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Mckinley Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary School is a K-5 public school serving 403 students in the Yakima School District, an area where many families face economic challenges, with over 90% of McKinley's students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic performance at McKinley is among the lowest in the state, with recent test scores showing only about 19% of students proficient in English and 14% in math, which is significantly below both district and state averages. When compared to nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Adams Elementary School and Hoover Elementary School, McKinley's results are lower, indicating unique challenges at the school. For example, while McKinley has a relatively good student-to-teacher ratio, its per-student spending is lower than higher-performing schools like Whitney Elementary and Nob Hill Elementary School.

There are some notable patterns within the school's performance: science scores dropped sharply in the most recent year, student achievement tends to decline in 5th grade, and a significant gap exists between how well male and female students perform. A relative strength is the school's historical performance with English Language Learners. The overall trend shows a decline in the school's statewide ranking over the past few years, even as some other schools in the district have maintained their positions.

403

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,414

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

621 S 13th Ave
Yakima, WA 98902-4320

(509) 573-1400

District: Yakima School District

Students who attend Mckinley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin Middle School
High:	Davis High School
	Eisenhower High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.6%

White:

8.2%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (18% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 34 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg28%

Washington avg48%

1,126^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Yakima School District

228^th of 247Yakima School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	1126 of 1160	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1091 of 1168	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1092 of 1169	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1065 of 1169	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1060 of 1107	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	1077 of 1130	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	945 of 1054	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	961 of 1056	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	936 of 1053	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.1	1018 of 1067	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.9	1044 of 1106	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.1	1066 of 1097	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.4	973 of 1092	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.7	862 of 1088	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.7	1001 of 1072	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	970 of 1067	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.4	1024 of 1069	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	35.3	736 of 1051	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.5	641 of 1031	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	21.4	863 of 1026	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	31.4	214 of 320	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	179 of 254	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.1	234 of 248	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	49.0	128 of 333	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	974 of 1092	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	990 of 1093	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1027 of 1094	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1004 of 1100	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	1049 of 1068	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	899 of 1004	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	626 of 659	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	575 of 651	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	576 of 633	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	544 of 694	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	458 of 501	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	552 of 697	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	361 of 540	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	956 of 1013	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	938 of 1024	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	912 of 1013	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	869 of 1019	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	783 of 854	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	849 of 979	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	1073 of 1098	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1007 of 1099	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1040 of 1099	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	995 of 1113	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	955 of 1025	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	991 of 1075	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	884 of 999	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	60.3	17 of 64	73.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	15.7	616 of 637	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	21.6	853 of 1011	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	931 of 1031	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2019)73rd percentile+69 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile+27 vs school

White (2023)16th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)3rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science22%-28 vs state

English Language Arts19%-34 vs state

Math14%-29 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 2, 2017

My child attends McKinley. They recently won a Washington State Achievement Award for closing the gap for ELL students. Way to go McKinley! Some of the BEST teachers in the state of Washington. Close Quote

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Mckinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	621 S 13th Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1400	403	26	15.3	90.6%	33 (8.2%)	5 (1.2%)	353 (87.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	7	1126^th of 1160 public elementary schools	2.9%		10.5	1091^st of 1168 public elementary schools	6.6%	35	21.5	21.5	10.2	29.7	15.6	18.7		28.1	9.5	14.0	94.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.2	94.6	100.0	100.0	$18,414	$1,702	$16,712
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 N 16th Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1700	455	29	15.6	90.3%	85 (18.7%)	4 (0.9%)	344 (75.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	14.8	1027^th of 1160 public elementary schools	11.5%		14.4	1050^th of 1168 public elementary schools	10.1%	23	36.9	36.9	20.3	30.4	33.3	28.0	25.3	31.9	26.2	27.6	97.3	98.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	$20,177	$1,475	$18,702
Mcclure Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1222 S 22nd Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1300	559	36	15.3	83.7%	94 (16.8%)	5 (0.9%)	435 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	10.9	1075^th of 1160 public elementary schools	7.3%		12.1	1081^st of 1168 public elementary schools	7.4%	6	34.4	34.4	16.8	30.7	37.5	27.9	19.8	20.0	16.7	18.8	95.4	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.9	100.0	95.4	98.9	98.9	$19,597	$1,541	$18,057
Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 W Viola Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-5900	582	36	15.9	94.3%	57 (9.8%)	9 (1.5%)	503 (86.4%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	14.7	1029^th of 1160 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.3	1052^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	9.9%	23	42.4	42.4	16.8	22.7	43.5	27.2	19.8	15.5	28.3	21.0	95.7	95.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	95.7	98.9	96.7	95.7	95.7	$21,474	$1,628	$19,847
Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	612 N 6th Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-5700	507	31	16.4	92.9%	28 (5.5%)	6 (1.2%)	465 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9.8	1096^th of 1160 public elementary schools	5.5%		9.1	1104^th of 1168 public elementary schools	5.5%	8	25.6	25.6	15.0	23.0	32.5	23.4	33.8	22.1	19.2	25.0	88.9	95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	96.3	98.8	90.1	96.3	96.3	$18,167	$1,829	$16,337
Nob Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 S 34th Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1500	339	23	14.6	67.6%	101 (29.8%)	6 (1.8%)	215 (63.4%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	36.8	717^th of 1160 public elementary schools	38.2%		34.6	759^th of 1168 public elementary schools	35.0%	42	52.2	52.2	40.4	41.7	51.5	44.6	50.9	33.3	28.8	36.9	89.7	92.3	92.3	92.3	92.3	94.9	94.9	89.7	94.9	94.9	$21,163	$1,311	$19,852
Robertson Elementary	Public	K-5	2807 W Lincoln Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1600	473	31	15.3	82.5%	78 (16.5%)	6 (1.3%)	373 (78.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	15.8	1015^th of 1160 public elementary schools	12.5%		24.2	909^th of 1168 public elementary schools	22.2%	106	26.3	26.3	34.2	32.5	32.5	33.1	42.7	19.5	19.0	26.8	92.7	95.6	98.5	98.5	98.5	94.1	98.5	97.1	94.1	94.1	$20,909	$1,766	$19,143
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	609 W Washington Ave	Yakima	98903	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1800	533	36	14.6	87.2%	59 (11.1%)	2 (0.4%)	462 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	13.9	1039^th of 1160 public elementary schools	10.4%		15.1	1037^th of 1168 public elementary schools	11.2%	2	35.6	35.6	25.0	28.2	27.9	27.0	28.4	29.4	26.7	28.2	92.6	95.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	94.7	97.9	93.7	94.7	94.7	$20,670	$1,619	$19,051
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	723 S 8th St	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-5100	643	38	16.7	94.4%	26 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	605 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	7.5	1122^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	3.3%		8.2	1110^th of 1168 public elementary schools	5.0%	12	20.9	20.9	20.0	18.6	29.4	22.9	27.4	21.4	17.4	21.8	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	$18,766	$1,209	$17,557
Barge-Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	219 E I St	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-5200	518	34	15.3	92.9%	25 (4.8%)	4 (0.8%)	464 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	10.5	1085^th of 1160 public elementary schools	6.5%		15.4	1032^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	11.6%	53	25.3	25.3	14.6	29.6	26.6	23.7	18.3	28.7	27.9	25.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$19,044	$1,778	$17,265

Frequently Asked Questions about Mckinley Elementary School

How many students attend Mckinley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended Mckinley Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Mckinley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mckinley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Franklin Middle School
High : Davis High School
High : Eisenhower High School

Is Mckinley Elementary School a good school?

Mckinley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.9% of Washington elementary schools.

What district is Mckinley Elementary School in?

Yakima School District

What is the racial makeup of Mckinley Elementary School?

Students at Mckinley Elementary School are 88% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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