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Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA UNIFIED·NCES 062994010533
McKinley
325 South Oak Knoll Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101 · (626) 396-5630 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
422 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 22% smaller than its 8th grade class (76).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
26.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.1pp since 2014
Math
14.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.9% | 19.9% | 26.9% | 46.3% |
| Math | 6.2% | 8.6% | 23.4% | 61.8% |
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 | 26.9% | 14.8% |
| 2023-24 | 26.7% | 18.1% |
| 2022-23 | 26.1% | 15.3% |
| 2021-22 | 31.9% | 20.4% |
| 2018-19 | 38.1% | 31.4% |
| 2017-18 | 32.5% | 31.2% |
| 2016-17 | 36.4% | 33.4% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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
McKinley's state test result (21.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley this school | 538 | 78.4% | 21.8% |
| Ocotillo Elementary Palmdale | 588 | 79.1% | 30.4% |
| Cooley Ranch Elementary Colton | 530 | 80.6% | 22.3% |
| Highlands Elementary Pittsburg | 480 | 76.0% | 19.7% |
| Eagle Ranch Elementary Adelanto | 535 | 73.6% | 17.7% |
| San Miguel Elementary Lemon Grove | 435 | 81.8% | 23.7% |
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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #4,412 of 5,151 | #1,049 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #4,759 of 5,172 ▼ 377 | #1,104 of 1,129 ▼ 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #4,290 of 5,172 ▼ 147 | #1,018 of 1,129 ▼ 39 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.3pp | #515 of 5,116 | #81 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #1,999 of 5,915 | #402 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #305 of 5,352 | #88 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #2,350 of 5,354 | #364 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #2,327 of 5,625 | #731 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -50.7% | #28 of 3,837 | #15 of 947 |
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
538
-397 (-42%) vs 2020
-55% since 2010-11, when it was 1,188
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 538 | 29.6 | 18.2:1 | 78% (422) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 27.3 | 22.6:1 | 84% (515) |
| 2022-23 | 648 | 30.4 | 21.4:1 | 83% (535) |
| 2020-21 | 935 | 40 | 23.4:1 | 76% (712) |
| 2017-18 | 1,092 | 34.9 | 31.3:1 | 64% (698) |
| 2015-16 | 965 | 38 | 25.4:1 | 65% (630) |
| 2010-11 | 1,188 | N/A | N/A | 59% (705) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKinley.
Since 2017-18: students down 51% (1,092 to 538); teachers down 15% (34.9 to 29.6).
About McKinley
McKinley operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Pasadena, California. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 8, with 538 students enrolled.
Pasadena Unified oversees McKinley and 22 other schools, with 13,639 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, McKinley is 64% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 17% Black, 9% White, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. McKinley has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at McKinley in 2024-25, for a ratio of 18.2:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The lunch program counts 78% of students at McKinley as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
After adjusting for student poverty, McKinley lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 21.8%; the prediction is 33.6%.
Los Angeles County has these Census figures: median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
The school nearest to McKinley is Twentieth Street Elementary, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. Within five miles of McKinley, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 52.4%; McKinley's is 21.8%, ranking 7th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 935 to 538. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 23.4:1 to 18.2:1.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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Other McKinley schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named McKinley. McKinley is the 4th largest of the 6.
- McKinley SchoolElkins Park, PA · 596 students
- Mckinley SchoolTREMONTON, UT · 586 students
- McKinley SchoolYork, PA · 578 students
- McKinley SchoolFairfield, CT · 470 students
- McKinley SchoolBillings, MT · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Twentieth Street Elementary1.0 mi · 499
- Blair High1.1 mi · 1,053
- Madison Elementary1.4 mi · 411
- Hamilton Elementary1.6 mi · 510
- Valentine Elementary1.9 mi · 711
- Huntington Middle1.9 mi · 709
Frequently asked questions
About McKinleyHow many students attend McKinley?
McKinley enrolls approximately 538 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does McKinley serve?
McKinley serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does McKinley have?
McKinley employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
How diverse is McKinley?
McKinley reports a student body of 9% White, 64% Hispanic, 17% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees McKinley?
McKinley is overseen by Pasadena Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.