Enrollment
206
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN-MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY·NCES 061437001649
McKinley Elementary
651 Macredes Ave., San Jose, CA 95116 · (408) 283-6350 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
22.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
167 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (33).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
23.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.7pp since 2014
Math
22.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.9% | 16.4% | 34.5% | 42.2% |
| Math | 4.9% | 17.2% | 29.5% | 48.4% |
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 | 23.3% | 22.1% |
| 2023-24 | 19.6% | 19.4% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 27.9% |
| 2021-22 | 29.6% | 24.3% |
| 2018-19 | 31.1% | 21.3% |
| 2017-18 | 22.5% | 18.0% |
| 2016-17 | 22.6% | 18.5% |
| 2015-16 | 22.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
20.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 (20.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Elementary this school | 206 | 81.1% | 20.7% |
| Los Arboles Literacy and Technology Academy San Jose | 185 | 78.9% | 36.6% |
| Mt. Pleasant Elementary San Jose | 172 | 79.7% | 17.8% |
| Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet Los Angeles | 239 | 81.6% | 45.4% |
| Thomas P. Ryan Elementary San Jose | 247 | 83.8% | 18.2% |
| Horace Cureton Elementary San Jose | 254 | 79.1% | 21.6% |
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 Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #4,521 of 5,151 | #207 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #4,088 of 5,172 ▲ 140 | #198 of 226 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #4,624 of 5,172 ▲ 149 | #201 of 226 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.3pp | #676 of 5,116 | #56 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #5,328 of 5,915 | #246 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,899 of 5,352 | #152 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.6% | #4,292 of 5,354 | #226 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.1% | #2,084 of 5,625 | #22 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.6% | #311 of 3,837 | #27 of 189 |
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
206
-30 (-13%) vs 2020
-69% since 1990-91, when it was 663
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 206 | 9 | 22.9:1 | 81% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 233 | 12.5 | 18.6:1 | 72% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 12.5 | 18.9:1 | 64% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 12 | 19.7:1 | 87% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 15 | 21.0:1 | 80% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 17 | 22.8:1 | 95% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | N/A | N/A | 92% (511) |
| 2000-01 | 667 | 38 | 17.6:1 | 95% (634) |
| 1990-91 | 663 | 25 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKinley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (315 to 206); teachers down 40% (15 to 9).
About McKinley Elementary
This page covers McKinley Elementary, a small elementary school in San Jose, California. A federal count lists 206 students at the school, in kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 56% smaller than that.
McKinley Elementary is part of a district of 16 schools: Franklin-McKinley Elementary, with 5,663 students.
About 87% of the student body at McKinley Elementary is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Asian. In Santa Clara County overall, about 25% of residents are Hispanic. McKinley Elementary's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 22.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Eligible students account for 81% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Among public schools in Santa Clara County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, McKinley Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
McKinley Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 20.7%, compared with a predicted 32.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Santa Clara County (population about 1,902,047), the median household income is $164,281, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. There are 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, enrolling about 230,059 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Selma Olinder Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, McKinley Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school enrolled 206 students in 2024-25, 30 fewer than the 236 it had in 2020-21. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.9:1) than in 2020-21 (19.7:1).
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Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin-McKinley Elementary
- Windmill Springs ElementaryElementary · 598 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 525 students
- Shirakawa (George Sr.) ElementaryElementary · 508 students
- Stonegate ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Jeanne R. Meadows ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Captain Jason M. Dahl ElementaryElementary · 396 students
Other schools in San Jose
- Evergreen Valley HighHigh · 2,703 students
- Independence HighHigh · 2,289 students
- Silver Creek HighHigh · 2,139 students
- Santa Teresa HighHigh · 2,134 students
- Piedmont Hills HighHigh · 1,918 students
- Leigh HighHigh · 1,884 students
Other McKinley Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 19 states are named McKinley Elementary. McKinley Elementary is the 52nd 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
- Selma Olinder Elementary0.2 mi · 269
- Rocketship Mosaic Elementary0.7 mi · 528
- Rocketship Los Suenos Academy0.7 mi · 309
- San Jose High1.0 mi · 874
- Lowell Elementary1.0 mi · 261
- Robert F. Kennedy Elementary1.0 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About McKinley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at McKinley Elementary?
McKinley Elementary enrolls approximately 206 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does McKinley Elementary serve?
McKinley Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does McKinley Elementary have?
McKinley Elementary employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
What is the student diversity at McKinley Elementary?
Student demographics at McKinley Elementary are roughly 0% White, 87% Hispanic, 0% Black, 10% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is McKinley Elementary in?
McKinley Elementary is part of Franklin-McKinley Elementary.
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