Kelly Elementary School

Summary:

Kelly Elementary School is a public elementary school in Portland, Oregon, serving 355 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Portland School District 1J, which is ranked 17 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked district, Kelly Elementary School has consistently low academic performance compared to the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were significantly below the Portland School District 1J and Oregon state averages across all grade levels. For example, only 29.9% of 5th graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 59.6% in the district and 46.9% statewide. The school has been ranked in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools for the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When comparing Kelly Elementary to nearby schools within the Portland School District 1J, such as Arleta Elementary and Woodstock Elementary, the performance gap is quite significant. These nearby schools consistently outperform Kelly Elementary in academic proficiency, school rankings, and student subgroup performance. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, it appears to be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, which will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to address the root causes of the school's underperformance.


Detail:

Public K-5

 9030 SE Cooper St
       Portland, OR  97266-5541


(503) 916-6350

District: Portland School District 1J

SchoolDigger Rank:
576th of 710 Oregon Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $25,916 Help


Students who attend Kelly Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Lane Middle School
High:    Franklin High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.1 Help
Number of students:  355

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.7%
Hispanic:
20.8%
African American:
9.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Kelly Elementary School ranks worse than 81.1% of elementary schools in Oregon. It also ranks 56th among 60 ranked elementary schools in the Portland School District 1J. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.88. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (50.7%), Hispanic (20.8%), African American (9.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Portland School District 1J. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kelly Elementary School is 13.1, which is the 11th best among 60 elementary schools in the Portland School District 1J. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kelly Elementary School is $25,916, which is the 9th highest among 60 elementary schools in the Portland School District 1J.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kelly Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kelly Elementary School 576th of 710 Oregon public elementary schools. (See Kelly Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Portland School District 1J:

SchoolDigger ranks Portland School District 1J 17th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Kelly Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Kelly Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 25.71 490th 586 16.4%
2005 30.38 497th 629 21.0%
2006 39.86 460th 636 27.7%
2007 22.80 567th 652 13.0%
2008 13.88 617th 655 5.8%
2009 16.91 605th 665 9.0%
2010 50.65 373rd 674 44.7%
2011 27.09 579th 695 16.7%
2012 34.57 534th 730 26.8%
2013 38.87 478th 707 32.4%
2014 25.16 562nd 695 19.1%
2015 17.34 628th 706 11.0%
2016 16.37 625th 697 10.3%
2017 11.83 654th 701 6.7%
2018 17.49 626th 709 11.7%
2019 13.52 641st 705 9.1%
2022 22.18 572nd 706 19.0%
2023 18.27 603rd 706 14.6%
2024 21.88 576th 710 18.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Kelly Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.20 107th 179 40.2%
2019 36.95 61st 97 37.1%
2022 68.97 9th 80 88.8%
2023 56.84 22nd 87 74.7%
2024 41.23 57th 97 41.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Kelly Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.33 416th 481 13.5%
2019 24.34 252nd 303 16.8%
2022 31.72 153rd 215 28.8%
2023 25.95 188th 231 18.6%
2024 45.40 135th 299 54.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kelly Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.94 560th 640 12.5%
2019 19.62 536th 597 10.2%
2022 22.26 568th 703 19.2%
2023 26.53 461st 595 22.5%
2024 32.96 376th 523 28.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Kelly Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.92 586th 681 14.0%
2019 14.64 565th 621 9.0%
2022 27.11 481st 646 25.5%
2023 16.44 583rd 652 10.6%
2024 22.33 542nd 658 17.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Kelly Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.60 621st 680 8.7%
2019 13.82 570th 623 8.5%
2022 18.33 572nd 654 12.5%
2023 25.37 527th 665 20.8%
2024 24.30 524th 662 20.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Kelly Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.49 83rd 86 3.5%
2019 3.67 48th 48 0.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Kelly Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.51 17th 39 56.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kelly Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.88 409th 475 13.9%
2019 15.28 349th 364 4.1%
2023 47.69 148th 360 58.9%
2024 33.48 253rd 365 30.7%
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Rank History for White students at Kelly Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.19 619th 683 9.4%
2019 16.16 605th 662 8.6%
2022 23.53 542nd 666 18.6%
2023 12.54 615th 656 6.3%
2024 24.01 535th 670 20.1%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon 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.

Kelly Elementary School Test Scores
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Data source: Oregon Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, September 14, 2017

Open Quote Kelly is a great school with a dedicated and loving staff and parent teacher association. The test scores are indicative of the trends with our Dual Language Immersion program which started in 2008 and started testing in 2011. This isn't to say there is any 'fault' but rather those kids who started testing in 2011/12 when they reached 3rd grade, were not proficient in either language yet. Whereas other schools without a dual language immersion program, have full proficiency in English when they start testing.
Dual Language Immersion is designed to serve the emergent bilingual community and with a focus on serving these children from immigrant and refugee backgrounds. So these children are smart and capable, but testing in a language they won't be proficient in until they reach late middle school/early high school.

Given this population in immersion is only a 20-36 of the total school population and doesn't include our students who are LEP with a home language of Vietnamese or Spanish, the percentage of LEP students in our school is very high. The diversity of our amazing school has more to do with testing than competency does. And this is not accounted for in the data. Close Quote


by a parent
Saturday, June 4, 2016

Open Quote It would be useful to note that Kelly Elementary is an Immersion school. Approximately half of the school children are being taught majority of the material in a foreign language. Overall, kids that graduate Kelly school are practically fluent in two languages. Kelly Elementary has an Amazing program. It is misleading to compare an Immersion school to a general public school. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Kelly Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 405 6 12 13 10 n/a n/a 0 446
1989 402 14 6 9 16 n/a n/a 0 447
1990 397 12 13 17 19 n/a n/a 0 458
1991 420 15 12 30 9 n/a n/a 0 486
1992 434 16 18 19 12 n/a n/a 0 499
1993 408 12 24 19 8 n/a n/a 0 471
1994 405 6 27 20 10 n/a n/a 0 468
1995 454 14 26 27 15 n/a n/a 0 536
1996 454 14 26 27 15 n/a n/a 0 536
1997 473 11 25 31 13 n/a n/a 0 553
1998 469 12 37 42 18 n/a n/a 0 578
1999 450 18 41 59 17 n/a n/a 0 585
2000 416 16 49 58 15 n/a n/a 0 554
2001 375 19 43 76 13 n/a n/a 0 526
2002 305 22 50 92 22 n/a n/a 0 491
2003 305 22 50 92 22 n/a n/a 0 491
2004 280 24 58 108 21 n/a n/a 0 491
2005 267 29 50 113 17 n/a n/a 2 478
2006 262 38 59 109 13 n/a n/a 0 481
2007 204 40 48 122 9 n/a n/a 16 439
2008 219 25 54 121 8 n/a n/a 37 464
2009 209 28 58 126 10 n/a n/a 37 468
2010 208 31 63 128 15 n/a n/a 22 467
2011 234 35 69 141 15 2 13 0 509
2012 273 39 85 136 9 4 24 0 570
2013 324 42 84 132 8 3 35 0 628
2014 341 29 83 130 9 3 29 0 624
2015 354 31 78 128 7 3 30 0 631
2016 358 25 57 123 6 3 38 0 610
2017 365 26 55 103 7 5 44 0 605
2018 309 39 52 85 8 4 35 0 532
2019 283 42 50 77 5 5 36 0 498
2020 280 32 44 74 6 8 32 0 476
2021 236 31 39 68 4 12 34 0 424
2022 189 41 34 67 7 10 33 0 381
2023 180 33 30 74 1 12 25 0 355

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 Kelly Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 446 18.0 24.7 41.5
1989 447 20.5 21.8 51.2
1990 458 22.5 20.3 52.6
1991 486 22.8 21.3 49.8
1992 499 22.8 21.8 53.5
1993 471 23.5 20.0 49.5
1994 468 21.5 21.8 48.7
1995 536 26.3 20.4 0
1996 536 26.3 20.4 0
1997 553 27.6 20.0 58.2
1998 578 27.1 21.3 58.8
1999 585 28.8 20.3 71.5
2000 554 29.4 18.8 65.9
2001 526 28.1 18.7 76.2
2002 491 25.7 19.1 78.2
2003 491 25.7 19.1 78.2
2004 491 26.5 18.5 75.8
2005 478 27.9 17.1 80
2006 481 25.0 19.2 81.5
2007 439 31.5 13.9 81.6
2008 464 26.5 17.5 83.8
2009 468 27.0 17.3 82.6
2010 467 27.0 17.3 82.2
2011 509 28.0 18.1 78.8
2012 570 31.0 18.3 80.2
2013 628 32.5 19.2 78.8
2014 624 34.4 18.1 80.6
2015 631 39.0 16.1 79.6
2016 610 38.0 16.0 79.5
2017 605 35.2 17.1 79.3
2018 532 31.1 17.0 73.3
2019 498 30.1 16.5 72.5
2020 476 30.8 15.4 64.5
2021 424 30.4 13.9 n/a
2022 381 31.4 12.1 n/a
2023 355 27.0 13.1 83.4

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 446 18.0 24.7 41.5
1989 447 20.5 21.8 51.2
1990 458 22.5 20.3 52.6
1991 486 22.8 21.3 49.8
1992 499 22.8 21.8 53.5
1993 471 23.5 20.0 49.5
1994 468 21.5 21.8 48.7
1995 536 26.3 20.4 0
1996 536 26.3 20.4 0
1997 553 27.6 20.0 58.2
1998 578 27.1 21.3 58.8
1999 585 28.8 20.3 71.5
2000 554 29.4 18.8 65.9
2001 526 28.1 18.7 76.2
2002 491 25.7 19.1 78.2
2003 491 25.7 19.1 78.2
2004 491 26.5 18.5 75.8
2005 478 27.9 17.1 80
2006 481 25.0 19.2 81.5
2007 439 31.5 13.9 81.6
2008 464 26.5 17.5 83.8
2009 468 27.0 17.3 82.6
2010 467 27.0 17.3 82.2
2011 509 28.0 18.1 78.8
2012 570 31.0 18.3 80.2
2013 628 32.5 19.2 78.8
2014 624 34.4 18.1 80.6
2015 631 39.0 16.1 79.6
2016 610 38.0 16.0 79.5
2017 605 35.2 17.1 79.3
2018 532 31.1 17.0 73.3
2019 498 30.1 16.5 72.5
2020 476 30.8 15.4 64.5
2021 424 30.4 13.9 n/a
2022 381 31.4 12.1 n/a
2023 355 27.0 13.1 83.4

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Kelly Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 n/a n/a $17,177
2020 n/a n/a $17,558
2021 n/a n/a $19,513
2022 $2,416 (7.1%) $31,781 (92.9%) $34,197
2023 $3,052 (11.8%) $22,864 (88.2%) $25,916

Data source: Oregon Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Kelly Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 641st of 705 Elementary schoolsRanks 603rd of 706 Elementary schools
 5.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kelly Elementary School)23.125.8
 2.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Portland School District 1J)55.455.4
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)46.539.4
 7.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kelly Elementary School)23.430.3
 6.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Portland School District 1J)52.856.2
 3.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Oregon)46.439.7
 6.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Kelly Elementary School)37.114.9
 22.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Portland School District 1J)56.258.1
 1.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)49.242.3
 6.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Kelly Elementary School)2723.9
 3.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Portland School District 1J)4854.3
 6.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)43.237.6
 5.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Kelly Elementary School)29.630.8
 1.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Portland School District 1J)60.459.8
 0.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)5447.1
 6.9%
5th Grade Mathematics (Kelly Elementary School)17.314
 3.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Portland School District 1J)43.246.5
 3.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)37.830.7
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (Kelly Elementary School)1612.2
 3.8%
   5th Grade Science (Portland School District 1J)40.644.1
 3.5%
   5th Grade Science (Oregon)34.730.3
 4.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students498355
 28.7%
African American4233
 21.4%
American Indian51
 80%
Asian5030
 40%
Hispanic7774
 3.9%
Pacific Islander512
 140%
White283180
 36.4%
Two or More Races3625
 30.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients72.5%83.4%
 10.9%


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Students at Kelly Elementary School are 51% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

Students who attend Kelly Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lane Middle School
High : Franklin High School

Kelly Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.9% of Oregon elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 355 students attended Kelly Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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