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McKinley Elementary

Public Grades K-5
4029th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 31% of California elementary schools
Summary

McKinley Elementary is a K–5 school in San Leandro, California, serving 454 students in San Leandro Unified; its local comparisons include 10 nearby K–5 schools. Enrollment is close to their average of 452 students. The most important finding is that 2025–2026 proficiency was below both the district and California in all three tested subjects.

Compared with nearby schools, McKinley is a little stronger in ELA and weaker in math, while science is almost exactly at the local average: its results were 35% in ELA versus a nearby average of 33%, 27% in math versus 29%, and 23% in science versus 23%. It was below the district by 7 points in ELA, 2 in math, and 8 in science, and below the state by 15, 11, and 13 points, respectively. Fifth grade is a bright spot: results of 45% in ELA and 31% in math were above district fifth-grade results by about 2 points and 1 point, respectively.

Results have shifted unevenly over time: ELA gained 3 percentage points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, but fluctuated along the way and its gap to the state remains about 15 points. Math was nearly flat overall, while its gap to the state widened by 5 points; science fell by 11 points. Chronic absenteeism improved from 44% in 2021–2022 to 23% in 2025–2026, but remains above district and state rates. SchoolDigger gives the school 2 stars and a 31st-percentile statewide ranking for 2025–2026. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 22.7, above the nearby-school average, and 83% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. Some group rankings are notably higher: SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves African American students was at the 62nd percentile in 2024–2025, versus the school’s overall 27th percentile; its English Language Learner ranking rose from the 36th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 73rd in 2023–2024.

454
Students ?
22.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,445
Per pupil spending ?
82.6%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 2150 East 14th St.
       San Leandro, CA  94577-6025

(510) 618-4320

District: San Leandro Unified


Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Bancroft Middle
High:    San Leandro High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
53.7%
African American:
14.1%
Asian:
12.1%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 44th percentile in 2022 → 31st in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped from its 44th-percentile peak (2022) to 31st (2026)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school30%
District avg35%
California avg42%
4,029th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 31%▲ up 9 pts since 2016
From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 8Elementary Schools in the San Leandro Unified
603rd of 968San Leandro 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202629.44029 of 580430.6%★★☆☆☆
202526.14303 of 585726.5%★☆☆☆☆
202436.33420 of 586941.7%★★☆☆☆
202334.73519 of 585939.9%★★☆☆☆
202237.03308 of 588343.8%★★☆☆☆
201918.54945 of 578914.6%★☆☆☆☆
201813.85199 of 56628.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201715.45082 of 569210.7%★☆☆☆☆
201622.24407 of 561421.5%★☆☆☆☆
201524.74152 of 561126.0%★☆☆☆☆
201337.13521 of 553036.3%★★☆☆☆
201227.34144 of 539023.1%★☆☆☆☆
201141.93098 of 537742.4%★★☆☆☆
201031.53745 of 531429.5%★☆☆☆☆
200926.93915 of 519324.6%★☆☆☆☆
200829.73614 of 511329.3%★☆☆☆☆
200732.83376 of 511334.0%★★☆☆☆
200623.73749 of 481822.2%★☆☆☆☆
200538.12825 of 482241.4%★★☆☆☆
200437.02807 of 480941.6%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202553.7219 of 56961.5%★★★☆☆
202454.0214 of 59363.9%★★★☆☆
201932.3516 of 74730.9%★★☆☆☆
201816.7667 of 7004.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202435.0899 of 120525.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202456.7849 of 316273.1%★★★★☆
202336.02087 of 324535.7%★★☆☆☆
202238.91876 of 331143.3%★★☆☆☆
201926.52742 of 327516.3%★☆☆☆☆
201824.42768 of 324614.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202629.13939 of 556929.3%★☆☆☆☆
202527.34063 of 559727.4%★☆☆☆☆
202433.03563 of 561236.5%★★☆☆☆
202331.73601 of 560935.8%★★☆☆☆
202239.33035 of 563546.1%★★☆☆☆
201923.64329 of 549221.2%★☆☆☆☆
201814.54943 of 54138.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202636.93213 of 508536.8%★★☆☆☆
202523.74191 of 510717.9%★☆☆☆☆
202435.33337 of 510734.7%★★☆☆☆
202329.03787 of 508725.6%★☆☆☆☆
202231.23605 of 508429.1%★☆☆☆☆
201922.44225 of 496314.9%★☆☆☆☆
201815.14504 of 48306.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202633.23707 of 541231.5%★★☆☆☆
202531.23884 of 546028.9%★☆☆☆☆
202440.33110 of 551743.6%★★☆☆☆
202343.12832 of 536347.2%★★☆☆☆
202246.92474 of 526453.0%★★★☆☆
201924.24281 of 517317.2%★☆☆☆☆
201814.14783 of 50845.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202630.83796 of 559032.1%★★☆☆☆
202526.24175 of 562825.8%★☆☆☆☆
202440.03074 of 564345.5%★★☆☆☆
202338.03190 of 563843.4%★★☆☆☆
202235.43319 of 566341.4%★★☆☆☆
201914.95057 of 55108.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.45012 of 54317.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202350.5374 of 66944.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202452.2914 of 263565.3%★★★☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+31 vs school
Special Education (2024)65th percentile+24 vs school
African American (2025)62nd percentile+35 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)44th percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2026)32nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile~ school
Female (2026)29th percentile~ school
Asian (2024)25th percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy35%-15 vs state
Mathematics27%-11 vs state
Science23%-13 vs state

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Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bancroft Middle
High : San Leandro High

McKinley Elementary ranks 4029th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended McKinley Elementary.

Students at McKinley Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 14% African American, 12% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 6% White, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.

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Latest California data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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