McKinley Elementary

McKinley Elementary is a primary school of tight-knit scale in Redlands, California, overseen by Redlands Unified, teacheing 315 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 32% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Redlands Unified comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 19,105 students; McKinley Elementary is among them.

Demographically, McKinley Elementary reports that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 19% White, 10% Black, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with San Bernardino County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, McKinley Elementary has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), McKinley Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.6%; this one delivers 38.2%.

In the broader community, census data for San Bernardino County shows median household income runs about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. McKinley Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

The closest other public school is Cope Middle, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), McKinley Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 48.3%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 22%: 405 students in 2018 compared to 315 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 25% to 19% over that span.

On allk12, members of the McKinley Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.