J.P. Kelley Elementary

Set in Rialto, California, J.P. Kelley Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community, overseen by Rialto Unified. It educates 661 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 42% larger than the state mean of about 465.

J.P. Kelley Elementary is one of 29 schools operated by Rialto Unified, a district that caters to 23,067 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, J.P. Kelley Elementary shows that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, J.P. Kelley Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.6%; this one delivers 22.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (San Bernardino County) records that median household income runs about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), J.P. Kelley Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Rialto High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, J.P. Kelley Elementary comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 28.5%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 659 students in 2018 compared to 661 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 85% to 91%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 29.4:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the J.P. Kelley Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.