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Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMPTON UNIFIED·NCES 060962000985
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary
1305 South Oleander St., Compton, CA 90220 · (310) 898-6420 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
22.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
537 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 221% larger than its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
45.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +26.5pp since 2014
Math
33.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +23.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 27 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.2% | 29.3% | 23.5% | 31.0% |
| Math | 15.6% | 17.6% | 28.9% | 37.9% |
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 | 45.5% | 33.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 27.7% |
| 2022-23 | 31.5% | 26.1% |
| 2021-22 | 35.8% | 25.4% |
| 2018-19 | 34.5% | 30.5% |
| 2017-18 | 35.9% | 27.4% |
| 2016-17 | 30.0% | 26.0% |
| 2015-16 | 22.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Robert F. Kennedy Elementary
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert F. Kennedy Elementary this school | 610 | 88.0% | 36.9% |
| J.P. Kelley Elementary Rialto | 661 | 87.1% | 23.0% |
| Linda Verde Elementary Lancaster | 680 | 88.5% | 17.1% |
| Perris Elementary Perris | 617 | 86.5% | 18.0% |
| Lindbergh Elementary Lynwood | 552 | 91.1% | 31.4% |
| Pittman Charter Stockton | 619 | 85.8% | 28.6% |
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 Robert F. Kennedy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #2,766 of 5,151 | #682 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #2,897 of 5,172 ▲ 426 | #740 of 1,129 ▲ 95 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #2,406 of 5,172 ▲ 418 | #572 of 1,129 ▲ 97 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.8pp | #783 of 5,116 | #279 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #1,308 of 5,915 | #251 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,656 of 5,352 | #689 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.1% | #4,648 of 5,354 | #954 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.0% | #1,323 of 5,625 | #512 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #2,852 of 3,837 | #768 of 947 |
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
610
-29 (-5%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 884
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 610 | 27 | 22.6:1 | 88% (537) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 25.6 | 23.6:1 | 93% (562) |
| 2022-23 | 595 | 24.6 | 24.2:1 | 62% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 26 | 24.6:1 | 91% (581) |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 27 | 24.7:1 | 63% (423) |
| 2015-16 | 629 | 27 | 23.3:1 | 89% (558) |
| 2010-11 | 702 | N/A | N/A | 92% (646) |
| 2000-01 | 952 | 44 | 21.6:1 | 95% (901) |
| 1990-91 | 884 | 28 | 31.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert F. Kennedy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (668 to 610); teachers unchanged (27 to 27).
About Robert F. Kennedy Elementary
Compton, California, is home to Robert F. Kennedy Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school serves kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 610 students. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary belongs to Compton Unified, a district of 36 schools and 16,304 students.
Hispanic students are 91% of those enrolled at Robert F. Kennedy Elementary. Other groups make up 7% Black. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary reports a ratio of 22.6 students per teacher, from 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch program data show 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 18 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Robert F. Kennedy Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 65% of California public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Robert F. Kennedy Elementary is 8.9 points above its prediction. Actual: 36.9%. Predicted: 28.0%.
For Los Angeles County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Los Angeles County number 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary is about 0.4 miles from Compton STEP, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Robert F. Kennedy Elementary is 3rd of 6 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Robert F. Kennedy Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was 610 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 639. Its ratio of students to teachers was 24.6:1 in 2020-21, and 22.6:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Robert F. Kennedy Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Compton Unified
- Manuel Dominguez HighHigh · 1,582 students
- Compton HighHigh · 1,438 students
- Centennial HighHigh · 908 students
- Clinton William JeffersonElementary · 692 students
- Kelly ElementaryElementary · 685 students
- Dickison ElementaryElementary · 681 students
Other schools in Compton
- Manuel Dominguez HighHigh · 1,582 students
- Compton HighHigh · 1,438 students
- Centennial HighHigh · 908 students
- KIPP Compton CommunityElementary · 783 students
- Lifeline Education CharterCombined · 698 students
- Clinton William JeffersonElementary · 692 students
Other Robert F. Kennedy Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Robert F. Kennedy Elementary. Robert F. Kennedy Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Robert F. Kennedy ElementarySan Jose, CA · 300 students
- Robert F. Kennedy ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 170 students
Nearby schools
- Compton STEP0.4 mi · 15
- Walton Middle0.7 mi · 72
- Longfellow Elementary0.8 mi · 450
- Emerson Elementary1.0 mi · 544
- Bridges Preparatory Academy1.0 mi · 151
- Lifeline Education Charter1.0 mi · 698
Frequently asked questions
About Robert F. Kennedy ElementaryHow large is Robert F. Kennedy Elementary?
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary enrolls approximately 610 students in grades KG-08.
Is Robert F. Kennedy Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Robert F. Kennedy Elementary?
Approximately 22.6:1 students per teacher at Robert F. Kennedy Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Robert F. Kennedy Elementary?
Student demographics at Robert F. Kennedy Elementary are roughly 0% White, 91% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Robert F. Kennedy Elementary in?
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary is part of Compton Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.