Is J.P. Kelley Elementary a good school?

J.P. Kelley Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend J.P. Kelley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 666 students attended J.P. Kelley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of J.P. Kelley Elementary?

Students at J.P. Kelley Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 6% African American.

What schools do graduates of J.P. Kelley Elementary attend?

Students who attend J.P. Kelley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Warren F. Frisbie Middle High : Rialto High

J.P. Kelley Elementary

Summary:

J.P. Kelley Elementary is a public elementary school in Rialto, California, serving 685 students in grades K-5 and part of the Rialto Unified School District, which is ranked 1115 out of 1568 districts in the state.

While J.P. Kelley Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 17.9% in 2018-2019 to 29.7% in 2022-2023, this is still lower than nearby Lida M. Henry Elementary (38.5%) and Sam V. Curtis Elementary (43.4%). Academically, the school consistently underperforms compared to the Rialto Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with only 24.07% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2023-2024, compared to 37.85% in the district and 47.04% statewide. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 87.3% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, significantly higher than nearby Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary (75.48%) and William McKinley Elementary (93.12%).

While J.P. Kelley Elementary faces significant challenges, the school's proximity to higher-performing schools within the Rialto Unified School District, such as Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary and Georgia F. Morris Elementary, presents opportunities for collaboration and the adoption of effective practices. Targeted interventions and a holistic approach to addressing the needs of the school community may be necessary to drive meaningful improvements in academic performance and attendance.

Detail:

Public K-5

380 South Meridian Ave.
Rialto, CA 92376-6713

(909) 820-7923

District: Rialto Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5000^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,307

Students who attend J.P. Kelley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Warren F. Frisbie Middle
High:	Rialto High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.6

Number of students: 666

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.4%

African American:

6.3%

Pacific Islander:

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details J.P. Kelley Elementary ranks worse than 85.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 15^th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Rialto Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.22. (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 (90.4%), African American (6.3%), Pacific Islander (0.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at J.P. Kelley Elementary is 24.6. 16 elementary schools in the Rialto Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare J.P. Kelley Elementary employs 27 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at J.P. Kelley Elementary is $7,307. 16 elementary schools in the Rialto Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

J.P. Kelley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks J.P. Kelley Elementary 5000^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See J.P. Kelley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Rialto Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Rialto Unified 1115^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for J.P. Kelley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at J.P. Kelley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	13.51	4451^st	4809	7.4%
2005	11.44	4568^th	4822	5.3%
2006	15.80	4303^rd	4818	10.7%
2007	26.82	3800^th	5113	25.7%
2008	23.68	4066^th	5113	20.5%
2009	26.00	3981^st	5193	23.3%
2010	28.92	3930^th	5314	26.0%
2011	16.72	4869^th	5377	9.4%
2012	26.40	4220^th	5390	21.7%
2013	18.49	4836^th	5530	12.5%
2015	16.26	4964^th	5611	11.5%
2016	15.45	5011^th	5614	10.7%
2017	11.56	5394^th	5692	5.2%
2018	19.78	4701^st	5662	17.0%
2019	26.57	4228^th	5789	27.0%
2022	18.04	5047^th	5883	14.2%
2023	15.85	5244^th	5874	10.7%
2024	18.22	5000^th	5862	14.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at J.P. Kelley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.02	2779^th	3246	14.4%
2019	34.81	2144^th	3275	34.5%
2022	37.98	1960^th	3311	40.8%
2023	33.94	2248^th	3250	30.8%
2024	33.64	2282^nd	3160	27.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at J.P. Kelley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	23.32	2213^th	2634	16.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at J.P. Kelley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.66	3718^th	5084	26.9%
2019	42.07	2969^th	5173	42.6%
2022	26.42	4125^th	5264	21.6%
2023	21.85	4554^th	5374	15.3%
2024	22.18	4602^nd	5511	16.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at J.P. Kelley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	42.48	192^nd	356	46.1%
2023	40.14	194^th	336	42.3%
2024	51.73	155^th	364	57.4%

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Rank History for Female students at J.P. Kelley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.07	4309^th	5413	20.4%
2019	28.97	3909^th	5492	28.8%
2022	20.01	4711^th	5635	16.4%
2023	14.20	5222^nd	5617	7.0%
2024	18.19	4861^st	5605	13.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at J.P. Kelley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	33.04	1350^th	2227	39.4%

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Rank History for Male students at J.P. Kelley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.97	4750^th	5431	12.5%
2019	26.57	4057^th	5510	26.4%
2022	17.25	5005^th	5663	11.6%
2023	19.99	4723^rd	5650	16.4%
2024	19.50	4775^th	5636	15.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at J.P. Kelley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.19	3674^th	4830	23.9%
2019	39.52	2989^th	4963	39.8%
2022	23.96	4200^th	5084	17.4%
2023	22.85	4280^th	5098	16.0%
2024	27.89	3884^th	5102	23.9%

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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 J.P. Kelley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	355	188	30	272	0	n/a	n/a	0	845
1989	360	270	37	316	0	n/a	n/a	0	983
1990	321	270	46	387	0	n/a	n/a	0	1024
1991	253	246	35	405	1	n/a	n/a	0	940
1992	250	161	28	437	0	n/a	n/a	0	876
1993	249	175	21	434	1	n/a	n/a	0	880
1994	261	223	29	521	1	n/a	n/a	0	1035
1995	199	190	17	621	11	n/a	n/a	0	1038
1996	199	190	17	621	11	n/a	n/a	0	1038
1997	163	196	28	625	2	n/a	n/a	0	1014
1998	157	180	38	688	0	n/a	n/a	0	1063
1999	108	118	25	515	1	n/a	n/a	0	767
2000	105	131	37	557	1	n/a	n/a	0	831
2001	90	124	30	579	0	n/a	n/a	0	823
2002	78	105	36	673	2	n/a	n/a	0	894
2003	78	105	36	673	2	n/a	n/a	0	894
2004	54	103	29	731	1	n/a	n/a	0	918
2005	53	80	27	767	0	n/a	n/a	0	927
2006	55	102	31	738	2	n/a	n/a	0	928
2007	49	92	26	682	3	n/a	n/a	2	854
2008	46	93	20	692	1	n/a	n/a	0	852
2009	43	77	8	589	1	11	14	0	743
2010	37	76	5	609	0	11	7	0	745
2011	25	75	5	633	0	11	7	0	756
2012	19	62	6	620	1	10	3	0	721
2013	21	62	7	628	5	4	3	0	730
2014	24	48	6	611	3	3	1	0	696
2015	12	50	2	599	4	4	2	0	673
2016	18	39	4	593	6	6	1	0	667
2017	23	47	3	605	6	10	5	0	699
2018	24	48	3	562	6	9	7	0	659
2019	17	44	5	559	3	8	6	0	642
2020	16	53	3	637	2	7	7	0	725
2021	14	44	3	633	1	7	9	0	711
2022	11	47	2	599	1	8	5	1	674
2023	5	47	5	615	1	7	3	2	685
2024	5	42	5	602	0	6	4	2	666

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 J.P. Kelley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	845	29.0	29.1	n/a
1989	983	35.0	28.0	n/a
1990	1024	36.0	28.4	n/a
1991	940	37.0	25.4	n/a
1992	876	37.6	23.2	49
1993	880	35.0	25.1	63.9
1994	1035	37.0	28.0	65.6
1995	1038	39.0	26.6	80.7
1996	1038	39.0	26.6	80.7
1997	1014	39.0	26.0	76.2
1998	1063	45.0	23.6	78.6
1999	767	37.0	20.7	79
2000	831	39.5	21.0	79.8
2001	823	39.0	21.1	75.8
2002	894	43.0	20.8	75.5
2003	894	43.0	20.8	75.5
2004	918	43.0	21.3	66.1
2005	927	43.0	21.6	76.5
2006	928	46.0	20.2	77.2
2007	854	43.0	19.9	82.7
2008	852	45.0	18.9	89.8
2009	743	32.0	21.2	89.4
2010	745	29.0	25.6	92.3
2011	756	n/a	n/a	93.1
2012	721	24.2	29.7	n/a
2013	730	25.4	28.6	82.1
2014	696	23.0	30.1	90.1
2015	673	24.0	28.0	89.2
2016	667	24.0	27.7	92.8
2017	699	26.0	26.8	92.7
2018	659	22.4	29.4	94.2
2019	642	26.1	24.5	91.9
2020	725	n/a	n/a	92.1
2021	711	30.0	23.6	91.8
2022	674	29.0	23.2	89.9
2023	685	27.0	25.3	87.3
2024	666	27.0	24.6	89.6

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 J.P. Kelley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	845	29.0	29.1	n/a
1989	983	35.0	28.0	n/a
1990	1024	36.0	28.4	n/a
1991	940	37.0	25.4	n/a
1992	876	37.6	23.2	49
1993	880	35.0	25.1	63.9
1994	1035	37.0	28.0	65.6
1995	1038	39.0	26.6	80.7
1996	1038	39.0	26.6	80.7
1997	1014	39.0	26.0	76.2
1998	1063	45.0	23.6	78.6
1999	767	37.0	20.7	79
2000	831	39.5	21.0	79.8
2001	823	39.0	21.1	75.8
2002	894	43.0	20.8	75.5
2003	894	43.0	20.8	75.5
2004	918	43.0	21.3	66.1
2005	927	43.0	21.6	76.5
2006	928	46.0	20.2	77.2
2007	854	43.0	19.9	82.7
2008	852	45.0	18.9	89.8
2009	743	32.0	21.2	89.4
2010	745	29.0	25.6	92.3
2011	756	n/a	n/a	93.1
2012	721	24.2	29.7	n/a
2013	730	25.4	28.6	82.1
2014	696	23.0	30.1	90.1
2015	673	24.0	28.0	89.2
2016	667	24.0	27.7	92.8
2017	699	26.0	26.8	92.7
2018	659	22.4	29.4	94.2
2019	642	26.1	24.5	91.9
2020	725	n/a	n/a	92.1
2021	711	30.0	23.6	91.8
2022	674	29.0	23.2	89.9
2023	685	27.0	25.3	87.3
2024	666	27.0	24.6	89.6

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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