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McKinley Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5062^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 436 students in the Tracy Joint Unified School District, but it faces significant academic challenges, currently ranking in the bottom 14% of all California elementary schools.

The school's test scores in English, math, and science are well below both district and state averages, and it struggles with a high rate of chronic student absenteeism at 25.7%. This performance is notably lower than several nearby schools with similar student populations, such as South/West Park Elementary and Louis J. Villalovoz Elementary, which achieve higher rankings and proficiency rates. Furthermore, Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary and George Kelly Elementary outperform McKinley while spending less per student.

Academic performance has declined over the past decade, with particular weaknesses seen in upper-grade math and science. The school is also part of a geographic cluster of low-performing schools, including Central Elementary and North Elementary, suggesting broader neighborhood or district-level factors may be at play. While the school shows a relative strength in supporting English Language Learners, significant improvement is needed to help all students succeed.

436

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,684

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 West Carlton Way
Tracy, CA 95376-2909

(209) 830-3319

District: Tracy Joint Unified

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Monte Vista Middle
High:	Merrill F. West High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.9%

Asian:

17.0%

White:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg33%

California avg41%

5,062^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Tracy Joint Unified

1002^nd of 1,543Tracy Joint Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	5062 of 5857	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	4305 of 5869	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	4759 of 5859	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	4291 of 5883	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1252 of 1417	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	4668 of 5789	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	3582 of 5662	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.7	3396 of 5692	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.1	3268 of 5614	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	17.8	4859 of 5611	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.5	5083 of 5530	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	25.8	4260 of 5390	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.2	4391 of 5377	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.3	4353 of 5314	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.7	4302 of 5193	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.2	4705 of 5113	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.2	4813 of 5113	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	23.4	3774 of 4818	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.9	3977 of 4822	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.8	3144 of 4809	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.3	2152 of 2227	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	239 of 293	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1819 of 2585	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.6	2060 of 3162	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	2020 of 3245	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	1709 of 3311	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	374 of 602	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	1233 of 3275	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	772 of 3246	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	5071 of 5597	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	4111 of 5612	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	4091 of 5609	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	3287 of 5635	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1070 of 1267	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	4362 of 5492	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	4051 of 5413	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	4446 of 5107	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	4025 of 5107	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	4057 of 5087	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	3828 of 5084	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	3978 of 4963	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	2846 of 4830	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	4584 of 5460	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	4282 of 5517	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	4466 of 5363	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3341 of 5264	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	873 of 1110	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	4266 of 5173	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	3084 of 5084	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	4646 of 5628	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	4204 of 5643	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	4924 of 5638	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	4759 of 5663	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1149 of 1272	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	4463 of 5510	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	3014 of 5431	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	149 of 153	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	125 of 130	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	2333 of 2847	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	2601 of 2635	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	2245 of 2420	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	3.1	2631 of 2661	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	2536 of 2726	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	2759 of 2834	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-24 vs school

Military Connected (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	800 West Carlton Way	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3319	436	22	19.6	83.3%	42 (9.6%)	25 (5.7%)	270 (61.9%)	74 (17.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	18 (4.1%)	17.4	5062^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.6%		25.7	4305^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.6%	757	15.2		15.2	20.3	26.6	28.4				25.3	28.8	17.2	15.2				20.1							$17,684	$2,345	$15,339
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	200 West Eaton Ave.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3303	491	23	21.2	90.2%	36 (7.3%)	15 (3.1%)	368 (74.9%)	51 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	15 (3.1%)	17.8	5031^st of 5857 public elementary schools	14.1%		20.7	4792^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	18.4%	239	16.1		16.1	34.7	21.8	19.5				24.8	30.1	16.9	12.6				19.3	93.5	97.4	97.4	97.4	96.1	97.4	$17,384	$2,138	$15,246
Primary Charter	Public, Charter	K-4	51 East Beverly Pl.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Primary Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 290-0511	401	20	20.0	28.4%	81 (20.2%)	10 (2.5%)	212 (52.9%)	72 (18.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (6.0%)	60.2	2061^st of 5857 public elementary schools	64.8%		73.2	1441^st of 5869 public elementary schools	75.4%	620				50.0	47.9					49.0	48.6	49.3					49.0	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	$14,191	$356	$13,835
Melville S. Jacobson Elementary	Public	K-5	1750 West Kavanagh Ave.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3315	644	29	22.4	82.3%	74 (11.5%)	46 (7.1%)	326 (50.6%)	134 (20.8%)	5 (0.8%)	15 (2.3%)	44 (6.8%)	19.1	4909^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.2%		22.9	4588^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.8%	321	9.3		9.3	33.0	20.2	14.6				22.7	40.6	24.7	6.2				24.1	90.7	94.4	97.2	97.2	93.5	98.2	$16,023	$2,020	$14,003
North Elementary	Public	K-8	2875 Holly Dr.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3350	722	32	22.5	92.1%	49 (6.8%)	29 (4.0%)	527 (73.0%)	85 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	23 (3.2%)	11.1	5558^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.1%		14	5386^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.2%	172	8.1	12.5	10.8	23.1	25.8	14.5	16.1	22.7	31.7	22.4	14.9	25.8	8.1	5.0	8.2	20.2	12.7	93.6	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8		$17,048	$2,080	$14,968
Louis J. Villalovoz Elementary	Public	K-5	1550 Cypress Dr.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3331	411	20	20.8	79.6%	61 (14.8%)	11 (2.7%)	289 (70.3%)	35 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.2%)	26.8	4249^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.5%		34.2	3586^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.9%	663	15.9		15.9	37.9	25.0	35.5				32.4	40.9	27.6	12.7				27.3	97.0				97.0		$17,457	$1,942	$15,515
Art Freiler	Public	K-8	2421 West Lowell Ave.	Tracy	95377	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3309	772	36	21.2	75.0%	118 (15.3%)	44 (5.7%)	333 (43.1%)	223 (28.9%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	45 (5.8%)	51.8	2514^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%		49.1	2606^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.6%	92	41.7	31.7	35.8	35.4	37.7	59.7	44.0	37.6	46.6	43.2	34.2	38.5	52.8	38.0	29.1	35.6	37.2	95.0			96.3			$16,079	$2,138	$13,941
South/West Park Elementary	Public	K-5	500 West Mount Diablo Rd.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3335	806	35	23.0	80.4%	36 (4.5%)	40 (5.0%)	554 (68.7%)	141 (17.5%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	26 (3.2%)	50.2	2581^st of 5857 public elementary schools	55.9%		42	3068^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.7%	487	39.0		39.0	43.7	35.8	45.1				41.4	45.3	39.3	41.4				41.9	94.6		98.2		96.4	98.2	$15,185	$1,728	$13,457
Louis A. Bohn Elementary	Public	K-5	350 East Mt. Diablo	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3300	397	17	23.8	82.9%	41 (10.3%)	35 (8.8%)	227 (57.2%)	65 (16.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	21 (5.3%)	27.5	4169^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.8%		33.8	3614^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.4%	555	18.1		18.1	35.0	27.0	34.7				32.3	36.7	30.2	20.8				28.7							$17,418	$2,843	$14,575
Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary	Public	K-8	1701 South Central Ave.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3325	555	26	21.2	67.2%	96 (17.3%)	34 (6.1%)	273 (49.2%)	108 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (7.4%)	47.7	2721^st of 5857 public elementary schools	53.5%		35.7	3464^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.0%	743	32.7	25.3	28.4	55.3	45.1	51.9	34.7	43.2	54.4	47.0	40.8	41.2	32.7	29.7	22.7	26.6	31.1							$15,425	$1,606	$13,819

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Elementary

Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.6% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 10% White, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is McKinley Elementary in?

Tracy Joint Unified

How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended McKinley Elementary.

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Monte Vista Middle
High : Merrill F. West High

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