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McKinley Elementary

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McKinley Elementary ranks 2786 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2786^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 456 students in the El Centro Elementary district, and it stands out as a remarkable success story of improvement, having risen from one of the lowest-ranked schools in the state a decade ago to an above-average performer today.

The school excels in mathematics and science, outperforming both the district average and many nearby schools like Sunflower Elementary and Booker T. Washington Elementary. It is particularly effective in supporting English Language Learners and students with special needs, achieving some of its strongest results with these groups. Furthermore, McKinley has made impressive strides in reducing chronic student absenteeism, now boasting a lower rate than the district and state averages.

What makes McKinley's achievements notable is that they are accomplished with more modest per-student spending compared to some peers, suggesting very efficient use of resources. While there is still room for growth, especially in English Language Arts and upper-grade math, the school's consistent decade-long improvement and strong support for key student populations make it a compelling choice for families in the area.

456

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,797

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1177 North Eighth St.
El Centro, CA 92243-1721

(760) 352-3225

District: El Centro Elementary

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kennedy Middle
High:	Southwest High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.1%

White:

1.3%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 48 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in El Centro Elementary

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg34%

California avg41%

2,786^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 45 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10Elementary Schools in the El Centro Elementary

889^th of 1,543El Centro Elementary 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	46.7	2786 of 5857	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	3010 of 5869	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	2892 of 5859	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.0	3863 of 5883	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	3766 of 5789	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	3386 of 5662	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.0	3439 of 5692	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.1	4251 of 5614	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.0	5212 of 5611	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.7	5312 of 5530	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.2	4833 of 5390	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.3	4519 of 5377	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.6	4924 of 5314	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.4	5120 of 5193	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.5	4683 of 5113	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.0	4572 of 5113	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.1	4284 of 4818	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.8	4050 of 4822	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.1	3479 of 4809	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	40.3	1283 of 2585	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.9	1536 of 2128	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	82.5	210 of 3162	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	66.9	582 of 3245	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	51.2	1130 of 3311	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	699 of 3275	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	435 of 3246	86.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	2854 of 5597	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	3075 of 5612	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3257 of 5609	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3412 of 5635	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	3433 of 5492	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	3371 of 5413	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	1543 of 5107	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	1706 of 5107	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	1753 of 5087	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	2668 of 5084	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	2660 of 4963	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	2161 of 4830	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	1770 of 5460	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	2169 of 5517	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	1755 of 5363	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	3045 of 5264	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	3084 of 5173	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	2514 of 5084	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	2550 of 5628	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	2751 of 5643	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	2437 of 5638	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.8	3976 of 5663	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	3708 of 5510	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	3253 of 5431	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	785 of 2847	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	709 of 2635	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	333 of 2420	86.2%	★★★★☆

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)93rd percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)50th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science34%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	1177 North Eighth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-3225	456	18	25.3	87.1%	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	438 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	46.7	2786^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.4%		42.8	3010^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.7%	224																					33.9		33.9	29.0	41.7	50.0	45.1			40.9	42.1	44.1	43.6	27.5			39.1				$18,797	$1,679	$17,118
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	200 North Twelfth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-3060	399	19	21.0	89.0%	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	380 (95.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	46.1	2829^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.7%		25.3	4338^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	1509	33.3	50.0	20.0	29.4	32.9	76.2	44.4	70.0	52.9	61.8	33.3	66.7	10.0	52.9	39.5	14.3	55.6	15.0	23.5	26.3	19.1		19.1	42.7	46.2	41.5	43.1			43.4	45.7	34.6	36.6	37.3			39.3	95.7	96.8	96.8	$19,611	$1,707	$17,904
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	1950 Villa Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-6555	445	19	23.4	90.1%	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	437 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.5	3845^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		34.4	3568^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.2%	277																					25.0		25.0	35.3	27.5	40.0	43.9			37.3	33.3	25.5	16.7	25.8			25.0				$20,552	$1,743	$18,809
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	K-6	1525 West Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 353-0140	230	12	19.1	76.5%	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	223 (97.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	46	2830^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.7%		40.7	3144^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.4%	314																					47.5		47.5	30.4	40.0	57.5	35.0			43.2	26.1	25.7	40.0	22.7			30.0				$20,202	$2,452	$17,750
Booker T. Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	223 South First St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-6611	351	19	18.4	94.6%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	346 (98.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28.3	4109^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%		18.7	4968^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.4%	859																					8.9		8.9	45.5	19.5	28.9	41.9			34.8	41.8	16.3	20.0	20.9			25.8				$23,808	$1,881	$21,927
Harding Elementary	Public	K-6	950 South Seventh St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-4791	601	25	24.0	70.5%	23 (3.8%)	5 (0.8%)	560 (93.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	29.8	3978^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%		38.1	3300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.8%	678	4.2	21.7	0.0	9.5	8.9	33.3	17.4	31.8	23.8	26.7	4.2	34.8	0.0	14.3	13.3	0.0	26.1	0.0	0.0	6.7	19.0		19.0	34.6	33.0	44.3	37.0			37.1	26.6	23.9	27.9	22.4			25.2				$14,924	$1,581	$13,343
Margaret Hedrick Elementary	Public	K-6	550 South Waterman Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-4750	446	20	22.3	78.5%	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	429 (96.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	23.2	4574^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.9%		20	4863^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.1%	289																					9.8		9.8	23.0	17.9	45.9	45.3			32.8	29.5	16.4	16.4	17.2			19.8				$18,643	$1,674	$16,969
Imperial Valley Home School Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2370 Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 335-5100	131	5	26.2	58.0%	15 (11.5%)	2 (1.5%)	107 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	39.5	3255^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.4%		50.3	2537^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.8%	718																					31.3	12.5	21.9	46.2	46.2	37.5		58.8	25.0	45.9	30.8	38.5	18.8		35.3	12.5	27.1				$62,288	$4,035	$58,253
Sunflower Elementary	Public	K-6	2450 Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-4890	427	20	21.3	79.2%	10 (2.3%)	3 (0.7%)	405 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	42.9	3014^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.5%		54	2342^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.1%	672																					13.6		13.6	72.0	50.0	35.6	51.5			51.6	52.0	33.3	15.3	19.1			28.4				$33,089	$13,476	$19,613
Desert Garden Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 South Sixth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-2051	358	16	22.3	81.8%	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	349 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	39.2	3278^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.0%		43.7	2941^st of 5869 public elementary schools	49.9%	337																					19.6		19.6	35.3	38.5	39.2	47.8			40.8	45.1	30.8	13.7	37.7			32.3	98.1	98.1		$22,879	$1,839	$21,040

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Elementary

Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks 2786^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended McKinley Elementary.

What district is McKinley Elementary in?

El Centro Elementary

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kennedy Middle
High : Southwest High

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

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