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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COACHELLA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060907000922
John Kelley Elementary
87-163 Center St., Thermal, CA 92274 · (760) 399-5101 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
471 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 45% larger than its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
25.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.6pp since 2014
Math
20.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.1% | 17.5% | 20.6% | 53.8% |
| Math | 5.8% | 14.8% | 26.0% | 53.4% |
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 | 25.6% | 20.6% |
| 2023-24 | 27.7% | 19.8% |
| 2022-23 | 29.1% | 14.1% |
| 2021-22 | 28.7% | 17.1% |
| 2020-21 | 17.2% | 9.9% |
| 2018-19 | 31.4% | 26.3% |
| 2017-18 | 23.7% | 18.4% |
| 2016-17 | 20.5% | 13.5% |
| 2015-16 | 22.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 15.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 John Kelley Elementary
John Kelley Elementary's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Kelley Elementary this school | 505 | 93.3% | 23.1% |
| Pio Pico Elementary Santa Ana | 501 | 94.0% | 11.7% |
| Kennedy Gardens Elementary Calexico | 484 | 93.4% | 15.0% |
| Woodlawn Avenue Elementary Bell | 523 | 92.2% | 33.0% |
| Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary Salinas | 526 | 94.1% | 27.9% |
| Madison Elementary South Gate | 482 | 94.0% | 35.9% |
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 John Kelley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #4,278 of 5,151 | #224 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #4,240 of 5,172 ▼ 60 | #216 of 283 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #4,430 of 5,172 ▼ 389 | #243 of 283 ▼ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #3,267 of 5,116 | #205 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #2,362 of 5,915 | #231 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #50 of 5,352 | #1 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.7% | #5,214 of 5,354 | #285 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.3% | #672 of 5,625 | #37 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #2,508 of 3,837 | #133 of 207 |
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
505
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 941
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 505 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 93% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 31.1 | 16.0:1 | 95% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 30.9 | 16.2:1 | 95% (474) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 92% (460) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 31.2 | 18.3:1 | 93% (530) |
| 2015-16 | 596 | 34 | 17.5:1 | 85% (507) |
| 2010-11 | 619 | N/A | N/A | 90% (559) |
| 2000-01 | 981 | 43 | 22.8:1 | 99% (970) |
| 1990-91 | 941 | 41 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Kelley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (570 to 505); teachers up 3% (31.2 to 32).
About John Kelley Elementary
John Kelley Elementary is an elementary school located in Thermal, California, in Riverside County. The school's 505 students are in kindergarten through 6.
Within Coachella Valley Unified, John Kelley Elementary is one of 21 schools. The district enrolls 15,817 students.
Most students at John Kelley Elementary are Hispanic: 97% of enrollment. The county population is about 51% Hispanic. By the diversity index, John Kelley Elementary comes in at 5%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1 at John Kelley Elementary, with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 93%. On average, public schools in Riverside County report 74%.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 24.9%. John Kelley Elementary scores 23.1%.
Within Riverside County, median household income is about $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Riverside County number 543 and enroll about 424,872.
La Familia Continuation High is located about 0.2 miles from John Kelley Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 30.6% proficiency; John Kelley Elementary posts 23.1%.
The NCES locale for John Kelley Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (498) and 2024-25 (505). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.8:1) than in 2020-21 (17.2:1).
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for John Kelley Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coachella Valley Unified
- Coachella Valley HighHigh · 2,300 students
- Desert Mirage HighHigh · 1,875 students
- Toro Canyon MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- Saul Martinez ElementaryElementary · 961 students
- Coral Mountain AcademyElementary · 815 students
- Sea View ElementaryElementary · 682 students
Other schools in Thermal
- Coachella Valley HighHigh · 2,300 students
- Desert Mirage HighHigh · 1,875 students
- Toro Canyon MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- Las Palmitas ElementaryElementary · 570 students
- Oasis ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- Westside ElementaryElementary · 349 students
Nearby schools
- La Familia Continuation High0.2 mi · 254
- Valle del Sol Elementary2.6 mi · 649
- Valley View Elementary2.8 mi · 603
- Bobby Duke Middle3.0 mi · 648
- Palm View Elementary3.2 mi · 561
- Peter Pendleton Elementary3.3 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About John Kelley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at John Kelley Elementary?
John Kelley Elementary enrolls approximately 505 students in grades KG-06.
Is John Kelley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
John Kelley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at John Kelley Elementary?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at John Kelley Elementary.
How diverse is John Kelley Elementary?
John Kelley Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is John Kelley Elementary public or private?
John Kelley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Coachella Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.