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Schools in McKenna

McKenna’s public schools

Yelm Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McKenna. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Washington’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
81%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.5K
▼ 5% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
20.2
WA 17.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
3,331 students on the public path
In brief

McKenna’s schools, in brief

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in McKenna, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5McKenna ElementaryYelm Community SchoolsNo scores
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–12Yelm High School 12in YelmNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Yelm Community Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Yelm Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 5,671 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 20.2 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$17,480WA $18,444 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 53.4% · 2802 students tested
Math36%
State average 40.1% · 2780 students tested

McKenna vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Washington towns that share McKenna’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
McKenna—Yelm

Every school in McKenna

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in McKennaby address
McKenna Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
418 students18:1Rate it →
Also serving McKennain other towns
Yelm Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Yelm
652 students22:1Rate it →
Ridgeline Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Yelm
568 students20:1Rate it →
Yelm High School 12
High · Grades 9–12 · Yelm
1,693 students25:1Rate it →

Questions about McKenna’s schools

Are McKenna’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for McKenna. Yelm Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McKenna. Each school below is shown with its own results.

What school district is McKenna in?

Yelm Community Schools.

Where do McKenna kids go to high school?

Yelm High School 12.

Parents talk

What McKenna families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.