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McKinley Elementary

Q: Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.5% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended McKinley Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 35% American Indian, 31% Hispanic, 24% White, 10% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Tibbetts Middle School High : Farmington High

Public Grades K-5

320^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary is a K–5 school at 1201 North Butler Ave in Farmington, NM, serving 438 students as part of Farmington Municipal Schools. In 2025–2026 it ranked 320 of 346 New Mexico elementary schools — the 8th percentile, or bottom 8% — with 0 stars, placing it below its district, which itself ranks 62 of 87 statewide.

The school's recent history is a steep decline. In 2017–2018 McKinley ranked 37 of 383 (90th percentile, 5 stars) and held 4–5 stars through 2018–2019. It then slipped to 3 stars, then 2 stars in 2023–2024, 1 star in 2024–2025, and 0 stars in 2025–2026. Nearby schools that looked similar a few years ago have moved differently: in 2023–2024, McKinley, Esperanza Elementary, and Animas Elementary all ranked around the 40th percentile; by 2025–2026, Esperanza reached the 54th percentile and Animas the 29th, while McKinley fell to the 8th. Other nearby options rank far higher, including Northeast Elementary and Ladera Del Norte Elementary (both 73rd percentile, under 1.2 miles away) and Country Club Elementary (92nd percentile). Apache Elementary, at the 7th percentile, is the closest overall match.

Academically, McKinley's all-grades Language Arts proficiency is 26.67% and Math is 16.89%, compared with district figures of 40.4% and 24.65% and state figures of 43.34% and 25.54%. Upper grades are the weakest area: 3rd-grade Language Arts (37.84%) is near district and state levels, but 5th-grade Language Arts drops to 15.66% (district 40.7%) and 5th-grade Math to 14.46% (district 39.89%). The school's effectiveness ranking for low-income students is in the 2nd percentile statewide, with similarly low rankings for male and female students. McKinley reports 100% free/reduced lunch, but so do Mesa Verde Elementary and the two 73rd-percentile schools noted above — all earning 3–4 stars.

438

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,007

Per pupil spending ?

51.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

1201 North Butler Ave
Farmington, NM 87401

(505) 599-8607

District: Farmington Municipal Schools

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tibbetts Middle School
High:	Farmington High

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

34.9%

Hispanic:

30.8%

White:

24.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (22% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 76 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg34%

New Mexico avg36%

320^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 78 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Farmington Municipal Schools

62^nd of 87Farmington Municipal Schools among New Mexico 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	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	320 of 346	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	283 of 345	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	248 of 413	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.4	171 of 435	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	174 of 420	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.2	66 of 396	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	37 of 383	90.3%	★★★★★
2017	75.4	61 of 374	83.7%	★★★★☆
2016	81.3	58 of 410	85.9%	★★★★☆
2015	77.4	66 of 421	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	46.4	236 of 442	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.5	132 of 412	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.9	98 of 398	75.4%	★★★★☆
2011	58.3	142 of 402	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.2	127 of 419	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.5	96 of 411	76.6%	★★★★☆
2008	76.3	72 of 405	82.2%	★★★★☆
2007	74.1	78 of 398	80.4%	★★★★☆
2006	84.3	43 of 390	89.0%	★★★★☆
2005	73.6	82 of 389	78.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	83.2	5 of 35	85.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	29.9	159 of 223	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.4	87 of 191	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	124 of 203	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	46 of 98	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	237 of 252	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	276 of 398	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	173 of 390	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	186 of 395	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	56 of 343	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	55 of 339	83.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	160 of 273	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	242 of 384	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	140 of 395	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	200 of 389	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.5	68 of 320	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	94.7	5 of 329	98.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	252 of 256	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	266 of 325	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	255 of 356	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	69.4	128 of 426	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	115 of 410	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	108 of 361	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	94 of 356	73.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	241 of 251	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	284 of 397	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.2	155 of 414	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	184 of 392	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	73 of 337	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	24 of 333	92.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	2.8	45 of 45	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	66 of 83	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.1	23 of 91	74.7%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	20 of 34	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	46 of 90	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.8	34 of 92	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.5	85 of 99	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.2	21 of 64	67.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	11 of 48	77.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	85.5	19 of 158	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	36.3	125 of 165	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.4	16 of 47	66.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	193 of 304	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.6	213 of 304	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	194 of 339	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.0	122 of 413	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	53.1	141 of 325	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.9	24 of 199	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	19 of 187	89.8%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2024)88th percentile+48 vs school

Disabled (2018)86th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+34 vs school

Native American (2025)41st percentile+23 vs school

White (2026)37th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)<1st percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-18 vs state

Science19%-13 vs state

Mathematics17%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NM-ASR Science (2026)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	Directly certified (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	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1201 North Butler Ave	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8607	438	28	15.9	51.8%	106 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	153 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.8%)	14.2	320^th of 346 public elementary schools	7.5%		22	283^rd of 345 public elementary schools	18.0%	37	19.1	37.8	29.2	15.9	27.2	21.6	15.4	14.6	17.2	$8,007
Northeast Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 East 23rd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8609	502	32	15.9	52.0%	85 (16.9%)	4 (0.8%)	131 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	249 (49.6%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.2%)	62.9	93^rd of 346 public elementary schools	73.1%		49.6	136^th of 345 public elementary schools	60.6%	43	48.0	40.3	52.1	58.7	50.9	31.3	33.7	68.0	43.9	$7,721
Apache Elementary	Public	K-5	700 West Apache	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8602	375	33	11.2	58.7%	28 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	243 (64.8%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.4%)	13.9	323^rd of 346 public elementary schools	6.6%		16.7	315^th of 345 public elementary schools	8.7%	8	20.6	30.0	32.8	22.2	28.1	< 20%	12.1	25.4	16.3	$8,685
Ladera Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-5	308 East 35th St	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 599-8605	504	31	16.2	36.3%	225 (44.6%)	1 (0.2%)	119 (23.6%)	2 (0.4%)	104 (20.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.3%)	61.9	95^th of 346 public elementary schools	72.5%		40.7	187^th of 345 public elementary schools	45.8%	92	43.6	59.5	52.3	41.5	50.6	38.0	34.9	47.9	40.5	$7,549
McCormick Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Mc Cormick Rd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8606	426	30	14.0	59.2%	44 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	154 (36.2%)	5 (1.2%)	189 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.7%)	19.2	302^nd of 346 public elementary schools	12.7%		28.9	226^th of 345 public elementary schools	34.5%	76	21.3	29.6	44.4	26.2	34.7	16.7	19.8	21.3	19.4	$9,982
Animas Elementary	Public	K-5	1612 Hutton Ave	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8601	345	26	13.2	65.2%	54 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.3%)	28.7	247^th of 346 public elementary schools	28.6%		28.3	230^th of 345 public elementary schools	33.3%	17	15.6	37.8	48.2	37.5	41.2	< 20%	19.6	32.8	22.4	$9,000
Bluffview Elementary	Public	K-5	1204 Camino Real	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8603	355	25	14.0	56.1%	62 (17.5%)	2 (0.6%)	128 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.1%)	21.9	287^th of 346 public elementary schools	17.1%		17.5	310^th of 345 public elementary schools	10.1%	23	27.3	46.3	34.6	30.2	37.0	13.0	< 20%	15.1	9.3	$9,453
Mesa Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	3801 College Blvd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8608	445	28	15.7	37.1%	146 (32.8%)	3 (0.7%)	143 (32.1%)	4 (0.9%)	109 (24.5%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (8.5%)	51.5	142^nd of 346 public elementary schools	59.0%		47.1	156^th of 345 public elementary schools	54.8%	14	40.5	41.7	46.5	50.0	46.2	26.4	33.8	47.4	36.2	$8,878
Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Wildflower Dr	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8676	469	31	15.3	50.3%	66 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	205 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (33.7%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.9%)	47.9	160^th of 346 public elementary schools	53.8%		37.6	197^th of 345 public elementary schools	42.9%	37	30.7	42.2	53.4	51.4	48.7	27.7	31.5	40.5	33.0	$7,887
Country Club Elementary	Public	K-5	5300 Foothills Dr	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 599-8604	530	35	15.1	22.8%	257 (48.5%)	5 (0.9%)	166 (31.3%)	9 (1.7%)	58 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	89	26^th of 346 public elementary schools	92.5%		92.3	20^th of 345 public elementary schools	94.2%	6	47.8	64.3	74.8	63.7	67.9	47.6	57.6	67.0	57.7	$7,570

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