Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YELM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 531014001714
McKenna Elementary
35120 SR 507 S, McKenna, WA 98558 · (360) 458-2400 · Pierce County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
206 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 51%
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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
54.3%
WA avg 58.4% . +5.9pp since 2014
Math
48.2%
WA avg 51.2% . +1.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.3% | 48.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 48.8% |
| 2022-23 | 57.4% | 58.6% |
| 2021-22 | 57.4% | 48.6% |
| 2018-19 | 60.8% | 60.8% |
| 2017-18 | 58.2% | 47.8% |
| 2016-17 | 53.2% | 45.9% |
| 2015-16 | 54.7% | 58.4% |
| 2014-15 | 48.4% | 47.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 McKenna Elementary
McKenna Elementary's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKenna Elementary this school | 418 | 49.3% | 51.1% |
| Yelm Prairie Elementary Yelm | 427 | 49.9% | 48.3% |
| Cougar Creek Elementary School Arlington | 422 | 50.2% | 41.3% |
| Fryelands Elementary Monroe | 414 | 48.8% | 50.9% |
| Sacajawea Elementary Richland | 474 | 49.6% | N/A |
| Hidden Creek Elementary School PORT ORCHARD | 439 | 48.1% | 42.5% |
Matched among Washington 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 McKenna Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #408 of 936 | #67 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #478 of 1,103 ▼ 12 | #67 of 142 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #419 of 1,102 ▲ 46 | #59 of 142 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #293 of 928 | #49 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #559 of 1,268 | #83 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #968 of 1,085 | #123 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #639 of 1,088 | #116 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.3% | #651 of 1,169 | #87 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #766 of 778 | #89 of 91 |
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
418
+59 (+16%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 418 | 23.3 | 17.9:1 | 49% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 23.9 | 16.2:1 | 56% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 62% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 49% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 23.6 | 17.9:1 | 50% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 26 | 18.5:1 | 47% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 24 | 19.8:1 | 44% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 18 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 409 | 21 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKenna Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (422 to 418); teachers down 1% (23.6 to 23.3).
About McKenna Elementary
McKenna Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in McKenna, Washington. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 418 students.
The 10 schools of Yelm School District, including McKenna Elementary, enroll 5,671 students.
At McKenna Elementary, White students make up 61% of the student body. The remaining shares are 25% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. County-wide, about 64% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at McKenna Elementary and a ratio of 17.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 49% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Pierce County average 50%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, McKenna Elementary is 4.0 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 51.1% actual, 47.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Washington.
Pierce County has about 930,319 residents, and the median household income is $99,564, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Pierce County has 287 public schools and roughly 138,462 students.
The closest public school to McKenna Elementary is Fort Stevens Elementary, about 1.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, McKenna Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.
Over 4 years, McKenna Elementary's enrollment climbed 16%, to 418. The number of students per teacher rose from 16.3 to 17.9 over 4 years.
Community posts for McKenna Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,319
Census ACS
Median income
$99,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
138,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yelm School District
- Yelm High School 12High · 1,693 students
- Southworth ElementaryElementary · 671 students
- Yelm Middle SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Ridgeline Middle SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Fort Stevens ElementaryElementary · 462 students
- Yelm Prairie ElementaryElementary · 427 students
Other McKenna Elementary schools
One other US public school is named McKenna Elementary. McKenna Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- MCKENNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMASSAPEQUA PARK, NY · 485 students
Nearby schools
- Fort Stevens Elementary1.6 mi · 462
- Yelm Prairie Elementary1.8 mi · 427
- Yelm Extension School2.4 mi · 116
- Yelm Middle School2.6 mi · 652
- Mill Pond Elementary School2.8 mi · 374
- Ridgeline Middle School2.9 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About McKenna ElementaryHow many students attend McKenna Elementary?
McKenna Elementary enrolls approximately 418 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does McKenna Elementary serve?
McKenna Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McKenna Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McKenna Elementary is approximately 17.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is McKenna Elementary?
McKenna Elementary reports a student body of 61% White, 25% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is McKenna Elementary in?
McKenna Elementary is part of Yelm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.