Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDLANDS UNIFIED·NCES 063207004941
McKinley Elementary
645 West Olive Ave., Redlands, CA 92373 · (909) 307-5570 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
24.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
211 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 70 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 52% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
45.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.7pp since 2014
Math
41.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.0% | 25.7% | 33.6% | 20.7% |
| Math | 16.3% | 24.8% | 33.3% | 25.5% |
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 | 45.7% | 41.1% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 34.7% |
| 2022-23 | 44.2% | 37.8% |
| 2021-22 | 44.5% | 33.3% |
| 2018-19 | 50.5% | 45.5% |
| 2017-18 | 54.3% | 45.0% |
| 2016-17 | 56.4% | 44.8% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 (40.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Elementary this school | 315 | 67.0% | 40.9% |
| Growth Public Sacramento | 300 | 63.3% | N/A |
| Kepler Neighborhood Fresno | 301 | 70.4% | N/A |
| Gibson Elementary Fresno | 358 | 62.3% | 44.4% |
| Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary San Francisco | 381 | 63.0% | 31.3% |
| Point Fermin Elementary San Pedro | 304 | 61.2% | 62.0% |
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 Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #2,402 of 5,151 | #92 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #2,214 of 5,172 ▲ 408 | #77 of 321 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #2,390 of 5,172 ▲ 127 | #102 of 321 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #1,819 of 5,116 | #131 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #4,641 of 5,915 | #313 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #3,914 of 5,352 | #242 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #1,793 of 5,354 | #59 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.0% | #3,122 of 5,625 | #247 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #1,181 of 3,837 | #66 of 246 |
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
315
-39 (-11%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 315 | 13 | 24.2:1 | 67% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 14 | 22.9:1 | 70% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 16 | 21.3:1 | 72% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 16 | 22.1:1 | 79% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 17 | 23.8:1 | 72% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 17 | 26.4:1 | 67% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | N/A | N/A | 65% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 22 | 19.9:1 | 58% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 438 | 15 | 29.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKinley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (405 to 315); teachers down 24% (17 to 13).
About McKinley Elementary
McKinley Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in Redlands, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 315 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Redlands Unified runs 25 schools with a combined 19,105 students. McKinley Elementary is one of them.
McKinley Elementary's enrollment is 58% Hispanic. Other groups make up 19% White, 10% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 55% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, McKinley Elementary comes in at 60%.
McKinley Elementary's 13 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 24.2:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 67%.
allk12 grades McKinley Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, McKinley Elementary would score about 40.3%. It scores 40.9%, within a point of that figure.
Among San Bernardino County residents, median household income is about $85,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. McKinley Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County, which together enroll about 393,648 students.
Cope Middle is located about 0.5 miles from McKinley Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, McKinley Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 315 was 11% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 354. Federal data show the ratio rising from 22.1:1 to 24.2:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at McKinley Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Redlands Unified
- Redlands Senior HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Citrus Valley HighHigh · 2,110 students
- Redlands East Valley HighHigh · 1,845 students
- Cope MiddleMiddle · 1,191 students
- Beattie MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Clement MiddleMiddle · 1,023 students
Other schools in Redlands
- Sage Oak CharterCombined · 3,879 students
- Redlands Senior HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Citrus Valley HighHigh · 2,110 students
- Redlands East Valley HighHigh · 1,845 students
- Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa ClaritaCombined · 1,559 students
- Cope MiddleMiddle · 1,191 students
Other McKinley Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 19 states are named McKinley Elementary. McKinley Elementary is the 35th 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
- Cope Middle0.5 mi · 1,191
- Kingsbury Elementary0.7 mi · 512
- Smiley Elementary0.7 mi · 634
- Orangewood High (Continuation)0.8 mi · 260
- Redlands eAcademy0.8 mi · 151
- Redlands Senior High1.0 mi · 2,189
Frequently asked questions
About McKinley ElementaryHow large is McKinley Elementary?
McKinley Elementary enrolls approximately 315 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does McKinley Elementary serve?
McKinley Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McKinley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McKinley Elementary is approximately 24.2:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McKinley Elementary?
At McKinley Elementary, the student body is approximately 19% White, 58% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is McKinley Elementary in?
McKinley Elementary is part of Redlands Unified.
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