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McKinley Elementary

Q: Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.0% 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

283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary is a public elementary school in Farmington, New Mexico, serving 465 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Farmington school district, which is ranked 64 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McKinley Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the Farmington district and the state of New Mexico in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 32.61% of McKinley students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 40.68% for the Farmington district and 44.19% for the state. In Mathematics, only 17.39% of McKinley students were proficient or better, compared to 25.2% for the Farmington district and 26.81% for the state. McKinley's performance in Science for 5th grade was also below the district and state averages, with only 28.75% of students proficient or better.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Farmington district, McKinley Elementary consistently underperforms. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Country Club Elementary had significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA (65.61%) and Mathematics (63.86%) compared to McKinley. Other nearby schools, such as Esperanza Elementary and Animas Elementary, also outperformed McKinley in academic achievement. The school's declining performance over time and its underperformance compared to nearby schools suggest that the school and district may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address these challenges and improve student outcomes.

438

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,007

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 North Butler Ave
Farmington, NM 87401

(505) 599-8607

District: Farmington

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 — 47th percentile in 2014 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (26% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg35%

283^rd of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 66 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Farmington

64^th of 82Farmington 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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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

Hispanic (2024)37th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2024)31st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile+12 vs school

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

Male (2024)28th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

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

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-12 vs state

Science29%~ state avg

Mathematics17%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)				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	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	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	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8607	438	28	15.9	100.0%	106 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	153 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.8%)	22	283^rd of 345 public elementary schools	18.0%		33.7	248^th of 413 public elementary schools	40.0%	35	28.8	36.4	33.3	28.8	32.6	16.7	15.5	20.0	17.4	$8,007
Northeast Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 East 23rd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8609	502	32	15.9	100.0%	85 (16.9%)	4 (0.8%)	131 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	249 (49.6%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.2%)	49.6	136^th of 345 public elementary schools	60.6%		71.2	93^rd of 413 public elementary schools	77.5%	43	29.0	35.1	57.8	46.8	46.0	13.4	42.2	45.7	33.2	$7,721
Apache Elementary	Public	K-5	700 West Apache	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8602	375	33	11.2	100.0%	28 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	243 (64.8%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.4%)	16.7	315^th of 345 public elementary schools	8.7%		12.4	379^th of 413 public elementary schools	8.2%	64	18.0	20.9	35.4	23.0	26.4		20.0	24.6	17.6	$8,685
Ladera Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-5	308 East 35th St	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 599-8605	504	31	16.2		225 (44.6%)	1 (0.2%)	119 (23.6%)	2 (0.4%)	104 (20.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.3%)	40.7	187^th of 345 public elementary schools	45.8%		55.5	149^th of 413 public elementary schools	63.9%	38	31.3	37.1	49.5	37.5	41.5	21.4	36.3	27.5	28.5	$7,549
McCormick Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Mc Cormick Rd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8606	426	30	14.0	100.0%	44 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	154 (36.2%)	5 (1.2%)	189 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.7%)	28.9	226^th of 345 public elementary schools	34.5%		18.3	346^th of 413 public elementary schools	16.2%	120	20.6	30.4	29.0	42.0	33.8	15.2	24.2	40.6	26.2	$9,982
Animas Elementary	Public	K-5	1612 Hutton Ave	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8601	345	26	13.2	100.0%	54 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.3%)	28.3	230^th of 345 public elementary schools	33.3%		34.1	246^th of 413 public elementary schools	40.4%	16	26.8	31.6	42.1	37.5	37.1		14.0	26.4	17.2	$9,000
Bluffview Elementary	Public	K-5	1204 Camino Real	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8603	355	25	14.0	100.0%	62 (17.5%)	2 (0.6%)	128 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.1%)	17.5	310^th of 345 public elementary schools	10.1%		19	338^th of 413 public elementary schools	18.2%	28		28.3	39.3	19.0	28.7	18.9	14.3		12.6	$9,453
Mesa Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	3801 College Blvd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8608	445	28	15.7	100.0%	146 (32.8%)	3 (0.7%)	143 (32.1%)	4 (0.9%)	109 (24.5%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (8.5%)	47.1	156^th of 345 public elementary schools	54.8%		67.1	110^th of 413 public elementary schools	73.4%	46	29.0	40.6	53.1	42.0	45.7	27.5	25.9	42.0	31.5	$8,878
Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Wildflower Dr	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8676	469	31	15.3	100.0%	66 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	205 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (33.7%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.9%)	37.6	197^th of 345 public elementary schools	42.9%		33.7	247^th of 413 public elementary schools	40.2%	50	25.0	40.0	44.2	42.1	42.1	21.3	33.8	25.0	26.6	$7,887
Country Club Elementary	Public	K-5	5300 Foothills Dr	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 599-8604	530	35	15.1		257 (48.5%)	5 (0.9%)	166 (31.3%)	9 (1.7%)	58 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	92.3	20^th of 345 public elementary schools	94.2%		91.8	26^th of 413 public elementary schools	93.7%	6	49.5	65.6	66.3	65.0	65.6	60.4	59.8	71.1	63.9	$7,570

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Elementary

How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

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

What district is McKinley Elementary in?

Farmington

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.

Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.0% of New Mexico elementary schools.

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

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