Kelly Elementary

Kelly Elementary is a mid-tier elementary school in Compton, California, operated by Compton Unified. The school enrolls 685 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 47% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Within Compton Unified, which oversees 36 schools and 16,304 students, Kelly Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Kelly Elementary logs that 89% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 10% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Kelly Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.9:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Kelly Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 26.1%; actual is 48.2%, +22.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kelly Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Compton High, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kelly Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 33.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Kelly Elementary's enrollment has edged down 27% since 2018, when it stood at 944 (now 685).

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