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Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON·NCES 350099000289
MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY
1201 NORTH BUTLER AVE, FARMINGTON, NM 87401 · (505) 599-8607 · San Juan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of New Mexico 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.
- CBeats 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 New Mexico public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
438 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
1
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 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 55% · 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
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.6%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
17.4%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. 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
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico 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 New Mexico'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
MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY's state test result (25.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY this school | 438 | 100.0% | 25.8% |
| BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 355 | 100.0% | 23.0% |
| NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 502 | 100.0% | 37.8% |
| ANIMAS ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 345 | 100.0% | 28.8% |
| ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 469 | 100.0% | 32.5% |
| MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 445 | 100.0% | 36.6% |
Matched among New Mexico 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In San Juan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #248 of 329 | #15 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #257 of 354 | #18 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #261 of 366 | #16 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #85 of 490 | #7 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #269 of 318 | #19 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #5 of 334 | #2 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #100 of 393 | #18 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.3% | #137 of 287 | #17 of 25 |
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
438
-44 (-9%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 438 | 27.5 | 15.9:1 | 100% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 30.5 | 15.2:1 | 58% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 35.3 | 13.5:1 | 100% (476) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 100% (482) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 36.5 | 15.6:1 | 100% (571) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 60% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 544 | 33 | 16.5:1 | 53% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 24 | 17.1:1 | 47% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 636 | 29 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (571 to 438); teachers down 25% (36.5 to 27.5).
About MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY
MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in FARMINGTON, New Mexico, according to federal school records. Total enrollment is 438 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in New Mexico enroll about 287 students on average.
FARMINGTON counts 20 schools and 10,745 students, including MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY.
The student body at MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY has no majority group. Native American students lead at 35%. Next come 31% Hispanic, 24% White, and 10% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. Across elementary schools in New Mexico, the average ratio is 12.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 100%. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in San Juan County.
MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY 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 25% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
Test results at MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY are 7.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (25.8% actual, 33.4% predicted).
In San Juan County, home to about 120,942 people, the median household earns about $55,872 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY shares San Juan County with 61 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, FARMINGTON HIGH, is about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY ranks 5th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY's location as City: Small.
Enrollment fell by 9% across 4 years, from 482 in 2020-21 to 438 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.4:1 to 15.9:1.
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San Juan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
120,942
Census ACS
Median income
$55,872
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
62
21,309 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FARMINGTON
- FARMINGTON HIGHHigh · 1,747 students
- PIEDRA VISTA HIGHHigh · 1,511 students
- HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 660 students
- TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 652 students
- HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 622 students
- COUNTRY CLUB ELEMENTARYElementary · 530 students
Other schools in FARMINGTON
- FARMINGTON HIGHHigh · 1,747 students
- PIEDRA VISTA HIGHHigh · 1,511 students
- HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 660 students
- TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 652 students
- HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 622 students
- COUNTRY CLUB ELEMENTARYElementary · 530 students
Other Mckinley Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 19 states are named Mckinley Elementary. MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY is the 18th 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
- FARMINGTON HIGH0.6 mi · 1,747
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 502
- FARMINGTON PRESCHOOL ACADEMY WEST0.8 mi · 153
- HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 622
- APACHE ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 375
- LADERA DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About MCKINLEY ELEMENTARYHow many students attend MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY?
MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 438 students in grades KG-05.
Is MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY?
MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 24% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY?
MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY is overseen by FARMINGTON in San Juan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.