Is Kelly Elementary a good school?

Kelly Elementary ranks 2357 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kelly Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 684 students attended Kelly Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kelly Elementary?

Students at Kelly Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 9% African American.

What schools do graduates of Kelly Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kelly Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Manuel Dominguez High

Kelly Elementary

Summary:

Kelly Elementary is a public elementary school located in Compton, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 743 students. It is part of the Compton Unified School District, which is ranked 786 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Kelly Elementary consistently outperforms the Compton Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across various grade levels and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, Kelly Elementary had higher proficiency rates than the district and state in English Language Arts/Literacy (47.44% vs. 43.02% and 47.04%) and Mathematics (48.15% vs. 34.66% and 35.54%). The school's performance is particularly strong in 7th and 8th grade English Language Arts/Literacy, where proficiency rates are over 50%. Kelly Elementary also has higher proficiency rates in Science compared to the district and state, especially in 8th grade (32.84% vs. 15.72% and 28.95%). However, the school's performance for female students and students with disabilities lags behind the state and district averages.

While Kelly Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.9% in 2017-2018 to 37.6% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages, the school maintains a relatively consistent academic performance, ranking in the top 50% of California elementary schools for the past several years. This is particularly impressive given the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 62.99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. When compared to other nearby schools in the Compton Unified School District and surrounding districts, Kelly Elementary generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics.

Detail:

Public K-8

2320 East Alondra Blvd.
Compton, CA 90221-4202

(310) 898-6410

District: Compton Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2357^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 25.3

Number of students: 684

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.3%

African American:

9.4%

Two or more races:

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Kelly Elementary ranks better than 59.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Compton Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.7. (See more...)

Compare Details Kelly Elementary ranks better than 76.6% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.03. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (89.3%), African American (9.4%), two or more races (0.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kelly Elementary is 25.3. 10 elementary schools in the Compton Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Kelly Elementary employs 26.9 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kelly Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Kelly Elementary 2357^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Kelly Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Kelly Elementary 651^st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Kelly Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Compton Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Compton Unified 786^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Kelly Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	10.99	4621^st	4809	3.9%
2005	11.58	4562^nd	4822	5.4%
2006	15.88	4296^th	4818	10.8%
2007	14.34	4686^th	5113	8.4%
2008	14.68	4676^th	5113	8.5%
2009	19.88	4442^nd	5193	14.5%
2010	30.15	3838^th	5314	27.8%
2011	23.65	4424^th	5377	17.7%
2012	23.52	4416^th	5390	18.1%
2013	25.25	4383^rd	5530	20.7%
2015	25.40	4097^th	5611	27.0%
2016	37.71	3239^th	5614	42.3%
2017	43.64	2885^th	5692	49.3%
2018	42.83	2972^nd	5662	47.5%
2019	42.67	3026^th	5789	47.7%
2022	43.59	2873^rd	5883	51.2%
2023	42.80	2957^th	5874	49.7%
2024	53.70	2357^th	5862	59.8%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.62	1360^th	3246	58.1%
2019	36.63	2014^th	3275	38.5%
2022	50.97	1146^th	3311	65.4%
2023	37.21	2004^th	3250	38.3%
2024	61.76	661^st	3160	79.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.62	1875^th	5084	63.1%
2019	56.04	2005^th	5173	61.2%
2022	61.50	1599^th	5264	69.6%
2023	57.03	1934^th	5374	64.0%
2024	66.17	1445^th	5511	73.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.42	3055^th	5413	43.6%
2019	42.89	2928^th	5492	46.7%
2022	37.63	3149^th	5635	44.1%
2023	38.42	3120^th	5617	44.5%
2024	46.17	2637^th	5605	53.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	38.04	1162^nd	2227	47.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.54	2749^th	5431	49.4%
2019	42.87	2847^th	5510	48.3%
2022	49.84	2457^th	5663	56.6%
2023	46.47	2656^th	5650	53.0%
2024	58.45	2050^th	5636	63.6%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	80.54	81^st	700	88.4%
2019	57.46	259^th	747	65.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.42	1658^th	4830	65.7%
2019	58.39	1783^rd	4963	64.1%
2022	64.30	1415^th	5084	72.2%
2023	60.99	1608^th	5098	68.5%
2024	72.39	1077^th	5102	78.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2016	38.84	1401^st	2497	43.9%
2017	48.85	1132^nd	2508	54.9%
2018	54.60	973^rd	2480	60.8%
2019	35.87	1584^th	2715	41.7%
2022	56.73	975^th	2740	64.4%
2023	56.38	1004^th	2802	64.2%
2024	72.03	651^st	2777	76.6%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	50.29	465^th	1540	69.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.30	452^nd	2230	79.7%
2019	51.11	982^nd	2369	58.5%
2022	76.19	381^st	2458	84.5%
2023	71.50	486^th	2549	80.9%
2024	83.85	279^th	2575	89.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.18	905^th	2262	60.0%
2019	38.15	1362^nd	2380	42.8%
2022	44.11	1220^th	2509	51.4%
2023	46.76	1140^th	2547	55.2%
2024	63.36	754^th	2546	70.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.14	938^th	2273	58.7%
2019	32.35	1539^th	2407	36.1%
2022	67.94	661^st	2527	73.8%
2023	64.44	721^st	2558	71.8%
2024	76.69	495^th	2547	80.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.84	391^st	2072	81.1%
2019	50.05	946^th	2213	57.3%
2022	76.44	366^th	2359	84.5%
2023	71.88	472^nd	2391	80.3%
2024	86.81	188^th	2383	92.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Kelly Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	8	433	30	317	0	n/a	n/a	0	788
1989	7	392	42	353	0	n/a	n/a	0	794
1990	3	319	44	499	1	n/a	n/a	0	866
1991	3	322	93	577	0	n/a	n/a	0	995
1992	11	311	32	691	0	n/a	n/a	0	1045
1993	6	290	44	685	0	n/a	n/a	0	1025
1994	2	260	39	747	0	n/a	n/a	0	1048
1995	4	235	18	806	0	n/a	n/a	0	1063
1996	4	235	18	806	0	n/a	n/a	0	1063
1997	5	238	16	856	0	n/a	n/a	0	1115
1998	4	315	10	940	0	n/a	n/a	0	1269
1999	9	278	19	961	0	n/a	n/a	2	1269
2000	6	288	13	1020	0	n/a	n/a	0	1327
2001	6	305	13	1105	0	n/a	n/a	4	1433
2002	3	307	20	1147	0	n/a	n/a	1	1478
2003	3	307	20	1147	0	n/a	n/a	1	1478
2004	5	237	12	874	1	n/a	n/a	6	1135
2005	3	201	10	869	0	n/a	n/a	10	1093
2006	1	165	9	788	1	n/a	n/a	6	970
2007	5	135	10	798	1	n/a	n/a	1	950
2008	6	111	13	770	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	900
2009	5	102	0	782	0	11	6	0	906
2010	3	66	0	777	0	8	31	0	885
2011	4	55	0	775	0	7	52	0	893
2012	2	70	0	746	3	9	28	0	858
2013	6	102	0	765	3	19	3	0	898
2014	5	79	0	663	3	15	2	0	767
2015	6	73	0	678	3	11	4	0	775
2016	7	76	0	734	3	8	8	0	836
2017	7	92	0	859	2	5	16	0	981
2018	7	79	0	828	2	5	23	0	944
2019	6	93	0	820	1	3	27	0	950
2020	6	93	0	809	0	1	36	0	945
2021	1	70	0	751	0	3	10	0	835
2022	1	66	0	661	0	2	4	0	734
2023	1	67	0	668	0	2	5	0	743
2024	1	64	2	611	0	1	5	0	684

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Kelly Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	788	30.0	26.2	n/a
1989	794	29.0	27.3	n/a
1990	866	29.0	29.8	n/a
1991	995	33.9	29.3	n/a
1992	1045	34.4	30.3	86.8
1993	1025	40.0	25.6	94.8
1994	1048	34.0	30.8	92.7
1995	1063	35.0	30.4	75.1
1996	1063	35.0	30.4	75.1
1997	1115	37.0	30.1	88.9
1998	1269	45.0	28.2	88.6
1999	1269	52.0	24.4	95.1
2000	1327	59.0	22.5	97.1
2001	1433	62.0	23.1	90.8
2002	1478	67.0	22.1	98.6
2003	1478	67.0	22.1	98.6
2004	1135	56.0	20.3	100.3
2005	1093	51.0	21.4	91.9
2006	970	47.0	20.6	91.6
2007	950	42.0	22.6	93
2008	900	48.0	18.8	95.1
2009	906	43.0	19.7	88.5
2010	885	48.0	18.4	84.3
2011	893	n/a	n/a	85.3
2012	858	30.0	28.6	99.7
2013	898	30.5	29.4	62.8
2014	767	29.5	26.0	93.4
2015	775	31.0	25.0	76
2016	836	36.0	23.2	83
2017	981	35.5	27.6	77.9
2018	944	35.5	26.5	82.7
2019	950	34.5	27.5	79.5
2020	945	n/a	n/a	94.3
2021	835	33.0	25.3	91.3
2022	734	29.0	25.3	87.1
2023	743	27.7	26.7	63
2024	684	26.9	25.3	93.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Kelly Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	788	30.0	26.2	n/a
1989	794	29.0	27.3	n/a
1990	866	29.0	29.8	n/a
1991	995	33.9	29.3	n/a
1992	1045	34.4	30.3	86.8
1993	1025	40.0	25.6	94.8
1994	1048	34.0	30.8	92.7
1995	1063	35.0	30.4	75.1
1996	1063	35.0	30.4	75.1
1997	1115	37.0	30.1	88.9
1998	1269	45.0	28.2	88.6
1999	1269	52.0	24.4	95.1
2000	1327	59.0	22.5	97.1
2001	1433	62.0	23.1	90.8
2002	1478	67.0	22.1	98.6
2003	1478	67.0	22.1	98.6
2004	1135	56.0	20.3	100.3
2005	1093	51.0	21.4	91.9
2006	970	47.0	20.6	91.6
2007	950	42.0	22.6	93
2008	900	48.0	18.8	95.1
2009	906	43.0	19.7	88.5
2010	885	48.0	18.4	84.3
2011	893	n/a	n/a	85.3
2012	858	30.0	28.6	99.7
2013	898	30.5	29.4	62.8
2014	767	29.5	26.0	93.4
2015	775	31.0	25.0	76
2016	836	36.0	23.2	83
2017	981	35.5	27.6	77.9
2018	944	35.5	26.5	82.7
2019	950	34.5	27.5	79.5
2020	945	n/a	n/a	94.3
2021	835	33.0	25.3	91.3
2022	734	29.0	25.3	87.1
2023	743	27.7	26.7	63
2024	684	26.9	25.3	93.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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