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McKinleyville Middle

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McKinleyville Middle ranks 1724 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1724^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 38% of California middle schools

Summary

McKinleyville Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the McKinleyville Union Elementary School District, with 338 students located in McKinleyville, CA. The district is ranked 880 out of 1565 districts in California and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

McKinleyville Middle consistently underperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 30.03% of students proficient or better in ELA and 25.83% in Math, compared to 48.81% and 37.3% statewide, respectively. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 35.4%, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, McKinleyville Middle has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, between 44.9% and 54.44%, and spends between $12,847 and $17,314 per student, which is lower than the state average. The student-teacher ratio at the school has fluctuated between 16.7 and 30.3, higher than the recommended ratio for effective instruction.

Compared to nearby middle schools, McKinleyville Middle generally underperforms. For instance, Freshwater Charter Middle, which is only 11.1 miles away, consistently outperforms McKinleyville Middle on test scores and has a higher statewide ranking. Addressing the challenges faced by McKinleyville Middle, such as high chronic absenteeism, low spending per student, and high student-teacher ratios, could potentially lead to improved academic outcomes for the school.

302

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,792

Per pupil spending ?

53.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2285 Central Ave.
McKinleyville, CA 95519-3685

(707) 839-1508

District: McKinleyville Union Elementary

Students who attend McKinleyville Middle usually attend:

High:

McKinleyville High

Feeder schools for McKinleyville Middle:

Elementary:	Dow's Prairie Elementary
	Morris Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.3%

Hispanic:

15.9%

Two or more races:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2013 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,724^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

868^th of 1,543McKinleyville Union 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	32.8	1724 of 2761	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	1620 of 2783	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	1148 of 2781	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	1490 of 2740	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1497 of 2715	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	1564 of 2480	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.0	1130 of 2508	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.4	927 of 2497	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.8	864 of 2477	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.3	727 of 2379	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.6	556 of 2259	75.4%	★★★★☆
2011	62.1	754 of 2236	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.5	652 of 2179	70.1%	★★★★☆
2009	65.2	620 of 2063	69.9%	★★★★☆
2008	54.5	824 of 2005	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.4	598 of 1999	70.1%	★★★★☆
2006	62.8	582 of 1804	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.0	493 of 1777	72.3%	★★★★☆
2004	57.0	639 of 1769	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	1216 of 1531	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	526 of 1491	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	455 of 1369	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1700 of 2533	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1619 of 2551	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	1197 of 2531	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	1422 of 2509	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	1321 of 2380	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1532 of 2262	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	1500 of 2395	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1669 of 2388	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	878 of 2374	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	1391 of 2359	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1512 of 2213	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1445 of 2072	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	1783 of 2542	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	1701 of 2579	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	825 of 2531	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	1202 of 2458	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	1272 of 2369	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1761 of 2230	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	1522 of 2534	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	1443 of 2552	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	930 of 2538	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	1311 of 2527	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1439 of 2407	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	1383 of 2273	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	669 of 726	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	607 of 701	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	509 of 677	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	600 of 665	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	436 of 462	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	68.4	4 of 16	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	7 of 15	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.3	1 of 19	94.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	707 of 1566	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.5	913 of 1552	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	460 of 1531	70.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1235 of 1520	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1240 of 1537	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1099 of 1543	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1182 of 1555	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1260 of 1602	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1242 of 1496	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2023)75th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science32%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 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)						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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McKinleyville Middle	Public	6-8	2285 Central Ave.	McKinleyville	95519	Humboldt County	McKinleyville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 839-1508	302	17	17.9	53.3%	185 (61.3%)	2 (0.7%)	48 (15.9%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (12.9%)	32.8	1724^th of 2761 public middle schools	37.6%		35.1	1620^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.8%	104		31.5	31.5			22.7	36.8	30.6	30.0			22.9	23.2	30.6	25.8	$15,792	$1,575	$14,217
Sunny Brae Middle	Public	6-8	1430 Buttermilk Ln.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Arcata Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-5988	232	13	17.3	54.3%	127 (54.7%)	2 (0.9%)	55 (23.7%)	6 (2.6%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (15.1%)	50	1177^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.4%		44.8	1320^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.6%	143		32.0	32.0			32.9	61.8	44.6	46.2			32.9	36.2	28.4	32.4	$20,923	$4,240	$16,683
Freshwater Charter Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	75 Greenwood Heights Dr.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Freshwater Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 442-2969	51	2	25.5	47.1%	32 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (27.5%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.8%)	67.6	722^nd of 2761 public middle schools	73.9%		76.6	553^rd of 2783 public middle schools	80.1%	169		32.0	32.0				64.0	60.0	62.0				36.0	44.0	40.0	$3,642	$104	$3,538
Catherine L. Zane Middle	Public	6-8	2155 S St.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2470	417	21	20.3	63.1%	143 (34.3%)	6 (1.4%)	137 (32.9%)	31 (7.4%)	20 (4.8%)	6 (1.4%)	74 (17.7%)	31.2	1788^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.2%		41.1	1426^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.8%	362		24.0	24.0			31.7	40.2	46.1	39.5			13.9	23.8	15.8	17.9	$16,983	$1,890	$15,093
Winship Middle	Public	6-8	2500 Cypress Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2487	413	22	18.9	59.1%	198 (47.9%)	4 (1.0%)	102 (24.7%)	41 (9.9%)	21 (5.1%)	4 (1.0%)	43 (10.4%)	42.4	1414^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.8%		35.1	1618^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.9%	204		31.5	31.5			31.6	44.1	44.7	41.9			13.2	31.0	29.0	26.8	$16,829	$1,926	$14,903
South Bay Elementary	Public	4-6	6077 Loma Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	South Bay Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 443-4828	141	6	23.5	84.4%	65 (46.1%)	4 (2.8%)	41 (29.1%)	3 (2.1%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (15.6%)								(n/a)	29.8		29.8	23.4	40.4	41.9			35.0	25.5	21.3	23.3			23.4	$19,487	$2,049	$17,438

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinleyville Middle

What district is McKinleyville Middle in?

McKinleyville Union Elementary

What high school do graduates of McKinleyville Middle attend?

Students who attend McKinleyville Middle usually go on to attend McKinleyville High

How many students attend McKinleyville Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended McKinleyville Middle.

Is McKinleyville Middle a good school?

McKinleyville Middle ranks 1724^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of McKinleyville Middle?

Students at McKinleyville Middle are 61% White, 16% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 8% American Indian.

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