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McKinley Institute of Technology

Public Grades 6-8

2440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 12% of California middle schools

Summary

McKinley Institute of Technology is a public middle school serving about 476 students in grades 6-8 within the Redwood City Elementary district, but it faces significant academic challenges that set it apart from neighboring schools.

The school's academic performance is well below state and district averages, with only about 27% of students proficient in English and 10% in math, and it has seen a sharp decline in its statewide ranking in recent years. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 30% of students missing significant school time, which is much higher than nearby schools like Central Middle or Hillview Middle. Furthermore, the school serves a student population where over 90% are economically disadvantaged, a factor that presents unique challenges not seen to the same degree at most surrounding middle schools.

One of the most striking facts is that McKinley shares its building with the exceptionally high-performing North Star Academy, highlighting a dramatic disparity in educational outcomes within the same location. Despite receiving higher per-student funding than many higher-achieving schools in the area, such as Ralston Intermediate, McKinley's results have continued to decline, suggesting that school-specific programs and supports are critical factors for student success in this community.

476

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,623

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Duane St.
Redwood City, CA 94062-1011

(650) 482-2410

District: Redwood City Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.0%

White:

2.1%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2013 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg43%

California avg41%

2,440^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Redwood City Elementary

725^th of 1,543Redwood City 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	15.0	2440 of 2761	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	2552 of 2783	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	2213 of 2781	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1903 of 2740	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1495 of 2715	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1616 of 2480	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	1441 of 2508	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	17.5	2121 of 2497	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	2063 of 2477	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.9	1714 of 2379	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.0	1640 of 2259	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.2	1576 of 2236	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.4	1684 of 2179	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.4	1242 of 2063	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.2	1530 of 2005	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.6	1370 of 1999	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.7	1252 of 1804	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	22.1	1393 of 1777	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.4	1124 of 1769	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.2	626 of 1531	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	730 of 1491	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.4	794 of 1369	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	1233 of 1478	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	952 of 1521	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	705 of 1540	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	739 of 1442	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	818 of 1364	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	2357 of 2533	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	2425 of 2551	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	2097 of 2531	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1363 of 2509	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	1469 of 2380	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1584 of 2262	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	2068 of 2395	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2173 of 2388	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1908 of 2374	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	1448 of 2359	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	999 of 2213	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	1161 of 2072	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	420 of 477	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	2219 of 2542	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	2336 of 2579	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1854 of 2531	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	1421 of 2458	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	1076 of 2369	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	1180 of 2230	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	2126 of 2534	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2285 of 2552	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1958 of 2538	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	2023 of 2527	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	1251 of 2407	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1407 of 2273	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1426 of 1566	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1067 of 1552	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	690 of 1531	54.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)59th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 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)							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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McKinley Institute of Technology	Public	6-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2410	476	21	22.2	92.2%	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	457 (96.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15	2440^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.6%		12.9	2552^nd of 2783 public middle schools	8.3%	112																		11.0	11.0				22.2	31.1	26.0	26.7				10.6	12.2	8.7	10.5	$20,623	$17,996	$2,627
North Star Academy	Public	3-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2411	527	20	25.9	8.7%	261 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.3%)	108 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (16.5%)	99.7	4^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.9%		99.7	3^rd of 2783 public middle schools	99.9%	1																	93.3	97.5	95.3	92.1	89.0	96.7	95.5	98.8	96.3	94.7	93.2	93.5	92.1	95.5	98.8	96.3	94.9	$18,783	$16,908	$1,875
John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	2521 Goodwin Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2409	808	41	19.9	67.5%	113 (14.0%)	10 (1.2%)	623 (77.1%)	25 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	31 (3.8%)	49	1204^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.4%		54.2	1037^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.7%	167																		21.2	21.2				40.6	54.8	56.7	50.4				25.5	35.2	33.0	31.0	$19,980	$17,256	$2,724
Central Middle	Public	6-8	757 Cedar St.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7321	443	20	22.3	8.6%	232 (52.4%)	2 (0.5%)	67 (15.1%)	69 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (16.3%)	98.4	33^rd of 2761 public middle schools	98.8%		97.8	66^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.6%	33																		78.3	78.3				80.4	89.0	90.3	86.7				82.5	77.9	75.8	78.7	$21,754	$21,162	$592
Tierra Linda Middle	Public	6-8	750 Dartmouth Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7370	451	22	20.1	11.1%	162 (35.9%)	2 (0.4%)	75 (16.6%)	146 (32.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	61 (13.5%)	98.3	34^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.8%		98.1	47^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.3%	13																		79.6	79.6				84.7	87.9	88.6	87.2				71.5	83.7	78.3	77.9	$23,588	$22,978	$610
Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Elder Ave.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 326-4341	846	55	15.5	11.2%	427 (50.5%)	6 (0.7%)	170 (20.1%)	150 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	85 (10.0%)	96.5	103^rd of 2761 public middle schools	96.3%		97.6	70^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.5%	33																		67.4	67.4				75.4	83.3	77.5	78.7				74.8	78.0	71.8	74.9	$20,083	$19,864	$219
La Entrada Middle	Public	4-8	2200 Sharon Rd.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Las Lomitas Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 854-3962	612	38	15.9	6.9%	288 (47.1%)	4 (0.7%)	105 (17.2%)	130 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (13.9%)	98.4	30^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.9%		99	18^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.4%	12																	65.9	70.9	68.2		82.8	80.5	88.6	85.9	83.6	84.1		84.7	81.0	85.2	85.0	76.4	82.5	$50,786	$49,982	$804
Ralston Intermediate	Public	6-8	2675 Ralston Ave.	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4880	1,082	54	20.0	6.2%	348 (32.2%)	5 (0.5%)	120 (11.1%)	425 (39.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	179 (16.5%)	98.9	21^st of 2761 public middle schools	99.2%		99	19^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.3%	2																		79.6	79.6				84.4	88.8	91.2	88.2				79.8	87.9	87.3	85.2	$19,741	$19,338	$403
Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle	Public	6-8	2450 Ralmar St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	Ravenswood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-2828	488	33	14.7	89.3%	6 (1.2%)	24 (4.9%)	394 (80.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (10.5%)	7 (1.4%)	7.8	2680^th of 2761 public middle schools	2.9%		7.6	2724^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.1%	44																		5.0	5.0				16.3	15.2	11.6	14.4				4.1	6.2	8.9	6.4	$39,766	$38,720	$1,046
Abbott Middle	Public	6-8	600 36th Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7600	721	40	17.8	61.0%	106 (14.7%)	6 (0.8%)	448 (62.1%)	76 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	71 (9.8%)	40.9	1470^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.8%		48.5	1204^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.7%	266	4.2	5.0	23.8	10.8	4.2	30.0	33.3	21.5	16.7	35.0	14.3	21.5	8.3	0.0	23.8	10.8		26.8	26.8				42.1	44.2	37.1	41.0				26.5	28.5	30.3	28.5	$25,193	$23,694	$1,499

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Institute of Technology

How many students attend McKinley Institute of Technology?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended McKinley Institute of Technology.

Is McKinley Institute of Technology a good school?

McKinley Institute of Technology ranks in the bottom 11.6% of California middle schools.

What district is McKinley Institute of Technology in?

Redwood City Elementary

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Institute of Technology?

Students at McKinley Institute of Technology are 96% Hispanic, 2% White.

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