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Alumni: what's one memory from McKinley Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
671
Elementary
DISTRICT 604 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL UNIFIED·NCES 060797009346
McKinley Elementary
4444 West McKinley Ave., Fresno, CA 93722 · (559) 276-5232 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL671 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
26.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
563 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (95).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
32.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.4pp since 2014
Math
22.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.5% | 21.8% | 25.8% | 41.8% |
| Math | 9.9% | 12.8% | 21.6% | 55.7% |
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 | 32.4% | 22.7% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 21.8% |
| 2022-23 | 30.9% | 24.6% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 29.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.0% | 37.0% |
| 2017-18 | 45.5% | 30.9% |
| 2016-17 | 34.9% | 24.1% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 (27.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Elementary this school | 671 | 83.9% | 27.0% |
| John Steinbeck Elementary Fresno | 689 | 85.1% | 29.7% |
| Bowling Green Elementary Sacramento | 685 | 82.0% | 25.9% |
| Bobbie Smith Elementary Long Beach | 635 | 85.4% | 31.6% |
| Cleveland Elementary Stockton | 587 | 84.0% | 28.6% |
| Hoover Elementary Stockton | 654 | 83.3% | 19.1% |
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 Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #3,850 of 5,151 | #139 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #4,028 of 5,172 ▼ 56 | #146 of 185 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #3,738 of 5,172 ▼ 111 | #130 of 185 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #294 of 5,116 | #4 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #885 of 5,915 | #43 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.8:1 | #5,077 of 5,352 | #180 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #2,763 of 5,354 | #84 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.9% | #1,777 of 5,625 | #108 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #1,503 of 3,837 | #30 of 135 |
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
671
-76 (-10%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 722
Student : Teacher
26.8:1
was 26.7:1
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 | 671 | 25 | 26.8:1 | 84% (563) |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 26 | 27.1:1 | 82% (580) |
| 2022-23 | 720 | 27 | 26.7:1 | 84% (608) |
| 2020-21 | 747 | 28 | 26.7:1 | 82% (610) |
| 2017-18 | 830 | 31 | 26.8:1 | 80% (662) |
| 2015-16 | 810 | 27 | 30.0:1 | 85% (689) |
| 2010-11 | 905 | N/A | N/A | 76% (685) |
| 2000-01 | 815 | 40 | 20.4:1 | 54% (439) |
| 1990-91 | 722 | 26 | 27.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKinley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (830 to 671); teachers down 19% (31 to 25).
About McKinley Elementary
McKinley Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in California, located in Fresno. The school counted 671 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 6. That is 44% above the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
McKinley Elementary is a school in Central Unified. The district has 24 schools and 15,956 students.
The student body at McKinley Elementary is 68% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Asian, 9% Black, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 55%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 25 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 26.8:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 4.5 students per teacher. The school reported 84% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 75% average for public schools in Fresno County is 9 points.
McKinley Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 18% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for McKinley Elementary is -3.4 points: 27.0% actual, 30.4% predicted.
For Fresno County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $74,201, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 368 public schools in the county, enrolling about 206,072, McKinley Elementary among them.
Of the public schools around it, McKinley Elementary is closest to El Capitan Middle, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, McKinley Elementary is 6th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns McKinley Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 747 (2020-21) to 671 (2024-25).
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Unified
- Justin Garza HighHigh · 2,095 students
- Central East HighHigh · 1,741 students
- Harvest ElementaryElementary · 1,010 students
- Glacier Point MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Rio Vista MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 762 students
Other schools in Fresno
- Yosemite Valley CharterCombined · 3,065 students
- Sunnyside HighHigh · 2,858 students
- Bullard HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,339 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
Other McKinley Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 19 states are named McKinley Elementary. McKinley Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 56.
- McKinley ElementaryStockton, CA · 705 students
- McKinley ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 628 students
- McKinley ElementarySan Gabriel, CA · 618 students
- McKinley ElementarySan Diego, CA · 588 students
- McKinley ElementaryBurlingame, CA · 541 students
Nearby schools
- El Capitan Middle0.1 mi · 738
- Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity1.0 mi · 260
- Central Elementary1.1 mi · 762
- Central Online Home1.1 mi · 137
- Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary1.1 mi · 622
- John Steinbeck Elementary1.6 mi · 689
Frequently asked questions
About McKinley ElementaryHow large is McKinley Elementary?
McKinley Elementary enrolls approximately 671 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does McKinley Elementary serve?
McKinley Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does McKinley Elementary have?
McKinley Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.8:1.
How diverse is McKinley Elementary?
McKinley Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 68% Hispanic, 9% Black, 14% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees McKinley Elementary?
McKinley Elementary is overseen by Central Unified in Fresno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.