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McKinley Elementary

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McKinley Elementary ranks 3798 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3798^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of California elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 331 students in the Compton Unified district, showing a mix of significant challenges and notable strengths in its academic profile.

The school's standout success is its dramatic improvement in student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.7%, which is less than half the average for both the district and the state and far better than nearby charter schools like Barack Obama Charter (49.4%) and KIPP Compton Community (41.5%). Academically, McKinley shows a unique pattern where student performance improves significantly in the middle school grades, with 7th and 8th graders scoring well above district and state averages in English and Math, a strength not consistently seen in other local schools.

However, the school faces clear challenges, particularly in elementary-grade math and across all grades in science, where proficiency is notably low. Its statewide ranking has also been inconsistent from year to year. While McKinley's overall performance is similar to other district schools like Bursch Elementary and Washington Elementary, it does not perform at the level of top Compton Unified schools such as Tibby Elementary.

331

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,032

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14431 Stanford Ave.
Compton, CA 90220-1128

(310) 898-6320

District: Compton Unified

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Enterprise Middle
High:	Centennial High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.5%

African American:

28.4%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2013 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg41%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,798^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

964^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 11 pts since 2022

From top 46% (2022) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Compton Unified

634^th of 1,543Compton 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	3798 of 5857	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3725 of 5869	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	2754 of 5859	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.6	3982 of 5883	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	2442 of 5789	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	1966 of 5662	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.0	3682 of 5692	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.6	4460 of 5614	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.4	5505 of 5611	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.3	4851 of 5530	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.3	4571 of 5390	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.1	4998 of 5377	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.3	5101 of 5314	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.8	5135 of 5193	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.1	5064 of 5113	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.0	5011 of 5113	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.9	4750 of 4818	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	171 of 569	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	51.4	231 of 593	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.9	114 of 661	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	44.2	312 of 663	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.1	75 of 747	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	61 of 700	91.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	45.2	894 of 2128	58.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.3	562 of 3162	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	39.4	1866 of 3245	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	1274 of 3311	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	1230 of 3246	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	3138 of 5597	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	3406 of 5612	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	2194 of 5609	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.0	3735 of 5635	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	2565 of 5492	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	1585 of 5413	70.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	2624 of 5107	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	2666 of 5107	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.6	1522 of 5087	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	44.1	2588 of 5084	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.1	1115 of 4963	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	690 of 4830	85.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	2906 of 5460	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	2909 of 5517	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.8	1700 of 5363	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	2791 of 5264	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.4	902 of 5173	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	877 of 5084	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	4259 of 5628	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	3717 of 5643	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	3265 of 5638	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3864 of 5663	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	2129 of 5510	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	2194 of 5431	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	31.3	1582 of 2420	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	964 of 2761	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	1421 of 2783	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1547 of 2781	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	1249 of 2740	54.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.3	256 of 637	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	895 of 2533	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.4	1464 of 2551	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1698 of 2531	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	1072 of 2509	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	729 of 2395	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	862 of 2388	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	1047 of 2374	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	514 of 2359	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	598 of 2213	73.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	585 of 2542	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.2	999 of 2579	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	1067 of 2531	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	626 of 2458	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	499 of 2369	78.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	986 of 2534	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	1186 of 2552	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	1026 of 2538	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	1128 of 2527	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	564 of 2407	76.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)82nd percentile+46 vs school

African American (2025)70th percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2018)58th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2023)35th percentile-18 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile-4 vs school

African American (2022)60th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-5 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science11%-22 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 (2025)
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-8	14431 Stanford Ave.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6320	331	14	22.8	90.3%	2 (0.6%)	94 (28.4%)	230 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	32	3798^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.2%		32.6	3725^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.5%	73	9.6	15.4	10.8	41.0	35.4	40.4	33.3	69.0	61.5	43.5	42.5	33.3	19.2	27.3	51.7	53.9	34.4							$21,032	$16,078	$4,954
Avalon Gardens Elementary	Public	K-6	13940 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 532-8540	171	10	17.1	93.6%	1 (0.6%)	72 (42.1%)	92 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	17.4	5064^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		30	3924^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.1%	1140	5.9		5.9	31.6	28.6	23.5	14.3			24.4	21.1	25.0	31.3	0.0			18.4							$61,988	$58,662	$3,326
Bursch Elementary	Public	K-8	2505 West 156th St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6130	370	15	25.4	85.1%	0 (0.0%)	73 (19.7%)	296 (80.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.7	2518^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.0%		42.4	3041^st of 5869 public elementary schools	48.2%	523	14.3	46.2	21.0	48.8	42.5	35.4	58.1	41.2	61.5	45.8	62.8	57.5	28.6	41.9	29.4	53.9	46.1	90.0	96.0	96.0		96.0	92.0	$19,255	$14,230	$5,025
Tibby Elementary	Public	K-8	1400 West Poplar St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6370	554	22	24.7	90.1%	2 (0.4%)	146 (26.4%)	392 (70.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	76.4	1320^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%		74.4	1391^st of 5869 public elementary schools	76.3%	71	19.3	15.2	17.8	71.6	49.2	62.7	79.6	89.3	57.6	68.7	79.7	63.9	39.0	75.5	57.1	51.5	62.4	87.9	90.9	87.9	92.4	90.9	90.9	$18,721	$14,258	$4,463
Barack Obama Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	13305 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Barack Obama Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 566-4590	360	18	20.5	96.9%	1 (0.3%)	179 (49.7%)	171 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	10.4	5608^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.3%		8.5	5750^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.0%	142	11.8		11.8	12.5	20.4	13.7				15.5	12.5	16.7	13.7				14.3	78.6	87.1	87.1	85.7	88.6	87.1	$40,136	$36,392	$3,744
KIPP Compton Community	Public, Charter	K-8	1650 West 134th St.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	KIPP Compton Community District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 607-8811	783	32	24.7	76.1%	1 (0.1%)	503 (64.2%)	245 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.6%)	14.6	5304^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.4%		19.5	4907^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.4%	397	13.3		13.3	25.9	22.9	17.8	21.9			22.3	28.3	19.1	11.2	6.2			16.8	95.0			98.3	97.5	98.3	$48,879	$47,532	$1,347
Laurel Street Elementary	Public	K-8	1321 West Laurel St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6440	377	15	25.1	87.5%	1 (0.3%)	53 (14.1%)	316 (83.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	78.6	1212^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.3%		64	1875^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.1%	663	32.1	29.6	31.3	79.0	72.7	71.7	39.5	62.5	66.7	65.4	76.3	54.6	75.5	55.8	56.3	44.4	62.0							$19,894	$15,126	$4,768
Ralph Bunche Elementary	Public	K-8	16223 South Haskins Ln.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6120	217	9	24.2	82.0%	1 (0.5%)	84 (38.7%)	128 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	60.4	2045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.1%		34.6	3557^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.4%	1512	20.7	22.2	21.3	61.3	40.0	55.2	47.6	37.5	50.0	50.4	74.2	65.0	34.5	28.6	0.0	50.0	45.2							$21,573	$15,814	$5,759
Ronald E. McNair Elementary	Public	K-6	1450 West El Segundo Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6330	358	15	23.8	88.5%	2 (0.6%)	84 (23.5%)	260 (72.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	72.2	1510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.2%		61.9	1985^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.2%	475	38.2		38.2	80.4	55.3	50.0	41.9			58.4	86.5	44.7	44.1	55.8			60.5							$20,220	$15,236	$4,984
Washington Elementary	Public	K-8	1421 North Wilmington Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6390	268	11	25.0	87.7%	0 (0.0%)	46 (17.2%)	217 (81.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	49.4	2629^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.1%		47.4	2708^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.9%	79	20.0		20.0	46.4	36.4	45.7	50.0			44.2	71.4	39.4	31.4	37.5			44.2	82.9			94.3		91.4	$21,080	$16,406	$4,674

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Elementary

How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended McKinley Elementary.

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Enterprise Middle
High : Centennial High

What district is McKinley Elementary in?

Compton Unified

Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks 3798^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 28% African American.

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