Is Mckinley Elementary School a good school?

Mckinley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Mckinley Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 412 students attended Mckinley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Mckinley Elementary School?

Students at Mckinley Elementary School are 85% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Mckinley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mckinley Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Franklin Middle School High : Davis High School High : Eisenhower High School

Mckinley Elementary School

Summary:

Mckinley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Yakima, Washington, serving 414 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Yakima School District, which is ranked 230 out of 247 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mckinley Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (83.09%) compared to the state average, and a lower percentage of White (12.32%) and other minority students. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Washington elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are significantly lower than the Yakima School District and Washington state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, 88.89% of Mckinley's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Nob Hill Elementary, which is located about 1.32 miles away, Mckinley Elementary stands out as an outlier in terms of academic performance. Nob Hill Elementary has significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math, as well as a higher SchoolDigger rating. The low academic performance of Mckinley Elementary could be attributed to a variety of factors, such as limited resources, teacher quality, student absenteeism, or ineffective instructional strategies, and further investigation would be needed to identify the root causes and develop targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

621 S 13th Ave
Yakima, WA 98902-4320

(509) 573-1400

District: Yakima School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1091^st of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,281

Students who attend Mckinley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin Middle School
High:	Davis High School
	Eisenhower High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.4

Number of students: 412

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.2%

White:

10.0%

Two or more races:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mckinley Elementary School ranks worse than 93.4% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 11^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Yakima School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.53. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (85.2%), White (10%), two or more races (2.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.7% 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 School is 13.4, which is the 4^th best among 14 elementary schools in the Yakima School District. (See more...)

Compare Mckinley Elementary School employs 30.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mckinley Elementary School is $18,281. 12 elementary schools in the Yakima School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mckinley Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mckinley Elementary School 1091^st of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Mckinley Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

Hispanic students:

Yakima School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Yakima School District 230^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mckinley Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Mckinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	21.39	863^rd	1026	15.9%
2005	42.52	641^st	1031	37.8%
2006	35.31	736^th	1051	30.0%
2007	8.42	1024^th	1069	4.2%
2008	13.79	970^th	1067	9.1%
2009	11.74	1001^st	1072	6.6%
2010	26.70	862^nd	1088	20.8%
2011	17.43	973^rd	1092	10.9%
2012	7.11	1066^th	1097	2.8%
2013	11.88	1044^th	1106	5.6%
2015	8.12	1018^th	1067	4.6%
2016	14.83	936^th	1053	11.1%
2017	13.06	961^st	1056	9.0%
2018	14.50	945^th	1054	10.3%
2019	8.31	1077^th	1130	4.7%
2021	9.05	1060^th	1107	4.2%
2022	12.84	1065^th	1169	8.9%
2023	10.81	1092^nd	1169	6.6%
2024	10.53	1091^st	1168	6.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mckinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.05	128^th	333	61.6%
2019	18.11	234^th	248	5.6%
2023	29.04	179^th	254	29.5%
2024	31.42	214^th	320	33.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mckinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	15.65	616^th	637	3.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mckinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	21.60	849^th	979	13.3%
2021	17.29	783^rd	854	8.3%
2022	23.73	869^th	1019	14.7%
2023	19.18	912^th	1013	10.0%
2024	16.04	938^th	1024	8.4%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Mckinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	60.31	17^th	64	73.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Mckinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	14.63	899^th	1004	10.5%
2019	5.15	1049^th	1068	1.8%
2022	13.32	1004^th	1100	8.7%
2023	10.89	1027^th	1094	6.1%
2024	13.63	990^th	1093	9.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Mckinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	16.27	884^th	999	11.5%
2019	11.72	991^st	1075	7.8%
2021	11.84	955^th	1025	6.8%
2022	15.19	995^th	1113	10.6%
2023	10.63	1040^th	1099	5.4%
2024	12.24	1007^th	1099	8.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mckinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	35.40	361^st	540	33.1%
2019	26.81	552^nd	697	20.8%
2021	17.46	458^th	501	8.6%
2022	27.46	544^th	694	21.6%
2023	17.35	576^th	633	9.0%
2024	18.47	575^th	651	11.7%

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Rank History for White students at Mckinley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	15.58	931^st	1031	9.7%
2023	21.63	853^rd	1011	15.6%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Review counts

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 2, 2017

My child attends McKinley. They recently won a Washington State Achievement Award for closing the gap for ELL students. Way to go McKinley! Some of the BEST teachers in the state of Washington. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Mckinley Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	369	25	13	47	18	n/a	n/a	472
1989	334	16	11	68	17	n/a	n/a	446
1990	365	24	8	59	15	n/a	n/a	471
1991	355	16	5	85	14	n/a	n/a	475
1992	333	12	5	76	9	n/a	n/a	435
1993	302	14	6	114	15	n/a	n/a	451
1994	309	15	6	134	12	n/a	n/a	476
1995	241	18	7	203	14	n/a	n/a	483
1996	241	18	7	203	14	n/a	n/a	483
1997	247	15	4	171	18	n/a	n/a	455
1998	218	15	3	192	14	n/a	n/a	442
1999	232	19	2	177	17	n/a	n/a	447
2000	188	14	3	190	18	n/a	n/a	413
2001	186	14	3	193	11	n/a	n/a	407
2002	175	8	7	221	14	n/a	n/a	425
2003	175	8	7	221	14	n/a	n/a	425
2004	170	7	11	212	13	n/a	n/a	413
2005	162	5	10	237	12	n/a	n/a	426
2006	154	7	10	237	8	n/a	n/a	416
2007	145	9	11	246	13	n/a	n/a	424
2008	136	13	8	266	11	n/a	n/a	434
2009	132	18	8	272	13	n/a	n/a	443
2010	114	15	6	302	10	n/a	n/a	447
2011	103	1	1	330	2	0	20	457
2012	95	2	1	329	3	1	19	450
2013	94	5	0	348	5	0	16	468
2014	80	3	0	350	4	0	15	452
2015	76	2	1	350	1	0	17	447
2016	73	4	1	370	1	0	21	470
2017	70	3	0	360	3	0	14	450
2018	71	5	0	364	1	0	13	454
2019	61	4	0	370	2	0	14	451
2020	68	4	0	353	4	0	18	447
2021	63	3	0	348	5	1	18	438
2022	55	3	0	325	3	1	12	399
2023	51	5	0	344	1	0	13	414
2024	41	7	0	351	1	0	12	412

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	472	19.0	24.8	0
1989	446	21.0	21.2	n/a
1990	471	21.0	22.4	0
1991	475	20.9	22.7	n/a
1992	435	21.0	20.7	n/a
1993	451	22.0	20.5	n/a
1994	476	22.3	21.3	n/a
1995	483	22.4	21.6	n/a
1996	483	22.4	21.6	n/a
1997	455	21.9	20.8	n/a
1998	442	22.2	19.9	n/a
1999	447	20.2	22.1	n/a
2000	413	20.8	19.9	n/a
2001	407	22.1	18.4	n/a
2002	425	24.3	17.5	77.4
2003	425	24.3	17.5	77.4
2004	413	23.0	18.0	76.8
2005	426	22.9	18.6	79.1
2006	416	20.8	20.0	86.8
2007	424	21.3	19.9	79.2
2008	434	22.9	19.0	85.3
2009	443	22.9	19.3	88.9
2010	447	21.8	20.4	86.4
2011	457	21.8	20.9	78.6
2012	450	21.8	20.6	87.8
2013	468	21.9	21.3	92.7
2014	452	n/a	n/a	90.9
2015	447	30.0	14.9	85.5
2016	470	25.0	18.8	88.5
2017	450	26.6	16.8	87.6
2018	454	24.5	18.5	79.3
2019	451	22.7	19.8	75.2
2020	447	24.6	18.1	88.1
2021	438	24.8	17.6	80.6
2022	399	27.6	14.4	84.2
2023	414	28.5	14.4	88.9
2024	412	30.6	13.4	91.7

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	472	19.0	24.8	0
1989	446	21.0	21.2	n/a
1990	471	21.0	22.4	0
1991	475	20.9	22.7	n/a
1992	435	21.0	20.7	n/a
1993	451	22.0	20.5	n/a
1994	476	22.3	21.3	n/a
1995	483	22.4	21.6	n/a
1996	483	22.4	21.6	n/a
1997	455	21.9	20.8	n/a
1998	442	22.2	19.9	n/a
1999	447	20.2	22.1	n/a
2000	413	20.8	19.9	n/a
2001	407	22.1	18.4	n/a
2002	425	24.3	17.5	77.4
2003	425	24.3	17.5	77.4
2004	413	23.0	18.0	76.8
2005	426	22.9	18.6	79.1
2006	416	20.8	20.0	86.8
2007	424	21.3	19.9	79.2
2008	434	22.9	19.0	85.3
2009	443	22.9	19.3	88.9
2010	447	21.8	20.4	86.4
2011	457	21.8	20.9	78.6
2012	450	21.8	20.6	87.8
2013	468	21.9	21.3	92.7
2014	452	n/a	n/a	90.9
2015	447	30.0	14.9	85.5
2016	470	25.0	18.8	88.5
2017	450	26.6	16.8	87.6
2018	454	24.5	18.5	79.3
2019	451	22.7	19.8	75.2
2020	447	24.6	18.1	88.1
2021	438	24.8	17.6	80.6
2022	399	27.6	14.4	84.2
2023	414	28.5	14.4	88.9
2024	412	30.6	13.4	91.7

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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