School district · California

McKinleyville Union Elementary

McKinleyville Union Elementary in California: 3 public schools with 840 students and 21.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,244 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
840
Students per teacher
21.6
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,244
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
38.8
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
840
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

36%proficient

+2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 64% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

556 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

29%proficient

−0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 59% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

555 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.1K15
$9.6K16
$10.1K17
$10.5K18
$11.7K19
$11.8K20
$13.2K21
$16.7K22
$16.5K23
$17.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $2.2M
State
39% · $7.5M
Local
50% · $9.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,590
Support services
$5,696
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.2M
Long-term debt
$23.8M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Dow's Prairie ElementaryFree meals for all
K–228321.8——
Morris ElementaryFree meals for all
3–525528.343%32%
McKinleyville MiddleFree meals for all
6–830218.030%26%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
2275 Central Ave., McKinleyville, CA 95519
Phone
(707)839-1549
Website