McKinley Elementary School
General Information
- Grades Served: K-6
- Address: 350 Loma Alta Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109
- Phone: (805) 966-9926
- Fax: (805) 899-3286
- E-mail: Dr. Juanita Carney
- Principal: Dr. Juanita Carney
- School Mascot: Bears
- School Colors: Blue and White
- Web Page: www.sbceo.org/~mckinley
School Highlights
McKinley Elementary School, spectacularly situated overlooking the Santa Barbara coast, was refurbished and reopened in September 1986. The school, built in 1932, was the focal point for the Santa Barbara mesa for many years and now serves the lower westside of the city.
The McKinley faculty is committed to: making each student a grade level reader by the end of third grade; implementing Open Court series to provide a strong foundation; continuing a schoolwide assessment of reading and writing; continuing the math program, Mathland, along with basic math skills; providing a strong ESL program that promotes academic English language development; providing more ways to assist at-risk students and to meet individual needs, particularly in reading; providing more ways to assist and inform parents about how they can help their children; having students become computer literate and familiar with the Internet.
Feeder Schools and their District
McKinley Elementary School feeds into La Cumbre Junior High School.
School Accountability Report Card
Content Standards
Assessment Plan
Assessment Results
California’s testing program seeks ways to create a cohesive system that is fair to all students, provides reliable comparisons, and measures what students are expected to know. The Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program is the centerpiece of state testing. STAR has three basic components, all of which are multiple-choice tests: California Standards Test (CST), which is an achievement test based on state standards, California Achievement Test, 6th Edition (CAT/6), which is a nationally normed achievement test, California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), for student with severe cognitive disabilities, and Spanish Assessment of Basic Education, Second Edition (SABE/2) for newly enrolled English learners. These “on demand” assessments are administered to all students in the grade level that is being tested. In addition to the “on demand” assessments, student achievement is continuously monitored by the classroom teacher(s). If you have additional questions regarding student testing, please direct them to the Santa Barbara School Districts’ Office of Research and Evaluation.
Academic Performance Index (API)
The Academic Performance Index is a system of measuring each school’s academic performance and progress in reaching established goals.
School Safety / Disaster Preparedness
All schools in the Santa Barbara School Districts periodically conduct fire and earthquake drills. Each school has a disaster preparedness plan and works in coordination with local law enforcement and other public safety organizations.
School custodians address daily cleaning and maintenance needs. The Districts’ maintenance team visits each campus regularly, according to a defined rotation schedule, and addresses specialized needs (e.g., painting, carpentry, etc.). In the event of a facility emergency at the school site, the District maintenance team responds on an immediate basis.
Student Enrollment and Ethnic Distribution
Enrollment and ethnicity information is gathered from the California Basic Education Data System (CBEDS). CBEDS information is updated each October as a California Department of Education reporting requirement. Comprehensive and comparative CBEDS data for all Santa Barbara County schools is available at: http://www.sbceo.org/districts/cbeds.shtml