McKay Elementary School

Summary:

McKay Elementary School is a public elementary school in Beaverton, Oregon, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 260 students. The school is part of the Beaverton School District 48J, which is ranked 19 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While McKay Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the Beaverton School District and the state of Oregon in standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, the school has shown some signs of improvement in recent years. McKay's performance varies among different student subgroups, with female students and Hispanic students performing better than male students and White students. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 71.92% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite its challenges, McKay Elementary School has a relatively high per-student spending of $23,226 and a lower student-teacher ratio than nearby schools.

When compared to nearby schools within the Beaverton School District, McKay Elementary School generally underperforms, with schools like Raleigh Hills Elementary, Fir Grove Elementary, and Hiteon Elementary consistently outperforming it. However, McKay does perform better than some other nearby schools, such as Vose Elementary and Greenway Elementary. Additionally, the nearby Arco Iris Spanish Immersion School, a public charter school, has significantly outperformed McKay Elementary School in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 7485 SW Scholls Ferry Rd
       Beaverton, OR  97008-6534


(503) 356-2170

District: Beaverton School District 48J

SchoolDigger Rank:
391st of 710 Oregon Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $24,555 Help


Students who attend McKay Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Whitford Middle School
High:    Southridge High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.8 Help
Number of students:  244

Racial breakdown:

White:
49.2%
Hispanic:
27.9%
African American:
7.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details McKay Elementary School ranks worse than 55.1% of elementary schools in Oregon. It also ranks 29th among 36 ranked elementary schools in the Beaverton School District 48J. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.59. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details McKay Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Beaverton School District 48J. Racial makeup is: White (49.2%), Hispanic (27.9%), African American (7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 74.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Beaverton School District 48J. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at McKay Elementary School is 11.8, which is the lowest among 36 elementary schools in the Beaverton School District 48J! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at McKay Elementary School is $24,555, which is the highest among 36 elementary schools in the Beaverton School District 48J!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McKay Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks McKay Elementary School 391st of 710 Oregon public elementary schools. (See McKay Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Beaverton School District 48J:

SchoolDigger ranks Beaverton School District 48J 19th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for McKay Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at McKay Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 67.87 175th 586 70.1%
2005 80.95 62nd 629 90.1%
2006 79.08 73rd 636 88.5%
2007 74.17 124th 652 81.0%
2008 80.48 83rd 655 87.3%
2009 73.78 153rd 665 77.0%
2010 78.67 108th 674 84.0%
2011 64.42 232nd 695 66.6%
2012 54.66 336th 730 54.0%
2013 32.79 525th 707 25.7%
2014 37.93 466th 695 32.9%
2015 56.34 272nd 706 61.5%
2016 63.12 233rd 697 66.6%
2017 47.54 341st 701 51.4%
2018 41.42 417th 709 41.2%
2019 30.38 506th 705 28.2%
2022 38.83 417th 706 40.9%
2023 57.00 271st 706 61.6%
2024 40.59 391st 710 44.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at McKay Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.27 8th 179 95.5%
2019 41.22 52nd 97 46.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at McKay Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.82 151st 481 68.6%
2019 49.53 119th 303 60.7%
2022 51.86 73rd 215 66.0%
2024 53.03 95th 299 68.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at McKay Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.88 369th 640 42.3%
2019 40.90 370th 597 38.0%
2022 39.07 413th 703 41.3%
2023 75.73 94th 595 84.2%
2024 41.75 300th 523 42.6%
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Rank History for Female students at McKay Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.81 469th 681 31.1%
2019 31.71 455th 621 26.7%
2022 45.68 315th 646 51.2%
2023 67.28 170th 652 73.9%
2024 49.75 278th 658 57.8%
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Rank History for Male students at McKay Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.82 336th 680 50.6%
2019 30.26 450th 623 27.8%
2022 36.70 407th 654 37.8%
2023 43.18 352nd 665 47.1%
2024 33.39 433rd 662 34.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at McKay Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.10 257th 475 45.9%
2019 27.56 289th 364 20.6%
2022 28.70 260th 339 23.3%
2023 53.16 120th 360 66.7%
2024 52.98 126th 365 65.5%
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Rank History for White students at McKay Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.87 328th 683 52.0%
2019 33.92 456th 662 31.1%
2022 42.47 382nd 666 42.6%
2023 68.46 179th 656 72.7%
2024 50.04 305th 670 54.5%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon 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.

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Data source: Oregon Department of Education

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Enrollment information for McKay Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 398 19 18 10 2 n/a n/a 0 447
1989 492 15 7 13 2 n/a n/a 0 529
1990 459 12 27 15 2 n/a n/a 0 515
1991 441 7 35 13 1 n/a n/a 0 497
1992 471 11 34 18 3 n/a n/a 0 537
1993 395 15 33 18 1 n/a n/a 0 462
1994 366 5 31 16 3 n/a n/a 0 421
1995 312 4 29 14 2 n/a n/a 0 361
1996 312 4 29 14 2 n/a n/a 0 361
1997 321 9 25 26 1 n/a n/a 0 382
1998 328 7 21 38 1 n/a n/a 0 395
1999 330 7 30 45 1 n/a n/a 0 413
2000 314 8 29 40 5 n/a n/a 0 396
2001 314 6 25 34 5 n/a n/a 0 384
2002 267 11 30 69 1 n/a n/a 2 380
2003 267 11 30 69 1 n/a n/a 2 380
2004 254 13 23 81 2 n/a n/a 3 376
2005 243 8 25 80 2 n/a n/a 21 379
2006 215 21 41 108 3 n/a n/a 0 388
2007 227 9 30 96 1 n/a n/a 30 393
2008 237 7 19 98 0 n/a n/a 31 392
2009 213 11 21 91 0 n/a n/a 29 365
2010 223 13 22 105 4 n/a n/a 20 387
2011 211 8 24 113 2 8 21 0 387
2012 199 4 30 122 1 12 15 0 383
2013 187 8 28 130 1 12 14 0 380
2014 205 12 26 131 3 14 16 0 407
2015 199 8 17 118 4 5 22 0 373
2016 196 12 20 114 4 6 19 0 371
2017 149 10 14 109 2 3 24 0 311
2018 149 9 14 97 2 4 27 0 302
2019 153 9 11 90 1 8 25 0 297
2020 157 10 9 90 0 3 26 0 295
2021 136 10 14 93 0 6 25 0 284
2022 128 13 13 76 2 4 20 1 257
2023 122 16 12 83 0 6 20 1 260
2024 120 17 14 68 0 8 17 0 244

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 McKay Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 447 25.8 17.3 9.6
1989 529 24.0 22.0 5.1
1990 515 26.5 19.4 4.3
1991 497 25.3 19.6 5.4
1992 537 20.0 26.8 10.8
1993 462 22.9 20.2 14.1
1994 421 21.5 19.6 13.3
1995 361 17.8 20.3 11.1
1996 361 17.8 20.3 11.1
1997 382 18.1 21.1 12.6
1998 395 18.6 21.2 15.2
1999 413 19.1 21.6 27.1
2000 396 20.6 19.2 27
2001 384 19.6 19.6 26.6
2002 380 16.5 23.0 33.6
2003 380 16.5 23.0 33.6
2004 376 18.6 20.2 39.4
2005 379 23.2 16.3 39.4
2006 388 23.0 16.9 40.5
2007 393 25.0 15.7 47.1
2008 392 23.7 16.5 49
2009 365 23.7 15.4 58.6
2010 387 23.3 16.5 60.8
2011 387 24.0 16.1 53.2
2012 383 22.0 17.4 62.1
2013 380 19.3 19.6 55.5
2014 407 20.6 19.6 59.7
2015 373 22.0 16.9 56.8
2016 371 24.0 15.4 53.1
2017 311 24.4 12.7 58.5
2018 302 24.0 12.5 57.3
2019 297 21.8 13.5 55.9
2020 295 22.0 13.4 57.6
2021 284 20.5 13.8 n/a
2022 257 19.5 13.1 n/a
2023 260 19.9 13.0 71.9
2024 244 20.5 11.8 74.6

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 McKay Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 447 25.8 17.3 9.6
1989 529 24.0 22.0 5.1
1990 515 26.5 19.4 4.3
1991 497 25.3 19.6 5.4
1992 537 20.0 26.8 10.8
1993 462 22.9 20.2 14.1
1994 421 21.5 19.6 13.3
1995 361 17.8 20.3 11.1
1996 361 17.8 20.3 11.1
1997 382 18.1 21.1 12.6
1998 395 18.6 21.2 15.2
1999 413 19.1 21.6 27.1
2000 396 20.6 19.2 27
2001 384 19.6 19.6 26.6
2002 380 16.5 23.0 33.6
2003 380 16.5 23.0 33.6
2004 376 18.6 20.2 39.4
2005 379 23.2 16.3 39.4
2006 388 23.0 16.9 40.5
2007 393 25.0 15.7 47.1
2008 392 23.7 16.5 49
2009 365 23.7 15.4 58.6
2010 387 23.3 16.5 60.8
2011 387 24.0 16.1 53.2
2012 383 22.0 17.4 62.1
2013 380 19.3 19.6 55.5
2014 407 20.6 19.6 59.7
2015 373 22.0 16.9 56.8
2016 371 24.0 15.4 53.1
2017 311 24.4 12.7 58.5
2018 302 24.0 12.5 57.3
2019 297 21.8 13.5 55.9
2020 295 22.0 13.4 57.6
2021 284 20.5 13.8 n/a
2022 257 19.5 13.1 n/a
2023 260 19.9 13.0 71.9
2024 244 20.5 11.8 74.6

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for McKay Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 n/a n/a $18,282
2020 n/a n/a $18,597
2021 n/a n/a $18,913
2022 n/a $23,226 (100.0%) $23,226
2023 $3,339 (13.6%) $21,216 (86.4%) $24,555

Data source: Oregon Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on McKay Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 506th of 705 Elementary schoolsRanks 271st of 706 Elementary schools
 33.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (McKay Elementary School)4047.4
 7.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Beaverton School District 48J)61.454.8
 6.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)46.539.4
 7.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (McKay Elementary School)3739.5
 2.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Beaverton School District 48J)63.256.7
 6.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Oregon)46.439.7
 6.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (McKay Elementary School)48.651.3
 2.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Beaverton School District 48J)65.158
 7.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)49.242.3
 6.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (McKay Elementary School)51.437.5
 13.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Beaverton School District 48J)5952
 7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)43.237.6
 5.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (McKay Elementary School)36.568.8
 32.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Beaverton School District 48J)6859.4
 8.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)5447.1
 6.9%
5th Grade Mathematics (McKay Elementary School)20.631.3
 10.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Beaverton School District 48J)52.447.2
 5.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)37.830.7
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (McKay Elementary School)23.824.2
 0.4%
   5th Grade Science (Beaverton School District 48J)46.642.2
 4.4%
   5th Grade Science (Oregon)34.730.3
 4.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students297260
 12.5%
African American916
 77.8%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian1112
 9.1%
Hispanic9083
 7.8%
Pacific Islander86
 25%
White153122
 20.3%
Two or More Races2520
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients55.9%71.9%
 16%


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Students who attend McKay Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whitford Middle School
High : Southridge High School

Students at McKay Elementary School are 49% White, 28% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander.

McKay Elementary School ranks 391st of 710 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 244 students attended McKay Elementary School.


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