Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT RE-1·NCES 080279000175
McKinley Elementary School
1240 MC KINLEY STREET, CANON CITY, CO 81212 · (719) 276-6010 · Fremont County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Colorado 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
161 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 111 | 42% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Fremont Re-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
37.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
23.9%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.3% | 23.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 25.4% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. 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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 McKinley Elementary School
McKinley Elementary School's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Elementary School this school | 262 | 61.5% | 30.8% |
| Lincoln School of Science and Technology CANON CITY | 254 | 61.0% | 43.6% |
| Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 289 | 61.6% | 35.1% |
| Orchard Avenue Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 319 | 60.5% | 43.6% |
| Sunset Elementary School CRAIG | 261 | 57.9% | 35.3% |
| Paonia K-8 PAONIA | 247 | 58.3% | 57.9% |
Matched among Colorado 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 McKinley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Fremont County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #569 of 931 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #640 of 940 ▼ 43 | #4 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #540 of 946 ▼ 9 | #4 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #805 of 1,056 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #81 of 896 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.2% | #631 of 896 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #355 of 983 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.0% | #37 of 200 | N/A |
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
262
+82 (+46%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 445
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 262 | 21 | 12.5:1 | 61% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 21.4 | 10.8:1 | 47% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 247 | 21.3 | 11.6:1 | 66% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 180 | 18 | 10.0:1 | 72% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 200 | 18.1 | 11.1:1 | 63% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 222 | 20 | 11.1:1 | 62% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 54% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 361 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 38% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 445 | 23 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKinley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (200 to 262); teachers up 16% (18.1 to 21).
About McKinley Elementary School
In CANON CITY, Colorado, McKinley Elementary School is a small elementary school. Total enrollment is 262 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. It has 31% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Colorado (about 379).
Fremont Re-1 runs 8 schools with a combined 3,191 students. McKinley Elementary School is one of them.
More than half of enrollment at McKinley Elementary School is White: 73%. Enrollment also includes 19% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The school's White share is 11 points below the 84% share among Fremont County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
Teacher count: 21 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Colorado, 16.6:1, is higher. Roughly 61% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
McKinley Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 42% of Colorado public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 29.5%.
For Fremont County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $62,664, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 13 public schools and about 4,640 students.
McKinley Elementary School's nearest public school is Lincoln School of Science and Technology (about 1.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Compared with its nearest neighbors, McKinley Elementary School ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around McKinley Elementary School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 180 students at McKinley Elementary School; in 2024-25, 262. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.0:1 to 12.5:1.
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Fremont County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,634
Census ACS
Median income
$62,664
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fremont Re-1
- Canon City High SchoolHigh · 936 students
- Harrison SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Canon City Middle SchoolMiddle · 382 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
- Canon Exploratory SchoolElementary · 316 students
- Lincoln School of Science and TechnologyElementary · 254 students
Other schools in CANON CITY
- Canon City High SchoolHigh · 936 students
- Harrison SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Canon City Middle SchoolMiddle · 382 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
- Canon Exploratory SchoolElementary · 316 students
- Lincoln School of Science and TechnologyElementary · 254 students
Other McKinley Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 19 states are named McKinley Elementary. McKinley Elementary School is the 46th largest of the 56.
- McKinley Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJ · 917 students
- McKinley ElementaryStockton, CA · 705 students
- McKinley ElementaryFresno, CA · 671 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolBeaverton, OR · 666 students
- McKinley ElementaryHAM LAKE, MN · 636 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln School of Science and Technology1.3 mi · 254
- Canon City Middle School1.4 mi · 382
- Canon City High School1.7 mi · 936
- Washington Elementary School1.8 mi · 319
- Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School2.3 mi · 250
- Harrison School2.5 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About McKinley Elementary SchoolHow large is McKinley Elementary School?
McKinley Elementary School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does McKinley Elementary School serve?
McKinley Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at McKinley Elementary School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at McKinley Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at McKinley Elementary School?
Student demographics at McKinley Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is McKinley Elementary School in?
McKinley Elementary School is part of Fremont Re-1.
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