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McKinley Elementary

Public Grades K-5

255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of California elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary is a K–5 school in San Diego, California, serving 588 students in San Diego Unified. Its 2025–2026 proficiency results are far above district and state averages in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. Most notably, McKinley had the highest results in all three subjects among seven nearby San Diego Unified K–5 schools with comparable results.

McKinley’s strongest comparative advantage is science: 75% of students were proficient, 18 points above the next-highest nearby school and 33 points above the district average. In ELA, 81% were proficient—16 points above the nearest nearby result, 31 points above the state, and 27 points above the district. Math proficiency was 78%, 14 points above the nearest nearby school, 40 points above the state, and 32 points above the district. Across those seven nearby schools, average proficiency was about 36% in ELA, 38% in math, and 27% in science. Within McKinley, fifth-grade ELA (88%) and third-grade math (84%) were especially strong; fourth grade was a relative soft spot, with 69% proficient in ELA and 72% in math.

Results have risen overall since 2022–2023: ELA increased 3 percentage points, math 6 points, and science 4 points, though ELA fell 4 points from its 2024–2025 peak. SchoolDigger places McKinley at the 96th statewide percentile, with five stars, compared with the nearby Jefferson Elementary at the 84th percentile; McKinley was at the 97th percentile the year before. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 26.3, higher than the nearby schools’ ratios of 21.3 to 25.0. The school’s free/reduced lunch eligible share was 27% in 2024–2025, below nearby reported shares of 46% to 96%; these figures provide context, not an explanation for achievement. One notable SchoolDigger subgroup result is for “Multi-racial Students”: the group’s percentile rose from 73 in 2024–2025 to 93 in 2025–2026, indicating a much stronger statewide ranking for how well the school serves this group.

588

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,552

Per pupil spending ?

27.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 99%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

3045 Felton St.
San Diego, CA 92104-5218

(619) 282-7694

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt International Middle
High:	San Diego High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.9%

Hispanic:

31.3%

Two or more races:

12.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (79% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg48%

California avg42%

255^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 120Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified

600^th of 1,530San Diego 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
2026	95.8	255 of 5817	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	96.5	190 of 5857	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	343 of 5869	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	388 of 5859	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	661 of 5883	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	512 of 5789	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	639 of 5662	88.7%	★★★★☆
2017	87.9	766 of 5692	86.5%	★★★★☆
2016	79.1	1163 of 5614	79.3%	★★★★☆
2015	76.9	1240 of 5611	77.9%	★★★★☆
2013	72.6	1449 of 5530	73.8%	★★★★☆
2012	67.3	1667 of 5390	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.4	1672 of 5377	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.2	1661 of 5314	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.7	1993 of 5193	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.9	2323 of 5113	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.9	2681 of 5113	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.9	2333 of 4818	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.4	2273 of 4822	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.2	2627 of 4809	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	71.5	401 of 2227	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	429 of 2585	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	403 of 2128	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.8	337 of 5581	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	94.1	330 of 5597	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	401 of 5612	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	513 of 5609	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	852 of 5635	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	540 of 5492	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	660 of 5413	87.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	90.2	333 of 5094	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	96.8	103 of 5107	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	127 of 5107	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	208 of 5087	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	326 of 5084	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	252 of 4963	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	263 of 4830	94.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	655 of 5423	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	93.2	247 of 5460	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	300 of 5517	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	480 of 5363	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	611 of 5264	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	93.1	197 of 5173	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	284 of 5084	94.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.7	197 of 5603	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	97.1	107 of 5628	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	351 of 5643	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	324 of 5638	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	471 of 5663	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	470 of 5510	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	608 of 5431	88.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	85.8	49 of 753	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	71.9	197 of 718	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	135 of 669	79.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	171 of 2847	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	316 of 2635	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	247 of 2420	89.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	72 of 2536	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	92.0	39 of 2598	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	226 of 2651	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	78 of 2661	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	206 of 2726	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	83 of 2834	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	198 of 2737	92.8%	★★★★★

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 (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+31 vs state

Mathematics78%+40 vs state

Science75%+39 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, May 3, 2023

McKinley went downhill fast. Last year we had a devoted principal. This year 2022-2023 the principal's head is in the clouds and the parent club runs the school. If your not a part of the parent club then good luck getting your kids in anything. The new principal is a joke! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, May 3, 2023

McKinley was once a great school. Sadly, it has changed with the addition of a new principal, Jonathan Morello. First, please note this review is for the 2022-2023 school year. Secondly, these are my experiences and I can only speak on what my family have experienced. This school WAS heavily into social emotional support. They had strong academic performance while striking a balance between school and home. A drastic negative change happened once this new principal onboarded. The principal doesn't want to or lacks the ability to follow protocol. Now I'm left playing poker with my kids education by sending them here. Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	3045 Felton St.	San Diego	92104	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 282-7694	588	22	26.3	27.4%	299 (50.9%)	6 (1.0%)	184 (31.3%)	19 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (12.9%)	95.8	255^th of 5817 public elementary schools	95.6%		96.5	190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.8%	65																	75.0		75.0	83.0	69.3	87.5				80.6	84.0	72.0	76.1				78.0	≥ 99%		$20,552	$1,165	$19,387
McGill School of Success	Public, Charter	K-5	3025 Fir St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	McGill School of Success District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 629-0770	108	6	18.0	83.3%	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	101 (93.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	9.9	5609^th of 5817 public elementary schools	3.6%		14	5344^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.8%	265																	8.3		8.3	8.3	30.8	16.7				18.9	0.0	16.7	8.3				8.3	≥ 95%		$23,663	$3,193	$20,470
Cherokee Point Elementary	Public	K-5	3735 38th St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 641-3400	298	12	24.8	91.6%	5 (1.7%)	22 (7.4%)	229 (76.8%)	31 (10.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	28.5	4122^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	29.1%		24.9	4416^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.6%	294																	15.6		15.6	33.3	25.0	22.2				26.5	50.0	27.5	33.3				36.4	97%	0%	$23,982	$2,490	$21,492
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	4077 35th St.	San Diego	92104	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5400	375	17	22.0	96.3%	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.1%)	328 (87.5%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	61.2	2026^th of 5817 public elementary schools	65.2%		64.2	1879^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.9%	147																	41.9		41.9	48.8	38.2	60.0				48.5	65.1	45.6	41.3				48.9	94%	0%	$24,035	$2,970	$21,065
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	3770 Utah St.	San Diego	92104	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3300	400	16	25.0	51.5%	135 (33.8%)	11 (2.8%)	181 (45.3%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (14.5%)	84.9	921^st of 5817 public elementary schools	84.2%		83.3	997^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.0%	76																	57.4		57.4	62.1	58.3	74.2				64.9	72.7	68.3	51.6				64.4	≥ 99%		$20,696	$2,103	$18,593
Rowan Elementary	Public	K-5	1755 Rowan St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3400	205	10	21.5	79.0%	25 (12.2%)	17 (8.3%)	130 (63.4%)	19 (9.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.3%)	66.7	1741^st of 5817 public elementary schools	70.1%		55.6	2267^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.3%	526																	37.5		37.5	56.5	53.6	51.3				53.3	69.6	57.1	42.5				53.9	≥ 95%		$30,194	$3,930	$26,264
Joyner Elementary	Public	K-5	4271 Myrtle Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 640-4000	410	17	24.6	93.7%	7 (1.7%)	34 (8.3%)	315 (76.8%)	34 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	10 (2.4%)	13.1	5381^st of 5817 public elementary schools	7.5%		20.2	4808^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.9%	573																	10.2		10.2	21.7	19.2	20.7				20.4	28.3	20.6	8.5				19.3	95%	0%	$21,212	$2,800	$18,412
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-5	2807 Fairmount Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6800	406	18	22.5	93.6%	11 (2.7%)	48 (11.8%)	298 (73.4%)	23 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	21 (5.2%)	17.7	5001^st of 5817 public elementary schools	14.0%		37.6	3368^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.5%	1633																	12.9		12.9	16.9	20.9	31.8				23.1	31.3	23.9	19.4				24.9	95%	0%	$22,093	$2,266	$19,827
Golden Hill K-8	Public	K-8	1240 33rd St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 236-5600	464	20	23.1	69.0%	72 (15.5%)	7 (1.5%)	346 (74.6%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.1%)	45	2909^th of 5817 public elementary schools	50.0%		44.1	2941^st of 5857 public elementary schools	49.8%	32	5.1	18.0	5.6	9.1	33.3	12.8	20.4	22.0	25.6	23.1	3.7	15.9	5.1	12.8	3.7	6.8	42.6	0.0	30.7	43.9	48.7	55.6	34.6	33.3	23.8	42.9	40.0	30.8	22.2	11.5	8.3	0.0	21.3	94%	0%	$22,687	$2,307	$20,380
Albert Einstein Academies	Public, Charter	K-8	3035 Ash St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	Albert Einstein Academies District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 795-1190	1,448	62	23.2	46.0%	385 (26.6%)	36 (2.5%)	902 (62.3%)	23 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (6.9%)	49	2664^th of 5817 public elementary schools	54.2%		49.9	2600^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.6%	64																	50.7	25.3	36.1	44.3	41.0	60.1	30.3	47.2	35.1	42.5	43.5	33.9	45.7	22.9	22.1	25.4	30.9	≥ 99%		$15,878	$347	$15,531

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Elementary

How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 588 students attended McKinley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 51% White, 31% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

Yes! McKinley Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 255^th of 5817 California elementary schools.

What district is McKinley Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roosevelt International Middle
High : San Diego High

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