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McKinley Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5704^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 628 students in the Bakersfield City School District, which ranks in the bottom 12% of California districts, and it serves a community with significant economic need, with 97.6% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces considerable challenges, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing schools in the state, currently in the 3rd percentile, with proficiency rates in English (17.4%) and Math (9.3%) far below district and state averages. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 27.6% of students missing significant school, a rate much higher than the district average. Interestingly, despite these outcomes, the school's per-student spending is among the highest in the area at over $24,000, suggesting that factors beyond funding are impacting performance. The school shows particular difficulty supporting its most economically disadvantaged students and those experiencing homelessness.

Comparisons with nearby schools in the same district reveal stark differences. For instance, while McKinley Elementary ranks in the 3rd percentile, Downtown Elementary ranks in the 77th percentile. More tellingly, schools with very similar high-poverty student populations, like Roosevelt Elementary and Fremont Elementary, achieve notably higher English proficiency rates, indicating that school-level practices are critical differentiators for success.

628

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,432

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Fourth St.
Bakersfield, CA 93304-2221

(661) 631-5370

District: Bakersfield City

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Emerson Middle
High:	Bakersfield High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.3%

African American:

14.8%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg21%

California avg41%

5,704^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Bakersfield City

1357^th of 1,543Bakersfield City 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	8.6	5704 of 5857	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	5696 of 5869	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	5506 of 5859	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	5423 of 5883	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	5175 of 5789	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	5154 of 5662	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	5348 of 5692	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.2	5425 of 5614	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	5461 of 5611	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.5	5138 of 5530	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.5	4478 of 5390	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.0	4270 of 5377	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.3	4997 of 5314	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.7	4748 of 5193	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.5	4747 of 5113	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	23.2	4051 of 5113	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.4	3211 of 4818	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	24.4	3671 of 4822	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.6	3737 of 4809	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	539 of 569	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	558 of 593	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	492 of 661	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	458 of 663	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	305 of 747	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.0	550 of 700	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.7	1915 of 3162	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	1785 of 3245	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	2586 of 3311	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	2316 of 3275	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	2818 of 3246	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	5447 of 5597	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	5529 of 5612	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	5197 of 5609	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	5083 of 5635	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	4688 of 5492	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	4805 of 5413	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	4895 of 5107	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	4811 of 5107	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	4579 of 5087	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	4537 of 5084	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	4242 of 4963	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	3999 of 4830	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	412 of 429	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	5273 of 5460	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	5286 of 5517	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	4988 of 5363	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	4784 of 5264	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4322 of 5173	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4493 of 5084	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	5480 of 5628	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	5334 of 5643	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	5362 of 5638	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	5219 of 5663	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	5075 of 5510	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	5162 of 5431	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	2405 of 2847	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)39th percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-31 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

Science9%-24 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	601 Fourth St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5370	628	30	20.7	97.6%	30 (4.8%)	93 (14.8%)	492 (78.3%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	8.6	5704^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.6%		9.7	5696^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.9%	8	9.1		9.1	15.8	17.2	19.3	17.7			17.4	15.2	9.5	2.3	11.8			9.3	94.4			97.6	95.2	98.4	$24,432	$3,096	$21,336
Rafer Johnson	Public	K-8	1001 Tenth St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5445	32	6	5.5	90.6%	1 (3.1%)	13 (40.6%)	17 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)										3.9							4.2							$128,027	$11,792	$116,235
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	607 Texas St.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5280	707	34	20.6	95.0%	12 (1.7%)	45 (6.4%)	647 (91.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.7	5376^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.2%		17.2	5103^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.1%	273	10.5		10.5	34.3	14.4	23.9	21.9			23.8	27.7	4.4	8.3	6.8			11.8	92.8	97.8		94.2	95.7	95.7	$20,590	$2,637	$17,953
Bessie E. Owens Elementary	Public	K-6	815 Potomac Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5420	867	40	21.6	89.5%	49 (5.7%)	81 (9.3%)	728 (84.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	36.8	3421^st of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%		33	3683^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.2%	262	25.6		25.6	24.8	45.7	42.4	42.0			38.8	27.8	35.9	24.6	33.3			30.5	91.1	98.0	98.0	97.3	92.5		$20,426	$2,789	$17,637
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	2324 Verde St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5460	392	19	20.1	95.4%	26 (6.6%)	24 (6.1%)	324 (82.7%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	20.5	4788^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.3%		21	4771^st of 5869 public elementary schools	18.7%	17	15.0		15.0	33.9	33.3	29.0				31.8	21.2	17.9	16.5				18.4	93.3	96.7			94.4		$20,325	$2,322	$18,003
William Penn Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 San Emidio St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5440	235	14	16.7	92.3%	23 (9.8%)	29 (12.3%)	182 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.2	5402^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.8%		20.1	4859^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.2%	543	10.3		10.3	17.5	36.8	23.1				25.6	9.8	15.8	2.6				9.3							$24,486	$2,942	$21,544
Downtown Elementary	Public	K-8	2021 M St.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5920	317	15	21.6	31.2%	108 (34.1%)	9 (2.8%)	179 (56.5%)	10 (3.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	76	1333^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.2%		77	1287^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.1%	46	46.7	48.3	47.5	65.7	63.6	50.0	88.9	78.8	65.5	69.4	51.4	48.5	36.7	80.6	45.5	41.4	51.5							$18,332	$2,170	$16,162
Wayside Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Ming Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5820	652	32	20.1	94.9%	26 (4.0%)	30 (4.6%)	586 (89.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	16.7	5128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.4%		16.3	5190^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.6%	62	12.0		12.0	21.2	19.8	18.9	34.6			24.1	11.5	10.3	7.8	30.6			15.8	97.5			98.4	98.4	98.4	$20,173	$2,662	$17,511
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	1100 Citadel St.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5229	709	33	21.5	90.1%	28 (3.9%)	88 (12.4%)	586 (82.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	7.3	5768^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.5%		8.3	5758^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.9%	10	8.6		8.6	13.9	12.7	20.0	18.4			15.8	8.7	2.7	5.7	8.0			6.2							$20,257	$2,640	$17,617
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	2400 Truxtun Ave.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5270	475	23	20.3	88.0%	60 (12.6%)	67 (14.1%)	332 (69.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	33.1	3719^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.5%		43.7	2949^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.8%	770	19.2		19.2	34.0	42.6	38.9	52.2			42.4	35.2	27.0	13.9	20.6			23.4	97.3						$20,186	$2,401	$17,785

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Elementary

Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 628 students attended McKinley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 15% African American, 5% White.

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Emerson Middle
High : Bakersfield High

What district is McKinley Elementary in?

Bakersfield City

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