Kelso (William H.)

Set in Inglewood, California, Kelso (William H.) is a low-enrollment elementary-level community, part of Inglewood Unified. It instructs 324 students across grades K through 7. Enrollment runs roughly 30% below the state mean of about 465.

Within Inglewood Unified, which oversees 16 schools and 6,727 students, Kelso (William H.) is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Kelso (William H.) records that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 44% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Kelso (William H.) shows 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Kelso (William H.) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.4%; this one delivers 12.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Kelso (William H.) is one.

Nearest neighbor: ICEF Inglewood Elementary Charter Academy, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kelso (William H.). Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kelso (William H.) ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 24.3%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kelso (William H.) has shrank 38%, going from 523 students in 2018 to 324 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 57% to 51% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 26.1:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.