McKinley Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 1 · Gridley, California
McKinley Elementary in Gridley, California enrolled 341 students in 2024-25 with 16.0 full-time teachers, 21.3 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
326 students in 2022-23, 316 students in 2023-24, 341 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.9 to 16.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 326 | 16.9 | 19.3 |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 16.6 | 19.0 |
| 2024-25 | 341 | 16.0 | 21.3 |
21.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 of every 100 California elementary schools
Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 330 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection McKinley Elementary enrolled 330 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 330 of the 330 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent38.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
58.1% of students were Hispanic, 35.2% White, 3.5% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic58.1%
- White35.2%
- Asian3.5%
- Two or more races2.9%
- Black0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Gridley
3 public elementary schools in Gridley report 2024-25 enrollment; McKinley Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Elementary | 544 | 22.7 | 66.7% |
| McKinley Elementary | 341 | 21.3 | 64.5% |
| Manzanita Elementary | 306 | 18.7 | 41.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about McKinley Elementary
- Wilson ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 544 students, 22.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Manzanita ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.9 miles away: 306 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Compare McKinley Elementary with Wilson ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Gridley Unified spends per student$16,292 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,292
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaMcKinley Elementary is the number 4,349 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,349 of 5,904
- California schools by students per teacher21.3 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.21.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about McKinley Elementary
How many students attend McKinley Elementary?
341 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 326 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gridley, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at McKinley Elementary?
21.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is McKinley Elementary a Title I school?
McKinley Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.What district is McKinley Elementary in?
Gridley Unified, NCES district ID 0600051. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060005102012 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.