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McKinley Elementary

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McKinley Elementary ranks 1094 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1094^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of California elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 541 students in the highly-regarded Burlingame Elementary school district, consistently performing well above California state averages in English, Math, and Science.

While McKinley is a strong school overall, it is important for parents to know it is the lowest-performing school within its own elite district, ranking below peers like Franklin Elementary and Hoover Elementary. It operates with the highest student-teacher ratio and lowest per-student spending in the Burlingame district. Recent data shows concerning declines in academic effectiveness for students from low-income families and English learners, which coincides with an increase in the number of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to schools in neighboring districts, McKinley outperforms most in the San Mateo-Foster City district but lags behind schools in the Hillsborough City Elementary district, which have significantly higher funding. Key takeaways are that McKinley provides a good education in an exceptional area but faces specific challenges supporting vulnerable student groups and maintaining performance consistency across grade levels, particularly in upper-grade math and Spanish language arts.

541

Students ?

27.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,347

Per pupil spending ?

25.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Paloma Ave.
Burlingame, CA 94010-3728

(650) 259-3870

District: Burlingame Elementary

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Burlingame Intermediate
High:	Burlingame High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.3%

White:

25.3%

Two or more races:

21.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Burlingame Elementary's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg66%

California avg41%

1,094^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Burlingame Elementary

94^th of 1,543Burlingame 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	81.6	1094 of 5857	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	774 of 5869	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	670 of 5859	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	736 of 5883	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	199 of 1417	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	694 of 5789	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	89.8	642 of 5662	88.7%	★★★★☆
2017	87.9	767 of 5692	86.5%	★★★★☆
2016	90.1	612 of 5614	89.1%	★★★★☆
2015	91.5	545 of 5611	90.3%	★★★★★
2013	82.4	926 of 5530	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	78.9	1091 of 5390	79.8%	★★★★☆
2011	72.3	1378 of 5377	74.4%	★★★★☆
2010	74.7	1249 of 5314	76.5%	★★★★☆
2009	55.4	2157 of 5193	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.6	2289 of 5113	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.4	2048 of 5113	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.4	1198 of 4818	75.1%	★★★★☆
2005	73.6	1180 of 4822	75.5%	★★★★☆
2004	81.4	845 of 4809	82.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	555 of 1203	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	507 of 1205	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	507 of 1190	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	594 of 1154	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.3	1591 of 3162	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.3	569 of 3245	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	498 of 3311	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	89.2	30 of 602	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	197 of 3275	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	191 of 3246	94.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	751 of 5597	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	728 of 5612	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	822 of 5609	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	797 of 5635	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	168 of 1267	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	94.3	278 of 5492	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	605 of 5413	88.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	1581 of 5107	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.2	844 of 5107	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	911 of 5087	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	922 of 5084	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	91.6	236 of 4963	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	455 of 4830	90.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	2081 of 5460	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.2	746 of 5517	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	1234 of 5363	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	2080 of 5264	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	468 of 1110	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	1246 of 5173	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	1368 of 5084	73.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	1364 of 5628	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	813 of 5643	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	92.1	489 of 5638	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	654 of 5663	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	230 of 1272	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	1123 of 5510	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	691 of 5431	87.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	288 of 718	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	258 of 670	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.1	110 of 669	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	238 of 610	61.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	1023 of 2598	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.8	502 of 2651	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	608 of 2661	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	375 of 2726	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	909 of 2834	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.5	574 of 2737	79.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)54th percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Mathematics61%+24 vs state

Science54%+21 vs state

Listening50%+25 vs state

Writing33%+16 vs state

Overall28%+18 vs state

Reading22%+15 vs state

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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)	% Polio (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio 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	701 Paloma Ave.	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	Burlingame Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 259-3870	541	20	27.0	25.7%	137 (25.3%)	2 (0.4%)	180 (33.3%)	108 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (21.1%)	81.6	1094^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.3%		88.6	774^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.8%	320	28.3	45.5	11.1	28.2	58.7	40.9	51.1	50.4	30.4	56.8	11.1	32.6	19.6	38.6	8.9	22.2	53.9	53.9	51.1	66.7	71.6	62.9	57.6	71.8	56.2	61.4	94.9			94.9		$14,347	$859	$13,488
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	1151 Vancouver Ave.	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	Burlingame Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 259-3890	311	13	23.9	24.1%	99 (31.8%)	1 (0.3%)	66 (21.2%)	97 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	46 (14.8%)	88.1	770^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.9%		91.2	626^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.3%	144																	63.6	63.6	71.7	55.0	72.7	66.9	78.3	60.0	68.2	69.2	87.9	93.9		87.9	92.4	$18,072	$1,396	$16,676
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Howard Ave.	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	Burlingame Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 259-3880	410	16	25.6	27.1%	153 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (20.2%)	103 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	67 (16.3%)	85	923^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	84.2%		91.9	583^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	90.1%	340																	61.3	61.3	48.7	81.0	71.0	65.5	61.5	85.9	61.3	69.1	86.1			86.1		$14,987	$806	$14,181
North Hillsborough	Public	K-5	545 Eucalyptus Ave.	Hillsborough	94010	San Mateo County	Hillsborough City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 347-4175	274	20	14.0	2.6%	140 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	87 (31.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (8.8%)	99.2	8^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.9%		98.8	32^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	99.5%	24																	87.2	87.2	91.7	92.1	97.9	94.0	91.7	89.5	97.9	93.2						$29,641	$682	$28,959
San Mateo Park Elementary	Public	K-5	161 Clark Dr.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7577	340	14	24.2	63.5%	17 (5.0%)	2 (0.6%)	291 (85.6%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.0%)	12	5504^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%		12.8	5502^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	6.3%	2																	21.1	21.1	3.9	3.9	23.2	10.6	1.8	1.9	24.6	9.6						$21,386	$2,222	$19,164
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1801 Devereux Dr.	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	Burlingame Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 259-3860	415	16	26.7	13.5%	154 (37.1%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.0%)	150 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (18.6%)	95.8	258^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.6%		92.4	546^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.7%	288																	64.0	64.0	77.6	77.9	84.9	80.1	80.8	79.5	76.0	78.8	94.5		95.9		97.3	$14,568	$782	$13,786
Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	2220 Summit Dr.	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	Burlingame Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 259-3900	227	9	25.2	5.3%	92 (40.5%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.3%)	82 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (17.6%)	97.4	122^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.9%		98.4	54^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.1%	68																	70.5	70.5	90.6	82.5	81.8	84.5	100.0	85.0	75.0	85.3						$18,013	$783	$17,230
South Hillsborough	Public	K-5	303 El Cerrito Ave.	Hillsborough	94010	San Mateo County	Hillsborough City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 344-0303	244	16	14.9	5.3%	106 (43.4%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.6%)	81 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.3%)	98.3	45^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.7	38^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	7																	73.3	73.3	92.1	90.7	80.0	87.3	97.4	97.7	84.4	92.9						$29,188	$595	$28,593
College Park Elementary	Public	K-5	715-A Indian Ave.	San Mateo	94401	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7691	431	18	23.9	14.4%	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	304 (70.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (20.4%)	96.8	168^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.4	230^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.1%	62																	77.9	77.9	73.3	77.6	83.6	78.3	93.2	80.3	88.2	86.7						$19,784	$1,467	$18,317
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	2385 Trousdale Dr.	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	Burlingame Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 259-3850	357	14	25.3	17.1%	64 (17.9%)	5 (1.4%)	30 (8.4%)	198 (55.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (16.2%)	97.1	144^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.5%		96.5	219^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.3%	75																	76.3	76.3	79.7	76.8	84.8	80.5	86.2	83.9	81.4	83.9	96.5		96.5	96.5	96.5	$15,848	$784	$15,064

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Elementary

How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended McKinley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 33% Hispanic, 25% White, 21% Two or more races, 20% Asian.

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burlingame Intermediate
High : Burlingame High

What district is McKinley Elementary in?

Burlingame Elementary

Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks 1094^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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