Mckinley School

Mckinley School is one of the medium-sized K-5 schools in TREMONTON, Utah, one of the schools within Box Elder District, with 586 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Box Elder District runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 12,554 students. Mckinley School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Mckinley School lists that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

On the resource side, On paper, Mckinley School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mckinley School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.1%.

Around the school, Box Elder County reports that median household income runs about $84,550, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Mckinley School is one of 24 public schools in Box Elder County (combined enrollment of about 12,997 students).

Harris Intermediate is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mckinley School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 45.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 13%: 517 students in 2018 compared to 586 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 78% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.