McKinley Elementary

Set in Tracy, California, McKinley Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary school, overseen by Tracy Joint Unified. It educates 436 students across grades K through 5.

Within Tracy Joint Unified, which oversees 19 schools and 13,770 students, McKinley Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, McKinley Elementary shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder comes out to 17% Asian, 10% White, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, San Joaquin County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, McKinley Elementary has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting McKinley Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 83% of students at McKinley Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Joaquin County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, McKinley Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.4%.

In the broader community, San Joaquin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $92,179 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. McKinley Elementary is one of 251 public schools in San Joaquin County (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students).

Nearest neighbor: Monte Vista Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around McKinley Elementary. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), McKinley Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 29.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McKinley Elementary has remained close to its prior level, going from 427 students in 2018 to 436 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment expanded from 13% to 17% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 in 2025.

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