McKinley Elementary

McKinley Elementary is a close-knit elementary campus in San Jose, California, run under Franklin-McKinley Elementary. The school hosts 206 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 56% leaner than typical.

Franklin-McKinley Elementary runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 5,663 students. McKinley Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, McKinley Elementary shows that 87% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest breaks down as 10% Asian. By comparison, Santa Clara County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, McKinley Elementary has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 81% of students at McKinley Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Santa Clara County's rate of about 37%.

After controlling for student poverty, McKinley Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Santa Clara County put the typical household earns roughly $164,281 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Santa Clara County runs 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), of which McKinley Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Selma Olinder Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McKinley Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 17.8%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. McKinley Elementary's enrollment has contracted 35% since 2018, when it stood at 315 (now 206). Class-load math has rose: from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 22.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.