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Alumni: what's one memory from Keyes Elementary that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEYES UNION·NCES 061962002359
Keyes Elementary
4400 Maud Ave., Keyes, CA 95328 · (209) 667-1660 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
20.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
418 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 99 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Keyes Elementary→Barbara Spratling Middle
Based on grade levels within Keyes Union. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.0pp since 2014
Math
30.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.8% | 20.2% | 23.9% | 41.1% |
| Math | 10.6% | 19.5% | 24.8% | 45.1% |
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 | 35.0% | 30.1% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 26.8% |
| 2022-23 | 30.1% | 25.4% |
| 2021-22 | 38.7% | 25.6% |
| 2020-21 | 28.2% | 20.5% |
| 2018-19 | 41.4% | 37.5% |
| 2017-18 | 37.3% | 35.3% |
| 2016-17 | 38.0% | 32.3% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 Keyes Elementary
Keyes Elementary's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyes Elementary this school | 477 | 87.6% | 31.3% |
| Newman Elementary Chino | 427 | 87.6% | 32.4% |
| Rock Springs Elementary Escondido | 498 | 87.3% | 29.1% |
| W. R. Nelson Elementary Tustin | 460 | 87.2% | 27.0% |
| Orange Glen Elementary Escondido | 470 | 84.5% | 24.4% |
| Jim Maples Academy Porterville | 466 | 88.6% | 23.4% |
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 Keyes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #3,357 of 5,151 | #48 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #3,212 of 5,172 ▲ 192 | #45 of 100 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,437 of 5,172 ▼ 39 | #54 of 100 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #3,211 of 5,116 | #69 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #2,716 of 5,915 | #62 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #1,344 of 5,352 | #19 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.8% | #3,906 of 5,354 | #72 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.6% | #1,379 of 5,625 | #21 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #2,203 of 3,837 | #22 of 56 |
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
477
-40 (-8%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 569
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 477 | 23 | 20.7:1 | 88% (418) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 24 | 19.6:1 | 84% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 25 | 18.9:1 | 85% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 23 | 22.5:1 | 80% (415) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 24 | 23.0:1 | 93% (515) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 21 | 24.9:1 | 92% (482) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | N/A | N/A | 99% (497) |
| 2000-01 | 762 | 37 | 20.6:1 | 75% (571) |
| 1990-91 | 569 | 23 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keyes Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (552 to 477); teachers down 4% (24 to 23).
About Keyes Elementary
Keyes Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Keyes, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 477 students.
Keyes Union (3 schools, 1,064 students) runs Keyes Elementary.
Most students at Keyes Elementary are Hispanic: 82% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% White and 6% Asian. The county population is about 50% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Keyes Elementary comes in at 31%.
The count of teachers at Keyes Elementary is 23 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.7:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The school counts 418 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 88%. That rate is above the 71% average among public schools in Stanislaus County.
Keyes Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Keyes Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (31.3%) and its predicted rate (28.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Stanislaus County has about 553,990 residents, and median household income is about $81,468, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 190 public schools in Stanislaus County, with a combined enrollment of about 106,477.
The next-closest public school is Keyes to Learning Charter, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Keyes Elementary. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Keyes Elementary is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Keyes Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 517 in 2020-21 and 477 in 2024-25, a decrease of 40 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.7:1) than in 2020-21 (22.5:1).
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Keyes Union
- Keyes to Learning CharterCombined · 348 students
- Barbara Spratling MiddleMiddle · 239 students
Other Keyes Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Keyes Elementary. Keyes Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Keyes Elementary SchoolIRVING, TX · 691 students
Nearby schools
- Keyes to Learning Charter0.1 mi · 348
- Barbara Spratling Middle0.6 mi · 239
- John H. Pitman High2.3 mi · 1,986
- Whitmore Charter High2.6 mi · 96
- Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology2.6 mi · 435
- Walnut Elementary Education Center2.7 mi · 900
Frequently asked questions
About Keyes ElementaryHow large is Keyes Elementary?
Keyes Elementary enrolls approximately 477 students in grades KG-05.
Is Keyes Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Keyes Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Keyes Elementary have?
Keyes Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Keyes Elementary?
At Keyes Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 82% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Keyes Elementary public or private?
Keyes Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Keyes Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.