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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGAME ELEMENTARY·NCES 060648000584
McKinley Elementary
701 Paloma Ave., Burlingame, CA 94010 · (650) 259-3870 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
27.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
139 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
McKinley Elementary→Burlingame Intermediate
Based on grade levels within Burlingame Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
62.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.1pp since 2014
Math
61.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.0% | 28.9% | 18.4% | 18.8% |
| Math | 38.2% | 23.2% | 22.8% | 15.8% |
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 | 62.9% | 61.4% |
| 2023-24 | 67.3% | 66.7% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 67.5% |
| 2021-22 | 67.7% | 65.9% |
| 2020-21 | 63.6% | 61.4% |
| 2018-19 | 72.9% | 71.1% |
| 2017-18 | 70.6% | 73.8% |
| 2016-17 | 64.9% | 71.0% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 72.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
64.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Elementary
McKinley Elementary's state test result (64.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Elementary this school | 541 | 25.7% | 64.7% |
| Baywood Elementary San Mateo | 489 | 25.8% | 59.3% |
| Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies Northridge | 588 | 29.9% | 82.2% |
| Oak Mesa Elementary La Verne | 582 | 24.2% | 78.6% |
| Caryn Elementary Alta Loma | 553 | 24.1% | 69.1% |
| Fammatre Elementary San Jose | 482 | 21.8% | 51.5% |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #893 of 5,151 | #42 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #997 of 5,172 ▼ 255 | #43 of 96 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #1,151 of 5,172 ▼ 302 | #42 of 96 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.7pp | #611 of 5,116 | #23 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #1,964 of 5,915 | #15 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.1:1 | #5,130 of 5,352 | #97 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.1% | #190 of 5,354 | #9 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.7% | #4,944 of 5,625 | #59 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #3,656 of 3,837 | #78 of 79 |
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
541
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
27.1:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 541 | 20 | 27.1:1 | 26% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 23.5 | 24.2:1 | 18% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 21.5 | 25.7:1 | 17% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 23 | 23.6:1 | 16% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 17 | 32.4:1 | 14% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 22 | 23.6:1 | 13% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | N/A | N/A | 20% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 13 | 23.5:1 | 12% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 320 | 12 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKinley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (551 to 541); teachers up 18% (17 to 20).
About McKinley Elementary
Burlingame, California, is home to McKinley Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment totals 541 students across kindergarten through 5.
McKinley Elementary reports to Burlingame Elementary, which has 7 schools and 3,376 students.
At McKinley Elementary, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 33%. Other groups make up 25% White, 21% multiracial, and 20% Asian. County-wide, 25% of San Mateo County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 74% means there is a 74% chance two randomly chosen students at McKinley Elementary are from different groups.
The school's 20 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.1:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. At McKinley Elementary, 26% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in San Mateo County report 34%.
The model predicts 64.5% for a school in California with McKinley Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. McKinley Elementary posts 64.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for San Mateo County show that the median household earns about $158,855 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. San Mateo County has 176 public schools with about 82,403 students, including McKinley Elementary.
Burlingame High is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, McKinley Elementary places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 543 in 2020-21 to 541 in 2024-25, a change of 2 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 23.6:1 to 27.1:1.
On allk12, people connected to McKinley Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
San Mateo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,340
Census ACS
Median income
$158,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
82,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burlingame Elementary
- Burlingame IntermediateMiddle · 1,115 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 410 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 357 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 311 students
- Hoover ElementaryElementary · 227 students
Other schools in Burlingame
- Burlingame HighHigh · 1,583 students
- Burlingame IntermediateMiddle · 1,115 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 410 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 357 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 311 students
Other McKinley Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 19 states are named McKinley Elementary. McKinley Elementary is the 11th largest of the 56.
- McKinley ElementaryStockton, CA · 705 students
- McKinley ElementaryFresno, CA · 671 students
- McKinley ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 628 students
- McKinley ElementarySan Gabriel, CA · 618 students
- McKinley ElementarySan Diego, CA · 588 students
Nearby schools
- Burlingame High0.6 mi · 1,583
- Roosevelt Elementary0.7 mi · 311
- North Hillsborough0.9 mi · 274
- Washington Elementary0.9 mi · 410
- Crocker Middle1.0 mi · 446
- San Mateo Park Elementary1.0 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About McKinley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at McKinley Elementary?
McKinley Elementary enrolls approximately 541 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does McKinley Elementary serve?
McKinley Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McKinley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McKinley Elementary is approximately 27.1:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McKinley Elementary?
At McKinley Elementary, the student body is approximately 25% White, 33% Hispanic, 0% Black, 20% Asian, 21% Two or more.
Is McKinley Elementary public or private?
McKinley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Burlingame Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.