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Enrollment
929
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRACY JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060004711784
George Kelly Elementary
535 Mabel Josephine Dr., Tracy, CA 95377 · (209) 830-3390 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL929 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
570 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 108 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 114 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (135).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
54.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.3pp since 2014
Math
40.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.0% | 29.3% | 20.7% | 25.0% |
| Math | 19.5% | 20.9% | 26.3% | 33.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.3% | 40.5% |
| 2023-24 | 54.3% | 37.3% |
| 2022-23 | 57.9% | 40.9% |
| 2021-22 | 53.3% | 31.8% |
| 2020-21 | 49.1% | 33.5% |
| 2018-19 | 57.1% | 46.4% |
| 2017-18 | 60.3% | 44.8% |
| 2016-17 | 57.2% | 40.5% |
| 2015-16 | 50.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like George Kelly Elementary
George Kelly Elementary's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Kelly Elementary this school | 929 | 61.4% | 46.8% |
| Rosa Parks Elementary Corona | 970 | 67.9% | 59.9% |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary Eastvale | 1,063 | 60.7% | 58.3% |
| Clara Barton Elementary Eastvale | 1,136 | 63.5% | 66.4% |
| Joseph Widmer Jr. Elementary Lathrop | 923 | 64.4% | 24.7% |
| Edwin Rhodes Elementary Chino | 860 | 64.5% | 62.7% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where George Kelly Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #1,940 of 5,151 | #22 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #2,255 of 5,172 ▲ 144 | #31 of 138 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #1,726 of 5,172 ▼ 130 | #18 of 138 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #1,704 of 5,116 | #37 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 929 | #139 of 5,915 | #13 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #1,278 of 5,352 | #17 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #411 of 5,354 | #8 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #3,410 of 5,625 | #113 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #2,531 of 3,837 | #48 of 95 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
929
-49 (-5%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 1,150
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 23.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 929 | 45.1 | 20.6:1 | 61% (570) |
| 2023-24 | 926 | 41.8 | 22.1:1 | 59% (543) |
| 2022-23 | 933 | 40.7 | 22.9:1 | 42% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 978 | 41 | 23.9:1 | 41% (397) |
| 2017-18 | 1,046 | 42.2 | 24.8:1 | 41% (424) |
| 2015-16 | 1,130 | 44 | 25.7:1 | 30% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 1,150 | N/A | N/A | 28% (326) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Kelly Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,046 to 929); teachers up 7% (42.2 to 45.1).
About George Kelly Elementary
George Kelly Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Tracy, California. A federal count lists 929 students at the school, in kindergarten through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 100% above that.
George Kelly Elementary is among 19 schools run by Tracy Joint Unified, which serves 13,770 students.
The most common group at George Kelly Elementary is Asian students, at 38%. After that, the student body is 32% Hispanic, 16% White, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among all residents of San Joaquin County, the Asian share is about 19%. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 20.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligible students account for 61% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Measured against California public elementary schools, George Kelly Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for George Kelly Elementary is +3.2 points: 46.8% actual, 43.6% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for San Joaquin County show that the median household income is $92,179, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 251 public schools in San Joaquin County, enrolling about 153,026 students in all.
John C. Kimball High is the public school closest to George Kelly Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 40.9%; George Kelly Elementary's is 46.8%, ranking 3rd of 8.
Federal data place George Kelly Elementary in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 49 students since 2020-21, to 929. By 2024-25, the school had 20.6 students per teacher, compared with 23.9 in 2020-21.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
San Joaquin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
797,334
Census ACS
Median income
$92,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
251
153,026 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tracy Joint Unified
- Merrill F. West HighHigh · 1,920 students
- Tracy HighHigh · 1,739 students
- John C. Kimball HighHigh · 1,587 students
- South/West Park ElementaryElementary · 806 students
- Art FreilerElementary · 772 students
- Earle E. Williams MiddleMiddle · 762 students
Other schools in Tracy
- Merrill F. West HighHigh · 1,920 students
- Tracy HighHigh · 1,739 students
- John C. Kimball HighHigh · 1,587 students
- Corral Hollow ElementaryElementary · 806 students
- South/West Park ElementaryElementary · 806 students
- Art FreilerElementary · 772 students
Nearby schools
- John C. Kimball High0.9 mi · 1,587
- Earle E. Williams Middle1.1 mi · 762
- Louis J. Villalovoz Elementary1.2 mi · 411
- Wanda Hirsch Elementary1.4 mi · 359
- Art Freiler1.7 mi · 772
- South/West Park Elementary1.7 mi · 806
Frequently asked questions
About George Kelly ElementaryHow large is George Kelly Elementary?
George Kelly Elementary enrolls approximately 929 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does George Kelly Elementary serve?
George Kelly Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does George Kelly Elementary have?
George Kelly Elementary employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
What is the student diversity at George Kelly Elementary?
Student demographics at George Kelly Elementary are roughly 16% White, 32% Hispanic, 5% Black, 38% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is George Kelly Elementary public or private?
George Kelly Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tracy Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.