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McKinnon

Public Grades K-5

4644^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

McKinnon Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 439 students in Salinas, California, operating within the Santa Rita Union Elementary district, which ranks in the bottom 14% of all districts in the state.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below state averages, and it has consistently received a 1-star rating. However, McKinnon performs notably better than its closest district peer, Santa Rita Elementary, and has made impressive strides in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism to a rate that is now better than both the district and state averages. While overall performance is low, the school has shown occasional strengths, such as ranking in the 66th percentile for supporting homeless students in the 2024-2025 school year.

Comparisons to nearby schools reveal important context. New Republic Elementary, less than a mile away in the same district and with similar student demographics, outperforms McKinnon academically. McKinnon also maintains a more favorable student-teacher ratio than several area schools, including John E. Steinbeck Elementary and Henry F. Kammann Elementary. The wide performance variation among schools with comparable populations in the area suggests that school-level leadership, teaching, and programs are crucial factors in student outcomes.

439

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,710

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 McKinnon
Salinas, CA 93906-5700

(831) 443-7224

District: Santa Rita Union Elementary

Students who attend McKinnon usually attend:

Middle:

John Gutierrez Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.7%

Asian:

3.2%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2022 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 21st (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg23%

California avg41%

4,644^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Santa Rita Union Elementary

1331^st of 1,543Santa Rita 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	22.4	4644 of 5857	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	5211 of 5869	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	4702 of 5859	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	5314 of 5883	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	4439 of 5789	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	4752 of 5662	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.8	4529 of 5692	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.3	4398 of 5614	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.9	4135 of 5611	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.0	3457 of 5530	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.3	2932 of 5390	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.2	3009 of 5377	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.5	2424 of 5314	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.2	2861 of 5193	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.9	2952 of 5113	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.3	2766 of 5113	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.1	2993 of 4818	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.0	2339 of 4822	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	32.1	3126 of 4809	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.0	2846 of 3162	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.1	1286 of 3245	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.2	2869 of 3311	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	2375 of 3275	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	1953 of 3246	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	4168 of 5597	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4903 of 5612	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	3994 of 5609	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4980 of 5635	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	4163 of 5492	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	4933 of 5413	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	3648 of 5107	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	4314 of 5107	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3625 of 5087	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	4310 of 5084	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	3545 of 4963	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	3983 of 4830	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	148 of 429	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.9	336 of 364	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	4195 of 5460	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	4992 of 5517	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	4200 of 5363	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	4805 of 5264	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	3787 of 5173	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	4246 of 5084	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	4287 of 5628	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	4899 of 5643	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4861 of 5638	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	5116 of 5663	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	4224 of 5510	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	3948 of 5431	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	2054 of 2635	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)66th percentile+45 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)22nd percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

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Schools Near McKinnon

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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)					% 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	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 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 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 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
McKinnon	Public	K-5	2100 McKinnon	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7224	439	21	20.9	85.4%	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	407 (92.7%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22.4	4644^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		16	5211^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.2%	567																	21.0	21.0	21.3	28.6	39.3		29.7	34.4	14.1	16.1		21.1							$20,710	$2,323	$18,387
Santa Rita Elementary	Public	K-5	2014 Santa Rita St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7221	545	24	22.7	97.2%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	540 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7.1	5777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.4%		8	5770^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.7%	7																	7.2	7.2	9.5	6.8	15.5		10.9	14.7	5.3	9.3		10.1	95.2	98.1		96.1	97.1	98.1	$20,692	$3,087	$17,605
New Republic Elementary	Public	K-5	636 Arcadia Way	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7246	482	23	20.9	78.6%	26 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	400 (83.0%)	38 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	30.6	3909^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.3%		33.1	3673^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.4%	236																	31.7	31.7	19.1	28.2	47.4		31.0	14.3	27.9	36.7		26.1	95.4	97.3	97.3	97.3	96.3	98.2	$20,270	$2,052	$18,218
La Joya Elementary	Public	K-5	55 Rogge Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7216	498	22	22.6	88.8%	28 (5.6%)	4 (0.8%)	459 (92.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	22.3	4646^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		21.5	4716^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.6%	70																	11.8	11.8	24.4	27.9	43.4		31.7	30.4	22.1	15.8		22.8							$20,965	$2,253	$18,712
Natividad Elementary	Public	K-6	1465 Modoc Ave.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5675	705	31	23.1	78.9%	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	651 (92.3%)	21 (3.0%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	12.5	5465^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.7%		9.3	5715^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.6%	250	8.9	5.1	2.1	5.3	35.6	5.1	31.9	25.2	20.0	15.4	2.1	12.2	6.7	5.1	2.1	4.6	6.5	6.5	21.7	14.3	14.0	30.8	19.4	24.2	8.4	4.7	24.4	14.6
El Gabilan Elementary	Public	K-6	1256 Linwood Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5660	548	24	22.8	78.3%	20 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	497 (90.7%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.2%)	14.8	5278^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.9%		16.8	5147^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.3%	131																	15.1	15.1	7.9	21.4	25.9	30.4	21.2	6.6	22.6	9.3	20.5	15.4	92.9	96.4	96.4	95.5	96.4	98.2
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	757 Sausal Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5670	445	19	23.4	73.0%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	427 (96.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5.6	5823^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%		8.2	5763^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.8%	60																	1.8	1.8	8.2	5.6	8.8	16.9	10.3	8.2	7.4	1.8	7.0	6.2
John E. Steinbeck Elementary	Public	K-6	1714 Burlington Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5780	486	20	24.9	78.0%	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	438 (90.1%)	18 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	31.5	3841^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		25.2	4348^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.9%	507																	31.3	31.3	28.2	24.7	52.5	36.2	35.6	39.4	17.3	28.8	8.7	23.6	96.3				96.3		$20,584	$3,031	$17,553
Henry F. Kammann Elementary	Public	K-6	521 Rochex St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5665	743	31	23.9	73.2%	21 (2.8%)	4 (0.5%)	686 (92.3%)	13 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	12.8	5441^st of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%		19.7	4897^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.6%	544																	9.1	9.1	18.4	17.8	16.2	24.5	19.2	23.9	14.6	10.1	18.4	17.0	98.5			98.5		98.5
Salinas City Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	1210 Tyler St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(831) 753-5677	99	4	24.7	72.7%	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (90.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	26.9	4236^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%		29.9	3936^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.9%	300																	16.0	16.0	18.2	36.8	44.0	22.7	32.5	18.2	36.8	24.0	18.2	24.7

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinnon

What district is McKinnon in?

Santa Rita Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of McKinnon?

Students at McKinnon are 93% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of McKinnon attend?

Students who attend McKinnon usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Gutierrez Middle

Is McKinnon a good school?

McKinnon ranks in the bottom 20.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend McKinnon?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended McKinnon.

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