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McKinley Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4837^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 206 students in San Jose's Franklin-McKinley Elementary district, an area where traditional public schools face significant academic challenges.

The school's academic performance is low, with less than a quarter of students proficient in English and Math, and it struggles with high chronic absenteeism at 26.7%. Its performance has been volatile in recent years, and there are stark differences in achievement between grade levels within the school. Notably, McKinley spends more per student ($31,598) than any nearby school, yet its academic results are far below those of local charter schools like Rocketship Mosaic Elementary and Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory, which serve similar student populations with less funding.

Key challenges include a recent, sharp increase in class size and a student population where economic disadvantage is rapidly growing. However, the dramatic success of nearby charter schools demonstrates that high achievement is possible in this community, suggesting factors like instructional models and school culture are critical. For parents, this indicates that while McKinley faces deep-seated issues common to its district, the examples set by higher-performing local schools highlight potential pathways for improvement.

206

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,598

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

651 Macredes Ave.
San Jose, CA 95116-3257

(408) 283-6350

District: Franklin-McKinley Elementary

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bridges Academy
High:	Independence High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.4%

Asian:

10.2%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 34th percentile in 2023 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg30%

California avg41%

4,837^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary

1096^th of 1,543Franklin-McKinley 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	19.8	4837 of 5857	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	5012 of 5869	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	3876 of 5859	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	4065 of 5883	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	4503 of 5789	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	4890 of 5662	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.9	4797 of 5692	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	4806 of 5614	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	4693 of 5611	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.2	5335 of 5530	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.2	4757 of 5390	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.1	4735 of 5377	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.2	3685 of 5314	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	18.9	4509 of 5193	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	6.9	5041 of 5113	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.7	4789 of 5113	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.0	4474 of 4818	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.5	4636 of 4822	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.9	4750 of 4809	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	2372 of 3162	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.6	1314 of 3245	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	1336 of 3311	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	1850 of 3275	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	2449 of 3246	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	4804 of 5597	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	4466 of 5612	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	3664 of 5609	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	3694 of 5635	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	4265 of 5492	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	4745 of 5413	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	4554 of 5107	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	4584 of 5107	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	3543 of 5087	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	3509 of 5084	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	3605 of 4963	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	4069 of 4830	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	4232 of 5460	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4761 of 5517	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	3674 of 5363	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	3377 of 5264	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	3459 of 5173	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	4343 of 5084	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	4499 of 5628	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	5016 of 5643	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3771 of 5638	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	4073 of 5663	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	4325 of 5510	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	4536 of 5431	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)25th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science10%-23 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-6	651 Macredes Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6350	206	9	22.8	81.1%	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	180 (87.4%)	21 (10.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	19.8	4837^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.4%		18.2	5012^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.6%	175	9.7		9.7	15.4	35.5	3.7	34.4			23.3	37.0	24.2	10.0	18.8			22.1							$31,598	$4,540	$27,058
Selma Olinder Elementary	Public	K-5	890 East William	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6245	269	16	16.3	80.3%	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	239 (88.8%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	16.9	5114^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%		14.3	5369^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.5%	255	19.1		19.1	22.0	4.0	28.2				20.0	25.6	22.2	14.3				20.5	92.3						$24,655	$2,376	$22,279
Rocketship Mosaic Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	950 Owsley Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Mosaic Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	528	16	33.0	66.9%	9 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	235 (44.5%)	273 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	77.1	1281^st of 5857 public elementary schools	78.1%		76.2	1330^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.3%	49	20.0		20.0	58.3	69.6	35.5				60.3	72.5	68.6	35.5				65.8	95.0	96.0		96.0	96.0	95.0	$20,594	$2,207	$18,387
Rocketship Los Suenos Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	331 South 34th St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Los Suenos Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	309	14	22.8	83.2%	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	286 (92.6%)	15 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	54.7	2323^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.3%		42.5	3032^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.3%	709	25.0		25.0	41.2	37.7	45.8				40.4	66.0	43.3	56.5				54.4	87.7	94.5	97.3	91.8	90.4	93.2	$23,546	$2,986	$20,560
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-6	1602 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6325	300	15	20.3	90.3%	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	235 (78.3%)	56 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24.9	4414^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.6%		23.8	4484^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.6%	70	9.8		9.8	28.6	23.4	23.1	33.3			27.5	22.2	8.3	12.2	49.2			25.3							$28,901	$5,125	$23,776
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	625 South Seventh St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6243	261	12	21.4	85.1%	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	240 (92.0%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	6.6	5794^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.1%		7.7	5784^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.4%	10	8.5		8.5	2.6	11.4	19.5				11.4	0.0	11.4	4.3				4.8	91.9						$22,447	$1,069	$21,378
San Antonio Elementary	Public	K-5	1721 East San Antonio St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8700	326	14	23.2	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	284 (87.1%)	36 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	16.6	5138^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%		17.9	5041^st of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	97	13.7		13.7	21.7	23.1	21.6				22.1	30.4	25.0	13.7				21.6	92.1						$22,953	$3,071	$19,882
Santee Elementary	Public	K-6	1313 Audubon Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6450	318	17	19.2	89.9%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	266 (83.6%)	45 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	12.8	5433^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%		9.2	5724^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.5%	291	13.3		13.3	13.9	30.8	29.6	14.8			22.0	10.3	16.7	11.1	9.1			11.6	93.4	95.1	95.1	95.1	93.4	95.1	$27,291	$4,135	$23,156
Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	1598 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 361-3876	554	24	23.0	55.2%	13 (2.3%)	11 (2.0%)	197 (35.6%)	315 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	78.5	1220^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%		76.7	1304^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.8%	84	58.6	31.7	44.9	48.3	62.3	72.4	59.3	66.1	55.0	60.6	53.5	57.4	65.5	49.2	57.6	26.7	51.6							$18,840	$1,215	$17,625
Learning in an Urban Community with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.)	Public	K-5	1711 East San Antonio St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8300	218	10	21.8	83.9%	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	200 (91.7%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	5071^st of 5857 public elementary schools	13.4%		26.1	4276^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.1%	795	4.2		4.2	36.4	25.7	28.3				29.8	18.2	21.6	14.6				17.8							$23,503	$3,481	$20,022

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Elementary

Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 206 students attended McKinley Elementary.

What district is McKinley Elementary in?

Franklin-McKinley Elementary

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bridges Academy
High : Independence High

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 10% Asian.

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