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How has McKinna Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 627 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OXNARD·NCES 062922004511
McKinna Elementary
1600 South N St., Oxnard, CA 93033 · (805) 385-1563 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
536 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 139 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (139) is 58% larger than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
18.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.3pp since 2014
Math
16.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.7% | 13.5% | 25.2% | 56.6% |
| Math | 2.9% | 13.2% | 24.6% | 59.2% |
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 | 18.3% | 16.2% |
| 2023-24 | 18.5% | 17.4% |
| 2022-23 | 17.8% | 17.7% |
| 2021-22 | 18.4% | 8.7% |
| 2018-19 | 16.9% | 12.6% |
| 2017-18 | 14.0% | 10.8% |
| 2016-17 | 13.1% | 10.8% |
| 2015-16 | 13.0% | 9.0% |
| 2014-15 | 8.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
17.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 McKinna Elementary
McKinna Elementary's state test result (17.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinna Elementary this school | 577 | 92.9% | 17.8% |
| Dool Elementary Calexico | 568 | 93.7% | 14.9% |
| Bardin Elementary Salinas | 559 | 93.0% | 20.0% |
| Montara Avenue Elementary South Gate | 554 | 93.3% | 43.4% |
| Alisal Community Salinas | 591 | 94.2% | 33.7% |
| Cutler Elementary Cutler | 607 | 91.9% | 31.3% |
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 McKinna Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #4,757 of 5,151 | #115 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #4,639 of 5,172 ▼ 185 | #112 of 122 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #4,937 of 5,172 ▼ 93 | #117 of 122 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #2,069 of 5,116 | #49 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #1,593 of 5,915 | #20 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,702 of 5,352 | #74 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.4% | #5,273 of 5,354 | #117 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.9% | #719 of 5,625 | #10 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #1,375 of 3,837 | #38 of 99 |
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
577
-30 (-5%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 652
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 577 | 25.5 | 22.6:1 | 93% (536) |
| 2023-24 | 570 | 25.5 | 22.4:1 | 94% (537) |
| 2022-23 | 600 | 25 | 24.0:1 | 94% (563) |
| 2020-21 | 607 | 24 | 25.3:1 | 94% (570) |
| 2017-18 | 726 | 30 | 24.2:1 | 93% (677) |
| 2015-16 | 713 | 29 | 24.6:1 | 93% (660) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | N/A | N/A | 93% (513) |
| 2000-01 | 813 | 39 | 20.9:1 | 87% (705) |
| 1990-91 | 652 | 27 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKinna Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (726 to 577); teachers down 15% (30 to 25.5).
About McKinna Elementary
McKinna Elementary serves students in Oxnard, California, as a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 577 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Oxnard has 13,003 students spread across 20 schools.
Federal enrollment data show McKinna Elementary is 98% Hispanic. The school's Hispanic share is 54 points above the 44% share among Ventura County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 3% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
McKinna Elementary employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 22.6:1. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. McKinna Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 93%. On average, public schools in Ventura County report 59%.
After adjusting for student poverty, McKinna Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 17.8%; the prediction is 25.1%.
Within Ventura County, the median household income is $109,797, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Ventura County has 238 public schools and roughly 147,841 students.
Nearby, Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: McKinna Elementary ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 17.8% versus a 24.5% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at McKinna Elementary dropped 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 607 to 577 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 25.3:1 to 22.6:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at McKinna Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Ventura County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
837,469
Census ACS
Median income
$109,797
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
238
147,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oxnard
- R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & EngineeringMiddle · 1,027 students
- Juan Lagunas Soria ElementaryElementary · 895 students
- Driffill ElementaryElementary · 891 students
- Kamala ElementaryElementary · 842 students
- Curren ElementaryElementary · 817 students
- Lemonwood ElementaryElementary · 808 students
Other schools in Oxnard
- Pacifica HighHigh · 2,675 students
- Oxnard HighHigh · 2,452 students
- Channel Islands HighHigh · 2,380 students
- Rio Mesa HighHigh · 1,951 students
- Hueneme HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Vista Real Charter HighHigh · 1,271 students
Nearby schools
- Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences0.4 mi · 696
- Kamala Elementary0.5 mi · 842
- Driffill Elementary0.7 mi · 891
- Marina West Elementary0.7 mi · 440
- Sunkist Elementary1.0 mi · 523
- Elm Street Elementary1.0 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About McKinna ElementaryHow many students attend McKinna Elementary?
McKinna Elementary enrolls approximately 577 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does McKinna Elementary serve?
McKinna Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at McKinna Elementary?
Approximately 22.6:1 students per teacher at McKinna Elementary.
What is the student diversity at McKinna Elementary?
Student demographics at McKinna Elementary are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is McKinna Elementary in?
McKinna Elementary is part of Oxnard.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.