McKinley Elementary

McKinley Elementary is an elementary campus of tight-knit scale in Susanville, California, run under Susanville Elementary, hosting 378 students in grades K through 2.

Across the 3 schools in Susanville Elementary (984 students total), McKinley Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, McKinley Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 22% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 5% Native American, 4% Pacific Islander. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lassen County (around 56%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lassen County) logs that median household earnings sit near $67,403, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Lassen County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,757 students), of which McKinley Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lassen Community Day, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around McKinley Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. McKinley Elementary's enrollment has contracted 9% since 2018, when it stood at 417 (now 378). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 63% to 52% over that span.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.