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McKinley Elementary

Q: Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks 2489 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of California elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 315 students in the Redlands Unified School District, maintaining a solid, consistent 3-star rating that places it in the middle of all California elementary schools.

When compared to other local schools, McKinley stands out for doing better than expected given its student population. For example, its math and science scores are actually higher than both the district and state averages, which is a notable strength, especially when looking at nearby schools like Franklin Elementary or Lugonia Elementary that have similar challenges. The school also does an excellent job managing student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate that is significantly better than the district average and better than many comparison schools, including Mission Elementary.

Performance tends to improve as students move up in grades, particularly in English Language Arts, where fifth graders perform quite well. However, there are noticeable differences in how various student groups perform, indicating some areas where the school is focusing support. While its overall state ranking has dipped from a historical high a decade ago, it has stabilized in recent years, suggesting the school is effectively navigating current challenges and building on its academic strengths in math and science.

315

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,880

Per pupil spending ?

67%

Free/discounted lunch ?

645 West Olive Ave.
Redlands, CA 92373-5167

(909) 307-5570

District: Redlands Unified

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cope Middle
High:	Redlands Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.4%

White:

19.0%

African American:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2013 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg42%

California avg41%

2,489^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Redlands Unified

551^st of 1,543Redlands 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	52.1	2489 of 5857	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	2665 of 5869	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	2588 of 5859	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	2645 of 5883	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	2497 of 5789	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	2086 of 5662	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.1	1839 of 5692	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.2	2524 of 5614	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.2	1928 of 5611	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	79.2	1100 of 5530	80.1%	★★★★☆
2012	68.0	1632 of 5390	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.3	1434 of 5377	73.3%	★★★★☆
2010	74.1	1279 of 5314	75.9%	★★★★☆
2009	75.2	1199 of 5193	76.9%	★★★★☆
2008	73.0	1280 of 5113	75.0%	★★★★☆
2007	57.6	1945 of 5113	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.8	1597 of 4818	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.9	1623 of 4822	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.1	1622 of 4809	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.3	899 of 2227	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.4	2039 of 2585	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.7	760 of 2128	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	2272 of 5597	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	2161 of 5612	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	2160 of 5609	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	2571 of 5635	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.3	3326 of 5492	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	2304 of 5413	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	2476 of 5107	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	2207 of 5107	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	2095 of 5087	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	2182 of 5084	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	2527 of 4963	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.9	1391 of 4830	71.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	2150 of 5460	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	2159 of 5517	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	2622 of 5363	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	2075 of 5264	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	2151 of 5173	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	1476 of 5084	71.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	2534 of 5628	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	3110 of 5643	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	3021 of 5638	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	2546 of 5663	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	1761 of 5510	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	1926 of 5431	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	23.7	1974 of 2420	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	448 of 2598	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	1061 of 2661	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	1376 of 2726	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	1442 of 2834	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	1792 of 2737	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)83rd percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)60th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2023)18th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science37%+5 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 (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 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	% 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-5	645 West Olive Ave.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5570	315	13	24.2	67.0%	60 (19.0%)	31 (9.8%)	184 (58.4%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	52.1	2489^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.5%		48	2665^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.6%	176	37.2	37.2	36.0	44.7	58.1	45.7	39.2	46.8	37.2	41.1	96.4	96.4			96.4		$17,880	$2,139	$15,741
Kingsbury Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Cajon St.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5550	512	23	22.2	60.4%	115 (22.5%)	27 (5.3%)	314 (61.3%)	25 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	41.6	3103^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	47.0%		50.7	2523^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.0%	580	33.3	33.3	41.9	36.1	59.7	44.9	38.0	26.8	22.4	29.9	96.3			96.3			$17,787	$1,971	$15,816
Smiley Elementary	Public	K-5	1210 West Cypress Ave.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5580	634	25	25.3	56.8%	128 (20.2%)	48 (7.6%)	349 (55.0%)	60 (9.5%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	40 (6.3%)	67.2	1730^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.5%		70.9	1556^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.5%	174	40.0	40.0	57.8	62.0	57.4	59.0	50.6	52.2	36.0	45.9	94.4			96.7	95.6	96.7	$17,608	$1,988	$15,620
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	850 East Colton Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5530	624	25	24.9	84.0%	42 (6.7%)	52 (8.3%)	469 (75.2%)	16 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	37 (5.9%)	29.2	4021^st of 5857 public elementary schools	31.3%		30.9	3862^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.2%	159	22.3	22.3	36.6	34.0	34.3	35.0	29.7	28.3	23.5	27.2	97.1	98.0	98.0	97.1	97.1	98.0	$17,652	$1,976	$15,676
Kimberly Elementary	Public	K-5	301 West South Ave.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5540	457	20	22.8	37.2%	175 (38.3%)	22 (4.8%)	177 (38.7%)	34 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.7%)	72.2	1511^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.2%		82.8	1044^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.2%	467	43.6	43.6	52.6	62.3	58.5	57.6	55.3	73.3	41.5	54.4							$17,626	$1,887	$15,739
Lugonia Elementary	Public	K-5	202 East Pennsylvania Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5560	527	21	25.0	83.7%	19 (3.6%)	41 (7.8%)	402 (76.3%)	35 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	20.5	4793^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.2%		16.8	5143^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.4%	350	15.2	15.2	27.9	30.7	32.6	30.3	30.8	19.1	9.8	20.5	95.8	96.8	96.8		95.8		$18,035	$2,248	$15,787
Mission Elementary	Public	K-5	10568 California St.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-2480	594	25	24.2	68.2%	72 (12.1%)	58 (9.8%)	347 (58.4%)	78 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.1%)	41.7	3089^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.3%		42	3067^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.7%	22	28.1	28.1	41.6	33.7	47.4	40.8	42.1	33.0	33.0	35.6							$17,746	$2,038	$15,708
Bryn Mawr Elementary	Public	K-5	11680 Whittier Ave.	Loma Linda	92354	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 478-5650	622	26	23.9	68.3%	64 (10.3%)	57 (9.2%)	298 (47.9%)	127 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (12.1%)	55.2	2300^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.7%		59.7	2078^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.6%	222	40.0	40.0	37.8	56.1	52.2	49.3	39.4	42.1	38.9	40.3	96.6				96.6		$17,764	$2,003	$15,761
Judson & Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 East Pennsylvania Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-2430	484	22	22.5	50.6%	107 (22.1%)	21 (4.3%)	271 (56.0%)	48 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.6%)	61.3	2006^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.8%		71.7	1513^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.2%	493	37.9	37.9	55.7	55.6	45.5	52.4	57.0	39.7	37.9	45.7							$17,636	$1,974	$15,662
Crafton Elementary	Public	K-5	311 North Wabash Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 794-8600	694	28	24.7	57.5%	188 (27.1%)	22 (3.2%)	410 (59.1%)	27 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	39 (5.6%)	51.8	2506^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.2%		51.3	2490^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.6%	16	37.4	37.4	45.9	42.2	50.0	46.4	49.6	33.3	34.9	39.1	98.4						$17,600	$1,941	$15,659

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Elementary

Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks 2489^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended McKinley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 19% White, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cope Middle
High : Redlands Senior High

What district is McKinley Elementary in?

Redlands Unified

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