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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the J.P. Kelley Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
661
Elementary
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIALTO UNIFIED·NCES 063237004993
J.P. Kelley Elementary
380 South Meridian Ave., Rialto, CA 92376 · (909) 820-7923 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL661 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
24.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
576 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (127).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
30.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.6pp since 2014
Math
17.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 13 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 | 11.7% | 18.9% | 26.3% | 43.1% |
| Math | 5.1% | 12.2% | 29.0% | 53.7% |
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 | 30.6% | 17.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.1% | 21.4% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 17.1% |
| 2021-22 | 22.5% | 16.9% |
| 2018-19 | 39.0% | 26.7% |
| 2017-18 | 33.4% | 18.6% |
| 2016-17 | 21.0% | 10.8% |
| 2015-16 | 22.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 J.P. Kelley Elementary
J.P. Kelley Elementary's state test result (23.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Kelley Elementary this school | 661 | 87.1% | 23.0% |
| Linda Verde Elementary Lancaster | 680 | 88.5% | 17.1% |
| Robert F. Kennedy Elementary Compton | 610 | 88.0% | 36.9% |
| Perris Elementary Perris | 617 | 86.5% | 18.0% |
| Pittman Charter Stockton | 619 | 85.8% | 28.6% |
| Sam V. Curtis Elementary Rialto | 702 | 85.5% | 30.3% |
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 J.P. Kelley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #4,287 of 5,151 | #232 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #4,540 of 5,172 ▼ 506 | #252 of 321 ▼ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #3,932 of 5,172 ▲ 465 | #209 of 321 ▲ 35 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #1,882 of 5,116 | #141 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 661 | #954 of 5,915 | #67 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #4,038 of 5,352 | #251 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #4,608 of 5,354 | #288 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.1% | #1,456 of 5,625 | #111 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #1,127 of 1,139 | #66 of 67 |
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
661
-50 (-7%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 940
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 23.7:1
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 | 661 | 27.1 | 24.4:1 | 87% (576) |
| 2023-24 | 666 | 27 | 24.7:1 | 90% (597) |
| 2022-23 | 685 | 27 | 25.4:1 | 87% (598) |
| 2020-21 | 711 | 30 | 23.7:1 | 92% (653) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 22.4 | 29.4:1 | 94% (621) |
| 2015-16 | 667 | 23 | 29.0:1 | 93% (619) |
| 2010-11 | 756 | N/A | N/A | 93% (704) |
| 2000-01 | 823 | 39 | 21.1:1 | 76% (624) |
| 1990-91 | 940 | 37 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J.P. Kelley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (659 to 661); teachers up 21% (22.4 to 27.1).
About J.P. Kelley Elementary
J.P. Kelley Elementary is a public elementary school in Rialto, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 661 students. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
The district for J.P. Kelley Elementary is Rialto Unified, with 29 schools and 23,067 students.
The student body at J.P. Kelley Elementary is 91% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 7% Black. Among all residents of San Bernardino County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at J.P. Kelley Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 24.4:1. That is 2.1 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 87%. The rate at public schools in San Bernardino County averages 74%, lower than here.
allk12 grades J.P. Kelley Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, J.P. Kelley Elementary is 5.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 23.0%. Predicted: 28.5%.
San Bernardino County has these Census figures: the median household income is $85,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. San Bernardino County is home to 583 public schools and about 393,648 public school students.
Rialto High is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 29.7%, higher than J.P. Kelley Elementary's 23.0%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, J.P. Kelley Elementary's enrollment dropped 7%, to 661.
Community posts for J.P. Kelley Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rialto Unified
- Rialto HighHigh · 2,623 students
- Eisenhower HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Wilmer Amina Carter HighHigh · 1,951 students
- William G. Jehue MiddleMiddle · 1,444 students
- Rialto MiddleMiddle · 1,017 students
- Warren F. Frisbie MiddleMiddle · 1,000 students
Other schools in Rialto
- Rialto HighHigh · 2,623 students
- Eisenhower HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Wilmer Amina Carter HighHigh · 1,951 students
- Rialto MiddleMiddle · 1,017 students
- Warren F. Frisbie MiddleMiddle · 1,000 students
- Ethel Kucera MiddleMiddle · 978 students
Nearby schools
- Rialto High0.4 mi · 2,623
- Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary0.7 mi · 608
- Merle S. Casey Elementary0.7 mi · 563
- William G. Jehue Middle0.8 mi · 1,444
- Georgia F. Morris Elementary0.9 mi · 604
- J. Calvin Boyd Elementary0.9 mi · 569
Frequently asked questions
About J.P. Kelley ElementaryHow large is J.P. Kelley Elementary?
J.P. Kelley Elementary enrolls approximately 661 students in grades KG-05.
Is J.P. Kelley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
J.P. Kelley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does J.P. Kelley Elementary have?
J.P. Kelley Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
How diverse is J.P. Kelley Elementary?
J.P. Kelley Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 91% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees J.P. Kelley Elementary?
J.P. Kelley Elementary is overseen by Rialto Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.