Mt. McKinley
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Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 1 | 2% |
| Grade 8 | 3 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 16 | 38% |
| Grade 10 | 10 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 8 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 4 | 10% |
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolWhere Mt. McKinley ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 42 | #1,812 of 2,093 | #50 of 54 |
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42 | 5 | 8.4:1 | 93% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 36 | 4.1 | 8.9:1 | 92% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 51 | 7.1 | 7.2:1 | 94% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 135 | 9 | 15.0:1 | 98% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 129 | N/A | N/A | 87% (112) |
Since 2017-18: students down 69% (135 to 42); teachers down 45% (9 to 5).
About Mt. McKinley
Mt. McKinley is a small high school. Its address is in Martinez, California. The school enrolls 42 students, from grades 7 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.
Contra Costa County Office of Education has a total of 5 schools and 292 students, Mt. McKinley among them.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Mt. McKinley is Black (45%). Other groups make up 40% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Contra Costa County as a whole is about 8% Black, so the school's share is higher.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.4:1 at Mt. McKinley, with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 93%. For comparison, public schools in Contra Costa County average 45%.
Within Contra Costa County, median household income is about $127,229, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 280 public schools in Contra Costa County, with a combined enrollment of about 167,423.
The closest other public school is Hidden Valley Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts for Mt. McKinley: 135 students in 2017-18, 42 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 31% to 40% over the same period. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.0:1 to 8.4:1.
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