McKinley Elementary

McKinley Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school in San Francisco, California, operated by San Francisco Unified, works with 294 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 37% below typical.

San Francisco Unified comprises 106 schools with combined enrollment of 48,706 students; McKinley Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, McKinley Elementary shows that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 22% multiracial, 20% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting McKinley Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Francisco County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, McKinley Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.7%; this one delivers 63.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for San Francisco County put the typical household earns roughly $140,970 per year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, San Francisco County runs 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), of which McKinley Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Sanchez Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, McKinley Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McKinley Elementary has ticked down 22%, going from 377 students in 2018 to 294 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 52% to 43% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 25.1:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 in 2025.

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