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Kelley Elementary

Summary:

Kelley Elementary is a public elementary school in Denver City, Texas, serving 325 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Denver City Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 617 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kelley Elementary's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally below the state average across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in STAAR Reading ranged from 50.49% (3rd grade) to 56.52% (4th grade), compared to the state averages of 48.85% and 50.66%, respectively. The school's performance in STAAR Mathematics and Science is also significantly lower than the state averages. Additionally, Kelley Elementary's Hispanic students and English Language Learners (ELL) tend to perform below the state averages for their respective subgroups.

Kelley Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Young Elementary (part of Seminole ISD) and Plains Elementary (part of Plains ISD). The school's ranking and rating have also fluctuated over the years, ranging from 1 to 3 stars out of 5 on SchoolDigger. Despite increased per-student spending, Kelley Elementary's academic performance has not shown a corresponding improvement, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and a closer examination of resource allocation to better support student learning.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 500 N Soland
       Denver City, TX  79323-2824

(806) 592-5920

District: Denver City Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2023rd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,546 Help


Students who attend Kelley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    William G Gravitt J H
High:    Denver City High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.8 Help
Number of students:  325

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
87.4%
White:
12.0%
American Indian:
0.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  64.3% Help


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Compare Details Kelley Elementary ranks better than 56.7% of elementary schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.19. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (87.4%), White (12%), American Indian (0.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 64.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kelley Elementary is 11.8. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kelley Elementary is $12,546.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Kelley Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Denver City Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Denver City Independent School District (Isd) 617th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Kelley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Kelley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 73.35 782nd 3465 77.4%
2005 73.20 803rd 3475 76.9%
2006 64.87 1275th 3476 63.3%
2007 68.73 1157th 3724 68.9%
2008 56.85 1840th 3768 51.2%
2009 52.74 2098th 3884 46.0%
2010 60.09 1752nd 3937 55.5%
2011 59.80 1823rd 4095 55.5%
2012 49.18 2337th 4206 44.4%
2013 33.97 3201st 4221 24.2%
2014 49.82 2343rd 4260 45.0%
2015 57.32 1940th 4320 55.1%
2016 44.98 2545th 4286 40.6%
2017 25.25 3456th 4329 20.2%
2018 38.80 2630th 4359 39.7%
2019 35.84 2971st 4479 33.7%
2021 45.10 2292nd 4578 49.9%
2022 43.84 2510th 4581 45.2%
2023 33.69 3180th 4647 31.6%
2024 52.19 2023rd 4675 56.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Kelley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.21 3070th 3226 4.8%
2019 16.23 3194th 3333 4.2%
2021 48.22 1573rd 3446 54.4%
2022 44.29 1984th 3487 43.1%
2023 24.01 3064th 3556 13.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Kelley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.57 2421st 3558 32.0%
2019 35.97 2350th 3684 36.2%
2021 44.23 1753rd 3799 53.9%
2022 31.07 2946th 3952 25.5%
2023 40.12 2297th 4086 43.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kelley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.61 2726th 4264 36.1%
2019 38.51 2883rd 4309 33.1%
2021 48.30 2151st 4451 51.7%
2022 46.19 2420th 4477 45.9%
2023 40.74 2810th 4521 37.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Kelley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.65 2705th 4306 37.2%
2019 40.50 2634th 4348 39.4%
2021 45.33 2276th 4499 49.4%
2022 43.24 2573rd 4561 43.6%
2023 31.59 3293rd 4588 28.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Kelley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.66 1355th 3106 56.4%
2019 55.99 1741st 3184 45.3%
2021 64.50 1214th 3006 59.6%
2022 52.51 1753rd 2958 40.7%
2023 44.36 2131st 2980 28.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Kelley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.01 3618th 4240 14.7%
2019 20.62 3946th 4295 8.1%
2021 52.34 1678th 4331 61.3%
2022 44.38 2493rd 4461 44.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Kelley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.90 2636th 4319 39.0%
2019 32.67 3160th 4357 27.5%
2021 44.95 2263rd 4498 49.7%
2022 44.25 2498th 4563 45.3%
2023 37.25 2939th 4585 35.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kelley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.83 2665th 4168 36.1%
2019 35.79 2911th 4188 30.5%
2021 49.55 1963rd 4329 54.7%
2022 45.14 2441st 4376 44.2%
2023 35.92 3023rd 4401 31.3%
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Rank History for White students at Kelley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.89 1632nd 3127 47.8%
2019 62.79 1051st 3142 66.5%
2021 37.81 2038th 3082 33.9%
2022 45.55 1786th 3082 42.1%
2023 45.99 1785th 3106 42.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, 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.

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Enrollment information for Kelley Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 259 17 0 213 0 n/a n/a 0 489
1990 263 12 0 215 0 n/a n/a 0 490
1991 252 11 0 260 0 n/a n/a 0 523
1992 261 10 0 260 0 n/a n/a 0 531
1993 219 6 0 243 0 n/a n/a 0 468
1994 204 6 0 234 1 n/a n/a 0 445
1995 235 8 0 334 1 n/a n/a 0 578
1996 235 8 0 334 1 n/a n/a 0 578
1997 226 8 0 316 1 n/a n/a 0 551
1998 182 6 1 316 1 n/a n/a 0 506
1999 183 6 1 291 1 n/a n/a 0 482
2000 164 5 2 265 0 n/a n/a 0 436
2001 156 6 1 269 0 n/a n/a 0 432
2002 164 4 2 273 0 n/a n/a 0 443
2003 164 4 2 273 0 n/a n/a 0 443
2004 231 4 3 425 0 n/a n/a 0 663
2005 235 6 5 442 0 n/a n/a 0 688
2006 237 3 5 457 0 n/a n/a 0 702
2007 233 5 6 492 0 n/a n/a 0 736
2008 241 5 2 536 1 n/a n/a 0 785
2009 249 8 2 602 1 n/a n/a 0 862
2010 219 5 3 604 1 n/a n/a 0 832
2011 205 2 2 627 6 0 5 0 847
2012 170 5 4 631 3 0 10 0 823
2013 165 5 5 699 2 0 10 0 886
2014 152 15 4 730 2 0 11 0 914
2015 54 4 1 298 0 0 3 0 360
2016 59 3 5 314 0 0 5 0 386
2017 58 1 5 310 0 0 5 0 379
2018 57 4 5 331 0 0 5 0 402
2019 56 4 3 334 0 0 3 0 400
2020 58 4 2 306 0 0 5 0 375
2021 51 2 3 285 0 0 4 0 345
2022 53 0 3 275 1 0 4 0 336
2023 39 0 0 284 1 0 1 0 325

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 Kelley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 489 n/a n/a n/a
1990 490 32.0 15.3 n/a
1991 523 32.7 15.9 n/a
1992 531 37.4 14.1 40.1
1993 468 37.0 12.6 57.1
1994 445 34.5 12.9 46.5
1995 578 38.0 15.2 46.2
1996 578 38.0 15.2 46.2
1997 551 36.4 15.1 53.2
1998 506 36.6 13.8 51.4
1999 482 34.0 14.2 59.5
2000 436 33.0 13.2 66.7
2001 432 32.7 13.2 66
2002 443 33.6 13.2 67
2003 443 33.6 13.2 67
2004 663 40.0 16.6 68.9
2005 688 42.9 16.0 68.2
2006 702 44.0 16.0 63.5
2007 736 44.7 16.5 59.9
2008 785 52.0 15.1 54.3
2009 862 55.7 15.5 55.5
2010 832 55.8 14.9 66
2011 847 55.0 15.4 58.4
2012 823 53.0 15.5 56
2013 886 53.9 16.4 53.4
2014 914 58.0 15.7 54
2015 360 26.0 13.8 53.9
2016 386 29.0 13.3 57.3
2017 379 30.7 12.3 59.6
2018 402 29.3 13.7 58.2
2019 400 25.9 15.4 57.8
2020 375 25.5 14.6 62.4
2021 345 26.1 13.2 67
2022 336 28.3 11.8 68.8
2023 325 27.4 11.8 64.3

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 Kelley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 489 n/a n/a n/a
1990 490 32.0 15.3 n/a
1991 523 32.7 15.9 n/a
1992 531 37.4 14.1 40.1
1993 468 37.0 12.6 57.1
1994 445 34.5 12.9 46.5
1995 578 38.0 15.2 46.2
1996 578 38.0 15.2 46.2
1997 551 36.4 15.1 53.2
1998 506 36.6 13.8 51.4
1999 482 34.0 14.2 59.5
2000 436 33.0 13.2 66.7
2001 432 32.7 13.2 66
2002 443 33.6 13.2 67
2003 443 33.6 13.2 67
2004 663 40.0 16.6 68.9
2005 688 42.9 16.0 68.2
2006 702 44.0 16.0 63.5
2007 736 44.7 16.5 59.9
2008 785 52.0 15.1 54.3
2009 862 55.7 15.5 55.5
2010 832 55.8 14.9 66
2011 847 55.0 15.4 58.4
2012 823 53.0 15.5 56
2013 886 53.9 16.4 53.4
2014 914 58.0 15.7 54
2015 360 26.0 13.8 53.9
2016 386 29.0 13.3 57.3
2017 379 30.7 12.3 59.6
2018 402 29.3 13.7 58.2
2019 400 25.9 15.4 57.8
2020 375 25.5 14.6 62.4
2021 345 26.1 13.2 67
2022 336 28.3 11.8 68.8
2023 325 27.4 11.8 64.3

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Kelley Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,335 (12.9%) $8,982 (87.1%) $10,317
2020 $1,821 (17.0%) $8,899 (83.0%) $10,720
2021 $2,110 (16.8%) $10,436 (83.2%) $12,546

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Kelley Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 2971st of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3180th of 4647 Elementary schools
 2.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Kelley Elementary)2950
 21%
   3rd Grade Reading (Denver City Independent School District (Isd))2950
 21%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kelley Elementary)3431
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Denver City Independent School District (Isd))3431
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Kelley Elementary)3834
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Denver City Independent School District (Isd))3834
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Kelley Elementary)3125
 6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Denver City Independent School District (Isd))3125
 6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Kelley Elementary)2920
 9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Denver City Independent School District (Isd))2920
 9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)2622
 4%
5th Grade Reading (Kelley Elementary)5148
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Denver City Independent School District (Isd))5148
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Kelley Elementary)4734
 13%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Denver City Independent School District (Isd))4734
 13%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Kelley Elementary)4432
 12%
   5th Grade Science (Denver City Independent School District (Isd))4432
 12%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students400325
 18.8%
African American40
 100%
American Indian01
Asian30
 100%
Hispanic334284
 15%
Pacific Islander00
White5639
 30.4%
Two or More Races31
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients57.8%64.3%
 6.6%

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In the 2022-23 school year, 325 students attended Kelley Elementary.

Students who attend Kelley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William G Gravitt J H
High : Denver City High School

Students at Kelley Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 12% White.

Kelley Elementary ranks 2023rd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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