McKinley Elementary School

Set in CANON CITY, Colorado, McKinley Elementary School is a small elementary campus, overseen by Fremont Re-1. It teaches 262 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so McKinley Elementary School sits 31% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 8 schools in Fremont Re-1 (3,191 students total), McKinley Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, McKinley Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school shows 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Fremont County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), McKinley Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.5%; this one delivers 30.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Fremont County put median household earnings sit near $62,664, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Fremont County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,640 students), of which McKinley Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lincoln School of Science and Technology, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), McKinley Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.6%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. McKinley Elementary School's enrollment has increased 31% since 2018, when it stood at 200 (now 262). Class-load math has widened: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

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