McKinley Elementary

McKinley Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in San Diego, California, run under San Diego Unified. The school teaches 588 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 26% above typical.

Within San Diego Unified, which oversees 174 schools and 94,828 students, McKinley Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, McKinley Elementary logs that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with San Diego County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, McKinley Elementary shows 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, McKinley Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 63.5%; McKinley Elementary posts 78.5%, +15.0 points above that line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (San Diego County) records that median household earnings sit near $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. McKinley Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

The closest other public school is McGill School of Success, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, McKinley Elementary comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 40.1%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. McKinley Elementary's enrollment has increased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 572 (now 588). The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 42% to 31% over that span.

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