Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks 3414 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, 445 students attended McKinley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 15% African American, 13% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 6% White, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Bancroft Middle High : San Leandro High

McKinley Elementary

Summary:

McKinley Elementary is a public elementary school in San Leandro, California, serving around 450 students in grades K-5 and part of the San Leandro Unified School District.

McKinley Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with below-average performance on state assessments. In 2023-2024, only 36.49% of McKinley students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 38.68% for the district and 47.04% statewide. In mathematics, only 30.63% of McKinley students were proficient or better, compared to 25.81% for the district and 35.54% statewide. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 80% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 44.2% in 2021-2022.

While McKinley Elementary's performance lags behind other elementary schools in the San Leandro Unified district, such as Madison Elementary and Roosevelt Elementary, it still outperforms some nearby schools in the Oakland Unified district, like Esperanza Elementary and Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary. Addressing the school's academic and attendance issues will be crucial for improving student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

2150 East 14th St.
San Leandro, CA 94577-6025

(510) 618-4320

District: San Leandro Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3414^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,605

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bancroft Middle
High:	San Leandro High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.4

Number of students: 445

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.3%

African American:

15.1%

Asian:

13.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details McKinley Elementary ranks worse than 58.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the San Leandro Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.26. (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 Student population at McKinley Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (53.3%), African American (15.1%), Asian (13.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.6% 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 23.4. 6 elementary schools in the San Leandro 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 $5,605. 6 elementary schools in the San Leandro Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McKinley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks McKinley Elementary 3414^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See McKinley Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Leandro Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Leandro Unified 918^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	37.02	2807^th	4809	41.6%
2005	38.15	2825^th	4822	41.4%
2006	23.70	3749^th	4818	22.2%
2007	32.83	3376^th	5113	34.0%
2008	29.72	3614^th	5113	29.3%
2009	26.89	3915^th	5193	24.6%
2010	31.46	3745^th	5314	29.5%
2011	41.86	3098^th	5377	42.4%
2012	27.31	4144^th	5390	23.1%
2013	37.10	3521^st	5530	36.3%
2015	24.74	4152^nd	5611	26.0%
2016	22.22	4407^th	5614	21.5%
2017	15.37	5082^nd	5692	10.7%
2018	13.79	5199^th	5662	8.2%
2019	18.50	4945^th	5789	14.6%
2022	36.97	3308^th	5883	43.8%
2023	34.66	3525^th	5874	40.0%
2024	36.26	3414^th	5862	41.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at McKinley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	50.53	374^th	669	44.1%

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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	24.37	2768^th	3246	14.7%
2019	26.51	2742^nd	3275	16.3%
2022	38.92	1876^th	3311	43.3%
2023	35.95	2090^th	3250	35.7%
2024	56.74	848^th	3160	73.2%

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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	52.18	913^th	2634	65.3%

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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	14.14	4783^rd	5084	5.9%
2019	24.18	4281^st	5173	17.2%
2022	46.95	2474^th	5264	53.0%
2023	43.12	2835^th	5374	47.2%
2024	40.34	3106^th	5511	43.6%

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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	14.49	4943^rd	5413	8.7%
2019	23.62	4329^th	5492	21.2%
2022	39.30	3035^th	5635	46.1%
2023	31.70	3606^th	5617	35.8%
2024	33.02	3557^th	5605	36.5%

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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	14.40	5012^th	5431	7.7%
2019	14.91	5057^th	5510	8.2%
2022	35.42	3319^th	5663	41.4%
2023	37.96	3193^rd	5650	43.5%
2024	39.95	3069^th	5636	45.5%

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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	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	35.04	897^th	1203	25.4%

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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	16.71	667^th	700	4.7%
2019	32.34	516^th	747	30.9%
2024	54.00	214^th	593	63.9%

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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	15.10	4504^th	4830	6.7%
2019	22.42	4225^th	4963	14.9%
2022	31.17	3605^th	5084	29.1%
2023	29.00	3795^th	5098	25.6%
2024	35.27	3333^rd	5102	34.7%

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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	190	43	41	73	4	n/a	n/a	0	351
1989	228	40	48	61	6	n/a	n/a	0	383
1990	220	64	41	65	3	n/a	n/a	0	393
1991	184	62	34	76	5	n/a	n/a	0	361
1992	177	60	41	70	3	n/a	n/a	0	351
1993	175	58	48	69	3	n/a	n/a	0	353
1994	171	68	53	81	5	n/a	n/a	0	378
1995	146	86	64	85	5	n/a	n/a	0	386
1996	146	86	64	85	5	n/a	n/a	0	386
1997	136	115	66	107	3	n/a	n/a	0	427
1998	136	98	82	127	6	n/a	n/a	0	449
1999	122	94	93	145	8	n/a	n/a	0	462
2000	122	87	101	161	6	n/a	n/a	0	477
2001	112	82	95	181	6	n/a	n/a	0	476
2002	87	83	118	207	3	n/a	n/a	2	500
2003	87	83	118	207	3	n/a	n/a	2	500
2004	70	93	110	200	3	n/a	n/a	20	496
2005	55	89	121	209	2	n/a	n/a	26	502
2006	56	94	77	219	2	n/a	n/a	49	497
2007	56	87	85	222	2	n/a	n/a	45	497
2008	51	84	85	220	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	440
2009	57	78	63	236	1	7	54	0	496
2010	42	77	65	266	1	5	19	0	475
2011	31	83	68	281	2	5	18	0	488
2012	31	82	58	262	2	5	18	0	458
2013	19	80	64	270	2	3	15	0	453
2014	22	80	58	295	2	3	14	0	474
2015	23	85	74	314	3	6	18	0	523
2016	27	69	81	272	2	8	17	0	476
2017	32	63	73	272	1	8	19	0	468
2018	27	67	76	277	0	10	27	0	484
2019	30	69	93	268	1	13	33	0	507
2020	28	63	80	252	2	12	45	0	482
2021	22	62	69	233	2	7	52	0	447
2022	30	77	63	237	7	7	47	0	468
2023	23	67	58	240	5	8	49	0	450
2024	25	67	60	237	5	7	44	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
1988	351	13.6	25.8	n/a
1989	383	16.6	23.0	n/a
1990	393	15.0	26.2	n/a
1991	361	15.0	24.0	n/a
1992	351	15.2	23.0	21.9
1993	353	18.0	19.6	25.5
1994	378	15.0	25.2	36.5
1995	386	18.4	21.0	31.1
1996	386	18.4	21.0	31.1
1997	427	21.5	19.9	33.3
1998	449	25.6	17.5	39.2
1999	462	26.2	17.6	40.3
2000	477	26.2	18.2	37.3
2001	476	27.7	17.2	39.3
2002	500	25.2	19.8	41.8
2003	500	25.2	19.8	41.8
2004	496	25.6	19.4	51.3
2005	502	27.5	18.3	58
2006	497	25.5	19.5	58.7
2007	497	26.1	19.0	64.4
2008	440	30.2	14.6	65.7
2009	496	24.7	17.9	60.3
2010	475	23.3	20.3	62.5
2011	488	n/a	n/a	63.7
2012	458	20.6	22.2	n/a
2013	453	19.1	23.6	77.9
2014	474	17.0	27.8	72.8
2015	523	18.0	29.0	56.4
2016	476	18.0	26.4	72.3
2017	468	17.5	26.7	73.9
2018	484	19.0	25.4	72.7
2019	507	20.0	25.3	73
2020	482	n/a	n/a	66.8
2021	447	19.0	23.5	67.3
2022	468	19.7	23.6	76.1
2023	450	19.0	23.6	80
2024	445	19.0	23.4	79.6

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	351	13.6	25.8	n/a
1989	383	16.6	23.0	n/a
1990	393	15.0	26.2	n/a
1991	361	15.0	24.0	n/a
1992	351	15.2	23.0	21.9
1993	353	18.0	19.6	25.5
1994	378	15.0	25.2	36.5
1995	386	18.4	21.0	31.1
1996	386	18.4	21.0	31.1
1997	427	21.5	19.9	33.3
1998	449	25.6	17.5	39.2
1999	462	26.2	17.6	40.3
2000	477	26.2	18.2	37.3
2001	476	27.7	17.2	39.3
2002	500	25.2	19.8	41.8
2003	500	25.2	19.8	41.8
2004	496	25.6	19.4	51.3
2005	502	27.5	18.3	58
2006	497	25.5	19.5	58.7
2007	497	26.1	19.0	64.4
2008	440	30.2	14.6	65.7
2009	496	24.7	17.9	60.3
2010	475	23.3	20.3	62.5
2011	488	n/a	n/a	63.7
2012	458	20.6	22.2	n/a
2013	453	19.1	23.6	77.9
2014	474	17.0	27.8	72.8
2015	523	18.0	29.0	56.4
2016	476	18.0	26.4	72.3
2017	468	17.5	26.7	73.9
2018	484	19.0	25.4	72.7
2019	507	20.0	25.3	73
2020	482	n/a	n/a	66.8
2021	447	19.0	23.5	67.3
2022	468	19.7	23.6	76.1
2023	450	19.0	23.6	80
2024	445	19.0	23.4	79.6

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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