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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002744
McKinley Elementary
6822 Paramount Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90805 · (562) 630-6200 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
404 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
41.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.1pp since 2014
Math
38.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.5% | 24.6% | 26.8% | 32.1% |
| Math | 15.4% | 22.9% | 30.8% | 30.8% |
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 | 41.1% | 38.3% |
| 2023-24 | 39.1% | 34.4% |
| 2022-23 | 36.8% | 27.3% |
| 2021-22 | 36.8% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 21.6% |
| 2018-19 | 58.5% | 51.2% |
| 2017-18 | 46.5% | 45.9% |
| 2016-17 | 49.0% | 38.5% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 (38.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Elementary this school | 475 | 85.1% | 38.1% |
| Parkside Elementary Pittsburg | 565 | 83.5% | 21.9% |
| Craig Williams Elementary Lakewood | 478 | 87.2% | 30.3% |
| Glenwood Elementary Sacramento | 481 | 81.7% | 18.1% |
| Cabrillo Elementary Upland | 522 | 85.1% | 37.7% |
| Frank E. Woodruff Elementary Bellflower | 444 | 89.4% | 27.3% |
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 Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #2,656 of 5,151 | #651 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #2,420 of 5,172 ▲ 224 | #608 of 1,129 ▲ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #2,820 of 5,172 no change | #682 of 1,129 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.3pp | #573 of 5,116 | #210 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #2,742 of 5,915 | #549 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #2,256 of 5,352 | #619 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #3,131 of 5,354 | #528 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #1,658 of 5,625 | #595 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.6% | #570 of 3,837 | #242 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
475
-101 (-18%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 842
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 475 | 21.5 | 22.1:1 | 85% (404) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 21.5 | 23.0:1 | 84% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 23 | 22.4:1 | 73% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 24 | 24.0:1 | 87% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 675 | 23 | 29.4:1 | 93% (629) |
| 2015-16 | 705 | 31 | 22.7:1 | 92% (646) |
| 2010-11 | 767 | N/A | N/A | 93% (710) |
| 2000-01 | 1,049 | 54 | 19.4:1 | 92% (968) |
| 1990-91 | 842 | 34 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKinley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (675 to 475); teachers down 7% (23 to 21.5).
About McKinley Elementary
McKinley Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Long Beach, California. Enrollment stands at 475 students, covering kindergarten through 5.
Long Beach Unified has 82 schools; together they serve 62,255 students.
Hispanic students are 72% of those enrolled at McKinley Elementary. Other reported shares: 13% Black, 10% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
The school has 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 22.1 students per teacher. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Of all students at McKinley Elementary, 85% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
McKinley Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.1% and a predicted 29.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income comes to about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
Major Lynn Mokler, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, McKinley Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
McKinley Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 101 students, from 576 to 475. Students per teacher dropped from 24.0 in 2020-21 to 22.1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for McKinley Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Long Beach Unified
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 3,890 students
- Millikan HighHigh · 3,408 students
- Wilson HighHigh · 3,349 students
- Lakewood HighHigh · 2,305 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 2,272 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,652 students
Other schools in Long Beach
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 3,890 students
- Millikan HighHigh · 3,408 students
- Wilson HighHigh · 3,349 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 2,272 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,652 students
- Hughes MiddleMiddle · 1,214 students
Other McKinley Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 19 states are named McKinley Elementary. McKinley Elementary is the 14th 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
- Major Lynn Mokler0.6 mi · 510
- Alondra Middle0.7 mi · 735
- Wesley Gaines0.8 mi · 449
- Leona Jackson0.9 mi · 517
- Abraham Lincoln1.0 mi · 502
- Captain Raymond Collins1.1 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About McKinley ElementaryHow many students attend McKinley Elementary?
McKinley Elementary enrolls approximately 475 students in grades KG-05.
Is McKinley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
McKinley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does McKinley Elementary have?
McKinley Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
How diverse is McKinley Elementary?
McKinley Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 72% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is McKinley Elementary public or private?
McKinley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Long Beach Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.