McKinley Elementary

McKinley Elementary serves the youngest learners in Gridley, a small agricultural community in the northern Sacramento Valley where the pace is slower and neighbors tend to know each other by name. With math scores outpacing English, families who want to build a strong early numeracy foundation will find something to work with here, though it's worth staying engaged with reading support at home. Gridley has a tight-knit, working-class character — if you're raising kids in a place where community roots run deep and the school is a real gathering point for families, McKinley fits naturally into that picture.