1448^th	5530	73.8%
2015	68.48	1555^th	5611	72.3%
2016	72.81	1403^rd	5614	75.0%
2017	75.74	1304^th	5692	77.1%
2018	69.65	1580^th	5662	72.1%
2019	68.84	1653^rd	5789	71.4%
2022	73.82	1459^th	5883	75.2%
2023	63.13	1891^st	5874	67.8%
2024	67.50	1700^th	5862	71.0%

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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	84.55	264^th	3246	91.9%
2019	85.38	245^th	3275	92.5%
2022	74.16	400^th	3311	87.9%
2023	57.82	865^th	3250	73.4%
2024	56.73	849^th	3160	73.1%

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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	81.02	641^st	5084	87.4%
2019	84.00	538^th	5173	89.6%
2022	83.84	605^th	5264	88.5%
2023	76.95	896^th	5374	83.3%
2024	73.41	1119^th	5511	79.7%

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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	68.26	1580^th	5413	70.8%
2019	62.89	1851^st	5492	66.3%
2022	75.13	1316^th	5635	76.6%
2023	69.22	1534^th	5617	72.7%
2024	72.66	1371^st	5605	75.5%

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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	68.64	1537^th	5431	71.7%
2019	72.12	1427^th	5510	74.1%
2022	69.02	1568^th	5663	72.3%
2023	55.15	2172^nd	5650	61.6%
2024	58.89	2034^th	5636	63.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.99	812^th	1071	24.2%
2019	32.51	879^th	1149	23.5%
2022	27.70	914^th	1154	20.8%
2023	19.17	1004^th	1190	15.6%
2024	21.36	993^rd	1203	17.5%

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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	16.73	4429^th	4830	8.3%
2019	29.63	3717^th	4963	25.1%
2022	69.29	1188^th	5084	76.6%
2023	59.87	1680^th	5098	67.0%
2024	69.77	1196^th	5102	76.6%

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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
1993	86	17	427	294	3	n/a	n/a	0	827
1994	76	11	475	281	4	n/a	n/a	0	847
1995	70	5	458	280	1	n/a	n/a	0	814
1996	70	5	458	280	1	n/a	n/a	0	814
1997	56	4	472	292	1	n/a	n/a	0	825
1998	58	7	495	273	1	n/a	n/a	0	834
1999	53	5	524	261	0	n/a	n/a	0	843
2000	40	5	533	271	2	n/a	n/a	0	851
2001	42	6	557	229	4	n/a	n/a	0	838
2002	33	1	599	195	4	n/a	n/a	1	833
2003	33	1	599	195	4	n/a	n/a	1	833
2004	28	3	583	186	3	n/a	n/a	3	806
2005	23	6	564	171	2	n/a	n/a	10	776
2006	25	5	541	152	1	n/a	n/a	25	749
2007	17	4	549	148	0	n/a	n/a	25	743
2008	16	4	552	135	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	707
2009	10	3	550	133	0	1	15	0	712
2010	13	2	567	148	4	1	4	0	739
2011	9	1	543	150	2	1	3	0	709
2012	7	2	510	146	1	1	5	0	672
2013	9	3	461	142	0	1	6	0	622
2014	6	4	469	138	0	1	9	0	627
2015	5	3	428	140	0	1	11	0	588
2016	7	2	419	138	0	1	12	0	579
2017	7	1	433	126	0	1	18	0	586
2018	6	4	403	144	0	2	17	0	576
2019	8	2	430	161	0	1	19	0	621
2020	5	3	415	167	0	0	17	0	607
2021	7	2	405	163	0	1	19	0	597
2022	9	5	400	157	0	1	20	0	592
2023	8	2	385	186	0	6	18	0	605

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
1993	827	31.0	26.7	49.8
1994	847	32.3	26.2	52.4
1995	814	31.0	26.3	56.4
1996	814	31.0	26.3	56.4
1997	825	33.3	24.8	63.8
1998	834	36.1	23.1	61.5
1999	843	42.0	20.1	66
2000	851	43.4	19.6	63.7
2001	838	44.0	19.0	63
2002	833	43.0	19.4	65.1
2003	833	43.0	19.4	65.1
2004	806	41.0	19.7	63.9
2005	776	39.8	19.5	62.4
2006	749	39.0	19.2	63.1
2007	743	41.0	18.1	68.1
2008	707	42.0	16.8	60.4
2009	712	34.0	19.2	47.9
2010	739	31.5	23.4	45.5
2011	709	n/a	n/a	51.2
2012	672	24.2	27.7	n/a
2013	622	21.6	28.7	67.5
2014	627	20.6	30.4	71.3
2015	588	22.0	26.7	73.5
2016	579	24.0	24.1	69.8
2017	586	24.8	23.5	68.8
2018	576	25.0	23.0	73.6
2019	621	26.5	23.4	71.7
2020	607	n/a	n/a	70.5
2021	597	25.5	23.4	66
2022	592	25.4	23.3	72.6
2023	605	25.0	24.1	74

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
1993	827	31.0	26.7	49.8
1994	847	32.3	26.2	52.4
1995	814	31.0	26.3	56.4
1996	814	31.0	26.3	56.4
1997	825	33.3	24.8	63.8
1998	834	36.1	23.1	61.5
1999	843	42.0	20.1	66
2000	851	43.4	19.6	63.7
2001	838	44.0	19.0	63
2002	833	43.0	19.4	65.1
2003	833	43.0	19.4	65.1
2004	806	41.0	19.7	63.9
2005	776	39.8	19.5	62.4
2006	749	39.0	19.2	63.1
2007	743	41.0	18.1	68.1
2008	707	42.0	16.8	60.4
2009	712	34.0	19.2	47.9
2010	739	31.5	23.4	45.5
2011	709	n/a	n/a	51.2
2012	672	24.2	27.7	n/a
2013	622	21.6	28.7	67.5
2014	627	20.6	30.4	71.3
2015	588	22.0	26.7	73.5
2016	579	24.0	24.1	69.8
2017	586	24.8	23.5	68.8
2018	576	25.0	23.0	73.6
2019	621	26.5	23.4	71.7
2020	607	n/a	n/a	70.5
2021	597	25.5	23.4	66
2022	592	25.4	23.3	72.6
2023	605	25.0	24.1	74

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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