Is Dyer-Kelly Elementary a good school?

Dyer-Kelly Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Dyer-Kelly Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 751 students attended Dyer-Kelly Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dyer-Kelly Elementary?

Students at Dyer-Kelly Elementary are 42% Asian, 23% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Dyer-Kelly Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dyer-Kelly Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Encina Preparatory High

Dyer-Kelly Elementary

Summary:

Dyer-Kelly Elementary is a public elementary school in Sacramento, California, serving 751 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the San Juan Unified School District, which is ranked 923 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dyer-Kelly Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 8.54% of Dyer-Kelly students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 38.98% in the district and 47.04% statewide. Additionally, Dyer-Kelly has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.4% in 2018-2019 to 42.6% in 2021-2022, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 94.27% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, compared to the district average of 82.93% at Cottage Elementary and 43.15% at James R. Cowan Fundamental Elementary.

The nearby schools within the San Juan Unified District, such as Cottage Elementary and James R. Cowan Fundamental Elementary, perform significantly better than Dyer-Kelly Elementary in academic proficiency, chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic status. Schools outside the district, such as Northwood Elementary and Bell Avenue Elementary, also outperform Dyer-Kelly Elementary in these key metrics, suggesting that the challenges faced by Dyer-Kelly are not solely due to district-level factors. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that addresses the root causes of the school's challenges and provides targeted support to students and families.

Detail:

Public K-5

3101 Bell St.
Sacramento, CA 95821

(916) 971-7150

District: San Juan Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5841^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,402

Students who attend Dyer-Kelly Elementary usually attend:

High:

Encina Preparatory High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.4

Number of students: 751

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

42.1%

White:

23.4%

Hispanic:

21.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dyer-Kelly Elementary ranks worse than 99.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 41 ranked elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.88. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Student population at Dyer-Kelly Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (42.1%), White (23.4%), Hispanic (21%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the San Juan Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dyer-Kelly Elementary is 23.4, which is the 17^th best among 41 elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Dyer-Kelly Elementary employs 31.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dyer-Kelly Elementary is $8,402, which is the 11^th highest among 41 elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dyer-Kelly Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Dyer-Kelly Elementary 5841^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Dyer-Kelly Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Juan Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Juan Unified 923^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dyer-Kelly Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Dyer-Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	16.06	4260^th	4809	11.4%
2005	9.41	4678^th	4822	3.0%
2006	10.04	4629^th	4818	3.9%
2007	9.33	4949^th	5113	3.2%
2008	6.85	5046^th	5113	1.3%
2009	8.92	5045^th	5193	2.8%
2010	17.59	4737^th	5314	10.9%
2011	13.65	5026^th	5377	6.5%
2012	20.57	4604^th	5390	14.6%
2013	7.21	5399^th	5530	2.4%
2015	7.31	5577^th	5611	0.6%
2016	5.18	5596^th	5614	0.3%
2017	3.64	5684^th	5692	0.1%
2018	4.01	5644^th	5662	0.3%
2019	4.85	5763^rd	5789	0.4%
2022	8.26	5805^th	5883	1.3%
2023	8.29	5788^th	5874	1.5%
2024	5.88	5841^st	5862	0.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dyer-Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.57	3200^th	3246	1.4%
2019	26.38	2752^nd	3275	16.0%
2022	20.63	3174^th	3311	4.1%
2023	20.32	3138^th	3250	3.4%
2024	22.46	2974^th	3160	5.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Dyer-Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	16.92	2360^th	2420	2.5%
2024	18.93	2449^th	2634	7.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dyer-Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	4.01	5073^rd	5084	0.2%
2019	6.20	5133^rd	5173	0.8%
2022	9.99	5181^st	5264	1.6%
2023	9.97	5276^th	5374	1.8%
2024	6.86	5483^rd	5511	0.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Dyer-Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	4.14	5402^nd	5413	0.2%
2019	4.62	5481^st	5492	0.2%
2022	9.26	5566^th	5635	1.2%
2023	8.51	5554^th	5617	1.1%
2024	6.07	5591^st	5605	0.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Dyer-Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	18.67	2063^rd	2227	7.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Dyer-Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	5.04	5413^th	5431	0.3%
2019	6.54	5461^st	5510	0.9%
2022	8.79	5596^th	5663	1.2%
2023	9.32	5554^th	5650	1.7%
2024	7.01	5596^th	5636	0.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Dyer-Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	0.02	1071^st	1071	0.0%
2019	0.09	1148^th	1149	0.1%
2022	0.14	1154^th	1154	0.0%
2023	0.33	1186^th	1190	0.3%
2024	0.22	1201^st	1203	0.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Dyer-Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.60	648^th	700	7.4%
2019	20.45	659^th	747	11.8%
2023	18.79	604^th	662	8.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dyer-Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	4.97	4813^th	4830	0.4%
2019	7.22	4920^th	4963	0.9%
2022	22.67	4304^th	5084	15.3%
2023	15.78	4741^st	5098	7.0%
2024	8.97	5017^th	5102	1.7%

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Rank History for White students at Dyer-Kelly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	0.68	2736^th	2737	0.0%
2019	0.90	2828^th	2834	0.2%
2022	2.09	2721^st	2726	0.2%
2023	1.54	2654^th	2662	0.3%
2024	0.87	2645^th	2647	0.1%

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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 Dyer-Kelly Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	270	45	38	36	2	n/a	n/a	0	391
1989	193	37	27	44	9	n/a	n/a	0	310
1990	211	27	53	59	13	n/a	n/a	0	363
1991	260	45	49	73	8	n/a	n/a	0	435
1992	251	55	22	60	9	n/a	n/a	0	397
1993	230	55	27	63	6	n/a	n/a	0	381
1994	184	69	16	80	18	n/a	n/a	0	367
1995	190	82	11	113	5	n/a	n/a	0	401
1996	190	82	11	113	5	n/a	n/a	0	401
1997	236	141	33	139	10	n/a	n/a	0	559
1998	222	115	24	145	8	n/a	n/a	0	514
1999	198	97	29	143	6	n/a	n/a	0	473
2000	207	87	27	142	6	n/a	n/a	0	469
2001	199	91	24	154	4	n/a	n/a	0	472
2002	158	84	14	174	7	n/a	n/a	0	437
2003	158	84	14	174	7	n/a	n/a	0	437
2004	121	81	25	205	6	n/a	n/a	0	438
2005	80	72	28	216	9	n/a	n/a	0	405
2006	119	114	22	227	11	n/a	n/a	0	493
2007	98	106	15	224	11	n/a	n/a	6	460
2008	101	107	15	244	10	n/a	n/a	0	477
2009	76	121	8	241	5	5	3	0	459
2010	67	120	5	209	4	5	0	0	410
2011	54	88	6	212	4	2	9	0	375
2012	57	87	8	188	3	7	18	0	368
2013	66	112	10	190	4	2	22	0	406
2014	63	125	7	208	7	3	23	0	436
2015	56	110	14	185	8	4	28	0	405
2016	76	127	48	166	10	2	4	0	433
2017	88	91	63	170	8	1	24	0	445
2018	138	71	115	148	2	1	21	0	496
2019	154	63	141	129	2	1	24	0	514
2020	189	64	212	159	0	1	31	0	656
2021	203	49	269	163	0	2	24	0	710
2022	190	50	294	161	3	8	25	0	731
2023	176	62	316	158	3	4	32	0	751

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Dyer-Kelly Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	391	18.3	21.3	n/a
1989	310	19.3	16.0	n/a
1990	363	19.5	18.6	n/a
1991	435	22.7	19.1	n/a
1992	397	23.1	17.1	78.3
1993	381	16.0	23.8	86.6
1994	367	15.0	24.5	45.8
1995	401	16.0	25.1	88
1996	401	16.0	25.1	88
1997	559	24.0	23.3	90.7
1998	514	24.0	21.4	34.8
1999	473	24.0	19.7	94.9
2000	469	25.0	18.8	24.9
2001	472	29.5	16.0	99.4
2002	437	28.5	15.3	52.9
2003	437	28.5	15.3	52.9
2004	438	24.8	17.7	97
2005	405	23.8	17.0	92.1
2006	493	31.0	15.9	90.1
2007	460	32.8	14.0	92.7
2008	477	28.8	16.6	92.7
2009	459	26.8	15.4	94.1
2010	410	24.0	17.0	96.6
2011	375	n/a	n/a	93.6
2012	368	18.5	19.8	n/a
2013	406	17.0	23.8	92.4
2014	436	15.0	29.0	97.2
2015	405	15.0	27.0	94.8
2016	433	16.0	27.0	96.8
2017	445	17.0	26.1	96
2018	496	19.0	26.1	97.8
2019	514	20.0	25.7	98.4
2020	656	n/a	n/a	99.5
2021	710	35.0	20.2	91.8
2022	731	32.0	22.8	88.8
2023	751	31.9	23.4	94.3

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 Dyer-Kelly Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	391	18.3	21.3	n/a
1989	310	19.3	16.0	n/a
1990	363	19.5	18.6	n/a
1991	435	22.7	19.1	n/a
1992	397	23.1	17.1	78.3
1993	381	16.0	23.8	86.6
1994	367	15.0	24.5	45.8
1995	401	16.0	25.1	88
1996	401	16.0	25.1	88
1997	559	24.0	23.3	90.7
1998	514	24.0	21.4	34.8
1999	473	24.0	19.7	94.9
2000	469	25.0	18.8	24.9
2001	472	29.5	16.0	99.4
2002	437	28.5	15.3	52.9
2003	437	28.5	15.3	52.9
2004	438	24.8	17.7	97
2005	405	23.8	17.0	92.1
2006	493	31.0	15.9	90.1
2007	460	32.8	14.0	92.7
2008	477	28.8	16.6	92.7
2009	459	26.8	15.4	94.1
2010	410	24.0	17.0	96.6
2011	375	n/a	n/a	93.6
2012	368	18.5	19.8	n/a
2013	406	17.0	23.8	92.4
2014	436	15.0	29.0	97.2
2015	405	15.0	27.0	94.8
2016	433	16.0	27.0	96.8
2017	445	17.0	26.1	96
2018	496	19.0	26.1	97.8
2019	514	20.0	25.7	98.4
2020	656	n/a	n/a	99.5
2021	710	35.0	20.2	91.8
2022	731	32.0	22.8	88.8
2023	751	31.9	23.4	94.3

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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