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What's the one class at McKinley Avenue Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003177
McKinley Avenue Elementary
7812 McKinley Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90001 · (323) 582-7481 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
470 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 28% smaller than its 6th grade class (86).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
21.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.9pp since 2014
Math
15.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.6% | 13.3% | 22.7% | 55.4% |
| Math | 3.5% | 12.3% | 28.2% | 56.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.9% | 15.8% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% | 19.1% |
| 2022-23 | 20.2% | 14.7% |
| 2021-22 | 21.2% | 11.1% |
| 2018-19 | 27.2% | 22.3% |
| 2017-18 | 29.4% | 22.5% |
| 2016-17 | 18.8% | 15.5% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 13.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like McKinley Avenue Elementary
McKinley Avenue Elementary's state test result (20.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Avenue Elementary this school | 474 | 99.2% | 20.1% |
| Highland Community Oakland | 457 | 99.3% | 8.2% |
| Captain Leland Norton Elementary San Bernardino | 460 | 97.0% | 35.3% |
| Manchester Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 509 | 98.0% | 27.9% |
| One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 465 | 98.3% | 27.0% |
| Normandie Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 509 | 97.4% | 22.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where McKinley Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #4,567 of 5,151 | #1,076 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #4,667 of 5,172 ▼ 393 | #1,096 of 1,129 ▼ 69 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #4,730 of 5,172 ▼ 185 | #1,093 of 1,129 ▼ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #2,403 of 5,116 | #609 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #2,749 of 5,915 | #552 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #514 of 5,352 | #158 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #4,065 of 5,354 | #762 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #29 of 5,625 | #14 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.8% | #176 of 3,837 | #85 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
474
-221 (-32%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 922
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 21.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 474 | 25 | 19.0:1 | 99% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 26 | 19.1:1 | 99% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 27 | 19.9:1 | 99% (532) |
| 2020-21 | 695 | 32 | 21.7:1 | 99% (688) |
| 2017-18 | 774 | 34 | 22.8:1 | 97% (751) |
| 2015-16 | 795 | 33 | 24.1:1 | 97% (769) |
| 2010-11 | 763 | N/A | N/A | 57% (432) |
| 2000-01 | 996 | 47 | 21.2:1 | 96% (961) |
| 1990-91 | 922 | 40 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKinley Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (774 to 474); teachers down 26% (34 to 25).
About McKinley Avenue Elementary
McKinley Avenue Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Los Angeles, California, (ZIP code 90001). The school teaches kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 474 students.
Los Angeles Unified has a total of 784 schools and 406,887 students, McKinley Avenue Elementary among them.
Of every 100 students at McKinley Avenue Elementary, about 84 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 16% Black. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. A diversity index of 27% means there is a 27% chance two randomly chosen students at McKinley Avenue Elementary are from different groups.
McKinley Avenue Elementary reported 25 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 19.0:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Roughly 99% of students at McKinley Avenue Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
Among California public elementary schools, McKinley Avenue Elementary outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
McKinley Avenue Elementary scores 20.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 21.4%.
The school's county is Los Angeles County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include McKinley Avenue Elementary.
John Hope Continuation, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, McKinley Avenue Elementary is 7th among 8 schools close by.
McKinley Avenue Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 32%, from 695 to 474. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 19.0:1, from 21.7:1.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
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Other McKinley Avenue Elementary schools
One other US public school is named McKinley Avenue Elementary. McKinley Avenue Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- McKinley Avenue Elementary SchoolManahawkin, NJ · 630 students
Nearby schools
- John Hope Continuation0.4 mi · 87
- Wisdom Elementary0.5 mi · 648
- John C. Fremont Senior High0.5 mi · 1,889
- South Park Elementary0.6 mi · 825
- Parmelee Avenue Elementary0.6 mi · 670
- Russell Elementary0.7 mi · 739
Frequently asked questions
About McKinley Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend McKinley Avenue Elementary?
McKinley Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 474 students in grades KG-06.
Is McKinley Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
McKinley Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does McKinley Avenue Elementary have?
McKinley Avenue Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McKinley Avenue Elementary?
At McKinley Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 0% White, 84% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees McKinley Avenue Elementary?
McKinley Avenue Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.