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McKinley Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 671 students in the Central Unified School District, located in a high-need community in Fresno where the majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, math, and science consistently below district and state averages; its statewide ranking has declined in recent years to the 24th percentile. Compared to other Central Unified schools like Central Elementary and Madison Elementary that serve similar student populations, McKinley has the lowest proficiency rates and the highest student-teacher ratio. However, it operates with notably lower per-student spending than these district peers, and interestingly, schools in the neighboring Fresno Unified district, such as Addams Elementary, spend much more per student but often have similar or lower academic performance.

A key strength for McKinley is student attendance, as its chronic absenteeism rate is better than most schools in its district and significantly better than many in Fresno Unified. Performance varies widely by grade level and has shown concerning year-to-year fluctuations for specific groups of students, indicating a need for more consistent support programs. While the school ranks low statewide, it still outperforms several other nearby schools, including Wilson Elementary and Golden Charter Academy, highlighting the challenging educational landscape in this area of Fresno.

671

Students ?

26.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

83.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4444 West McKinley Ave.
Fresno, CA 93722-5431

(559) 276-5232

District: Central Unified

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Capitan Middle
High:	Central East High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.4%

Asian:

13.9%

African American:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg35%

California avg41%

4,476^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Central Unified

835^th of 1,543Central 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	24.2	4476 of 5857	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	4131 of 5869	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	3946 of 5859	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	3089 of 5883	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	3185 of 5789	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	3134 of 5662	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.9	3835 of 5692	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	20.6	4564 of 5614	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.0	4733 of 5611	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.9	3129 of 5530	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.1	3450 of 5390	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.5	3134 of 5377	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.1	3769 of 5314	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.5	3594 of 5193	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.6	3021 of 5113	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.1	3288 of 5113	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.7	2897 of 4818	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.1	3155 of 4822	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	30.4	3224 of 4809	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	477 of 569	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.1	198 of 593	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	365 of 661	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	210 of 663	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	204 of 747	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	45.9	336 of 700	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	1056 of 1203	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	1115 of 1205	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1072 of 1190	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1042 of 1154	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	1063 of 1149	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	969 of 1071	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	19.7	3082 of 3162	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	3146 of 3245	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	57.5	869 of 3311	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	981 of 3275	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	26.4	2639 of 3246	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	4518 of 5597	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4571 of 5612	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	4281 of 5609	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	3223 of 5635	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	2888 of 5492	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	3129 of 5413	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	3575 of 5107	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	3199 of 5107	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3387 of 5087	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	2292 of 5084	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	2125 of 4963	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	2095 of 4830	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	3939 of 5460	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	3349 of 5517	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	3190 of 5363	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	2381 of 5264	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	2375 of 5173	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	2127 of 5084	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	4071 of 5628	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	3406 of 5643	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	3324 of 5638	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	2742 of 5663	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.3	3300 of 5510	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	3008 of 5431	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	109 of 153	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	66 of 118	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	106 of 140	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-16 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Monday, June 6, 2011

I would never send my kid there after working there, especially to the after school program. Poor organization, junk food for snacks, and bad supervision. Parents are not being informed of the status of their child. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, April 30, 2010

I love my sons kindergarten teacher Ms. Bailey He wnt from scibbiling to writing full sentences she is the besty always makes learning fun and desirable Close Quote

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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 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 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 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	4444 West McKinley Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5232	671	25	26.8	83.9%	39 (5.8%)	61 (9.1%)	459 (68.4%)	93 (13.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	24.2	4476^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%		27.8	4131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	29.6%	345	10.7	10.7	27.1	27.8	29.7	44.3	32.4	30.6	15.6	15.5	30.0	22.7	95.8			97.2		97.2
Central Elementary	Public	K-6	2195 North Polk Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 274-9780	762	29	26.2	81.5%	67 (8.8%)	43 (5.6%)	410 (53.8%)	216 (28.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	51.8	2511^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%		51	2510^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.2%	1	27.2	27.2	58.5	47.2	47.8	47.2	50.1	54.1	38.7	30.4	27.0	37.4	96.2	98.1			97.2
Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary	Public	K-6	2280 North Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 512-6912	622	24	25.9	89.9%	24 (3.9%)	49 (7.9%)	433 (69.6%)	99 (15.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	28.3	4113^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%		26.4	4259^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.4%	146	18.8	18.8	34.9	34.9	35.7	31.3	34.1	31.0	36.6	23.3	16.2	26.2	96.5				96.5
John Steinbeck Elementary	Public	K-6	3550 North Milburn Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3141	689	25	27.5	85.1%	55 (8.0%)	52 (7.5%)	454 (65.9%)	107 (15.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	29	4048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%		29.9	3930^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.0%	118	17.0	17.0	37.0	24.6	44.6	41.3	36.3	28.8	21.1	20.8	28.9	24.4	94.0	96.4		96.4
Addams Elementary	Public	K-6	2117 West McKinley Ave.	Fresno	93728	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2510	748	34	21.7	96.0%	46 (6.1%)	51 (6.8%)	555 (74.2%)	45 (6.0%)	16 (2.1%)	8 (1.1%)	26 (3.5%)	16	5184^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.5%		15.7	5241^st of 5869 public elementary schools	10.7%	57	7.6	7.6	23.6	24.5	24.4	28.4	25.1	25.7	14.3	16.0	18.7	18.7							$18,715	$2,505	$16,210
Homan Elementary	Public	K-6	1602 West Harvard St.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2940	475	24	20.0	94.3%	26 (5.5%)	40 (8.4%)	337 (70.9%)	52 (10.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	35.8	3513^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.0%		28.3	4085^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.4%	572	20.0	20.0	26.9	37.3	37.5	41.7	35.7	25.4	38.5	31.3	42.9	34.0	95.7	96.7		95.7	96.7	95.7	$18,828	$2,283	$16,545
Golden Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1626 West Princeton Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Golden Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 293-3157	405	15	27.0	82.5%	19 (4.7%)	206 (50.9%)	145 (35.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.4%)	10.5	5601^st of 5857 public elementary schools	4.4%		14.5	5358^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.7%	243	9.3	9.3	29.4	14.3	23.8	9.8	19.2	19.2	6.1	9.3	3.9	9.7							$20,886	$2,792	$18,094
Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	330 South Brawley Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5280	487	21	23.1	85.0%	34 (7.0%)	18 (3.7%)	350 (71.9%)	72 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	45.4	2860^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.2%		45.4	2839^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.6%	21	23.9	23.9	40.8	50.0	37.3	42.9	42.1	53.7	41.7	30.8	32.0	39.2	94.4				94.4
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	2131 West Ashlan Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7320	669	34	19.9	95.5%	45 (6.7%)	74 (11.1%)	480 (71.7%)	41 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.9%)	13.9	5353^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.6%		11.1	5610^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.4%	257	9.0	9.0	26.1	20.4	24.0	12.5	21.7	24.2	19.6	12.1	12.5	17.5	98.2		98.2				$20,113	$2,748	$17,365
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1005 West Weldon	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2910	443	26	17.2	91.6%	28 (6.3%)	24 (5.4%)	352 (79.5%)	20 (4.5%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.7%)	16.1	5178^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.6%		17.5	5073^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.6%	105	13.6	13.6	29.2	17.0	26.3	16.7	22.3	30.6	22.2	13.6	10.4	19.1							$21,649	$2,903	$18,746

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Elementary

What district is McKinley Elementary in?

Central Unified

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : El Capitan Middle
High : Central East High

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 9% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 671 students attended McKinley Elementary.

Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.6% of California elementary schools.

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