📍 325 S. Oak Knoll Ave., Pasadena, Los Angeles County, 91101
McKinley is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pasadena, Los Angeles County. The school has 648 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Maria Toliver. It is part of the Pasadena Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
McKinley enrolls 648 students across grades K–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 6.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 418 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 120 | 19% |
| White | 45 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 44 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
535 of the school's 648 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
McKinley is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
McKinley is one of 23 schools in Pasadena Unified, based in Pasadena, California. The district serves 13,757 students district-wide and employs 639 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 648 students, McKinley is close to the district average of about 598 students per school.