William McKinley Elementary

William McKinley Elementary, a moderately sized K-5 school in Corona, California, one of the schools within Corona-Norco Unified, educates 598 students, covering grades K through 6. That puts it 29% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

William McKinley Elementary is one of 51 schools operated by Corona-Norco Unified, a district that educates 49,370 students overall.

Demographically, William McKinley Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% White, 11% Black, 10% Asian, 7% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, William McKinley Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, William McKinley Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Riverside County) logs that median household income runs about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Riverside County runs 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), of which William McKinley Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Corona Ranch Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, William McKinley Elementary comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 703 students in 2018 compared to 598 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 23% to 16% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 25.1:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the William McKinley Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.