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Alumni: what's one memory from McKinnon that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA RITA UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063579010562
McKinnon
2100 McKinnon, Salinas, CA 93906 · (831) 443-7224 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test 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.
- A-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
20.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
375 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 89 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
29.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.7pp since 2014
Math
21.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.4% | 20.3% | 27.6% | 42.7% |
| Math | 4.1% | 17.0% | 32.0% | 46.9% |
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 | 29.7% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 20.9% | 18.3% |
| 2022-23 | 25.4% | 20.2% |
| 2021-22 | 20.3% | 17.1% |
| 2018-19 | 35.9% | 27.6% |
| 2017-18 | 28.1% | 22.0% |
| 2016-17 | 23.4% | 26.1% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 McKinnon
McKinnon's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinnon this school | 439 | 85.4% | 22.6% |
| Howard J. McKibben Elementary Whittier | 430 | 86.3% | 35.9% |
| Jack Franscioni Elementary Soledad | 439 | 85.4% | 34.9% |
| Otay Elementary Chula Vista | 455 | 84.6% | 35.6% |
| Williams Primary Elementary Williams | 407 | 85.7% | 26.1% |
| Taft Elementary Santa Ana | 408 | 85.3% | 14.8% |
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 McKinnon ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #4,324 of 5,151 | #47 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #4,190 of 5,172 ▲ 167 | #47 of 70 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #4,020 of 5,172 ▲ 638 | #36 of 70 ▲ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.7pp | #1,205 of 5,116 | #17 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #3,170 of 5,915 | #55 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #1,442 of 5,352 | #9 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.9% | #4,763 of 5,354 | #36 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.4% | #1,620 of 5,625 | #28 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #2,596 of 3,837 | #36 of 55 |
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
439
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 582
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 439 | 21 | 20.9:1 | 85% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 19 | 21.6:1 | 78% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 76% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 22 | 21.5:1 | 71% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 21 | 23.4:1 | 69% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 20 | 22.8:1 | 69% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 582 | N/A | N/A | 69% (401) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKinnon.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (492 to 439); teachers unchanged (21 to 21).
About McKinnon
Federal records list McKinnon as an elementary school in Salinas, California. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 439 students enrolled.
McKinnon belongs to Santa Rita Union Elementary, a district of 6 schools and 3,088 students.
Hispanic students are 93% of those enrolled at McKinnon. The remaining shares are 3% Asian and 3% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Monterey County's population at about 62%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, McKinnon scores 14%.
McKinnon has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1. The school's 20.9:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. The school has 85% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 9 points above the 76% average for public schools in Monterey County.
Among California public elementary schools, McKinnon outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
McKinnon scores 22.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 29.5%.
The school's county is Monterey County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $97,230 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Monterey County number 153, with about 73,845 students.
Santa Rita Elementary, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, McKinnon is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
McKinnon falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment decreased by 7% across 4 years, from 473 in 2020-21 to 439 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at McKinnon. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Monterey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
437,613
Census ACS
Median income
$97,230
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
153
73,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Santa Rita Union Elementary
- John Gutierrez MiddleMiddle · 568 students
- Gavilan View MiddleMiddle · 556 students
- Santa Rita ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- La Joya ElementaryElementary · 498 students
- New Republic ElementaryElementary · 482 students
- Santa Rita Pre-KElementary
Other schools in Salinas
- Alisal HighHigh · 2,742 students
- Salinas HighHigh · 2,380 students
- North Salinas HighHigh · 2,106 students
- Everett Alvarez HighHigh · 1,978 students
- Rancho San Juan HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Harden MiddleMiddle · 1,101 students
Nearby schools
- Santa Rita Elementary0.6 mi · 545
- Harden Middle0.7 mi · 1,101
- North Salinas High0.9 mi · 2,106
- New Republic Elementary1.0 mi · 482
- Gavilan View Middle1.0 mi · 556
- Rancho San Juan High1.0 mi · 1,600
Frequently asked questions
About McKinnonWhat is the total enrollment at McKinnon?
McKinnon enrolls approximately 439 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does McKinnon serve?
McKinnon serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McKinnon?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McKinnon is approximately 20.9:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McKinnon?
At McKinnon, the student body is approximately 3% White, 93% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees McKinnon?
McKinnon is overseen by Santa Rita Union Elementary in Monterey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.