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William McKinley Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

William McKinley Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 495 students in the Colton Joint Unified district, operating in a high-needs community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below state averages and a statewide ranking in the bottom 12% of elementary schools. Its performance is lower than most nearby schools in the same district, including Paul Rogers Elementary and Ulysses Grant Elementary. The school has shown a concerning decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, and it struggles particularly to serve its most vulnerable student groups, such as English learners and students in special education, whose scores rank in the bottom 10% statewide.

Despite spending more per student than the state average and having resources similar to its district peers, William McKinley's outcomes are weaker. However, there are signs of potential, such as improving attendance from pandemic highs and science scores that are closer to the district average. Nearby schools like Ramona-Alessandro Elementary in San Bernardino City Unified show that schools with similar student demographics can achieve stronger academic results, offering a model for what may be possible with targeted improvements.

495

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,503

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 West Johnston St.
Colton, CA 92324-1322

(909) 580-5028

District: Colton Joint Unified

Students who attend William McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Colton Middle
High:	Colton High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

African American:

1.8%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2013 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg25%

California avg41%

5,147^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Colton Joint Unified

1245^th of 1,543Colton Joint 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	16.5	5147 of 5857	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4817 of 5869	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4894 of 5859	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4513 of 5883	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	4458 of 5789	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	4051 of 5662	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.7	4285 of 5692	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.2	4240 of 5614	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	5228 of 5611	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	37.9	3469 of 5530	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.9	2885 of 5390	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.8	3243 of 5377	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.7	3260 of 5314	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.3	2405 of 5193	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	34.1	3333 of 5113	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.9	3301 of 5113	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.0	3582 of 4818	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.4	3603 of 4822	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.6	4056 of 4809	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.0	2950 of 3162	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	3143 of 3245	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	2748 of 3311	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1939 of 3275	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	1893 of 3246	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	4967 of 5597	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	4530 of 5612	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	4737 of 5609	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	3981 of 5635	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	4183 of 5492	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3726 of 5413	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	4324 of 5107	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	3873 of 5107	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	3831 of 5087	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	3399 of 5084	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3511 of 4963	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	2969 of 4830	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.9	259 of 356	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	4574 of 5460	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	4371 of 5517	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	4255 of 5363	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	3654 of 5264	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	3695 of 5173	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	3103 of 5084	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	4879 of 5628	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4705 of 5643	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	4529 of 5638	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4693 of 5663	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	4361 of 5510	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	4138 of 5431	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	2706 of 2847	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)27th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 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 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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	600 West Johnston St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5028	495	22	22.3	88.3%	7 (1.4%)	9 (1.8%)	474 (95.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16.5	5147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.1%		20.4	4817^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.9%	330																					17.2	17.2	27.3	33.3	28.1	22.4	27.2	15.2	19.6	13.8	9.3	14.0	91.6	94.0		91.6	96.4	$23,503	$4,490	$19,013
Paul Rogers Elementary	Public	K-6	955 West Laurel St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5027	602	27	22.2	92.4%	8 (1.3%)	9 (1.5%)	580 (96.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.2	4374^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.3%		21.8	4702^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.9%	328																					13.3	13.3	40.3	31.8	31.1	34.9	34.3	42.5	16.3	11.2	19.8	21.5	95.5		95.5	97.0	95.5	$23,696	$4,527	$19,169
Ulysses Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	550 West Olive St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5024	589	25	23.5	87.3%	11 (1.9%)	10 (1.7%)	558 (94.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33.9	3655^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%		32.6	3723^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	36.6%	68																					18.0	18.0	32.5	40.5	40.3	44.3	39.6	32.5	31.8	19.5	28.4	28.2						$23,060	$4,514	$18,546
Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary	Public	K-5	1390 West Randall Ave.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 421-7620	608	24	25.1	77.0%	14 (2.3%)	24 (3.9%)	550 (90.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	36	3488^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.4%		41.1	3124^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.8%	364																					19.8	19.8	29.5	35.5	45.8		36.9	37.9	36.5	31.3		35.2	94.6		94.6		94.6	$19,816	$3,828	$15,988
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	444 East Olive St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5026	587	26	22.5	91.0%	9 (1.5%)	7 (1.2%)	562 (95.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	17.7	5034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.1%		24.1	4448^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.2%	586																					12.8	12.8	23.1	27.9	26.7	20.2	24.5	30.4	14.8	17.4	20.5	20.7						$23,104	$4,483	$18,621
J.P. Kelley Elementary	Public	K-5	380 South Meridian Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7923	661	27	24.4	87.1%	4 (0.6%)	43 (6.5%)	600 (90.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	21.4	4715^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%		18.2	5007^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.7%	292																					22.2	22.2	20.8	27.1	41.6		30.6	18.8	16.2	17.5		17.3						$19,854	$4,135	$15,719
Alice Birney Elementary	Public	K-6	1050 East Olive St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5017	681	30	22.7	90.7%	16 (2.3%)	12 (1.8%)	645 (94.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	12	5508^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%		13.2	5457^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.0%	51	2.3				2.3	29.6				29.6	4.6				4.6	0.0				0.0	6.0	6.0	15.9	20.0	22.2	26.8	21.1	19.1	11.8	8.5	16.9	14.2	98.2					$23,005	$4,506	$18,499
Urbita Elementary	Public	K-6	771 South J St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6488	390	20	19.5	92.1%	6 (1.5%)	11 (2.8%)	365 (93.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	18.1	5001^st of 5857 public elementary schools	14.6%		11.6	5578^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.0%	577	0.0	5.9	4.6	11.1	5.0	21.7	0.0	22.7	27.8	18.8	0.0	17.7	0.0	16.7	7.5	0.0	5.9	4.6	11.1	5.0	19.7	19.7	17.9	24.0	31.2	21.6	23.9	23.2	16.0	21.7	17.7	19.8						$24,881	$4,769	$20,112
Lytle Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	275 South K St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6382	525	27	19.4	97.1%	10 (1.9%)	13 (2.5%)	493 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	15.1	5254^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.3%		13.3	5452^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.1%	198																					9.2	9.2	13.9	33.7	22.9	33.3	25.9	15.1	19.5	6.9	14.5	13.9						$23,112	$4,621	$18,491
Georgia F. Morris Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 West Randall Ave.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-6864	604	24	25.7	81.5%	7 (1.2%)	35 (5.8%)	546 (90.4%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	34.5	3623^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.1%		43.8	2934^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.0%	689																					23.5	23.5	32.0	40.9	39.8		37.8	38.0	38.7	16.8		30.6						$18,862	$3,478	$15,384

Frequently Asked Questions about William McKinley Elementary

What district is William McKinley Elementary in?

Colton Joint Unified

Is William McKinley Elementary a good school?

William McKinley Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.1% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of William McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend William McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Colton Middle
High : Colton High

What is the racial makeup of William McKinley Elementary?

Students at William McKinley Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% White.

How many students attend William McKinley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended William McKinley Elementary.

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