1
Enrollment
697
Elementary
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILROY UNIFIED·NCES 061518009140
Rod Kelley Elementary
8755 Kern Ave., Gilroy, CA 95020 · (669) 205-4700 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
377 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (134).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
46.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.8pp since 2014
Math
41.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.2% | 25.5% | 21.5% | 31.7% |
| Math | 13.8% | 27.1% | 31.9% | 27.1% |
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 | 46.8% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% | 38.9% |
| 2022-23 | 47.9% | 42.3% |
| 2021-22 | 41.3% | 34.3% |
| 2018-19 | 62.0% | 56.0% |
| 2017-18 | 58.0% | 57.3% |
| 2016-17 | 61.5% | 61.0% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Rod Kelley Elementary
Rod Kelley Elementary's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Kelley Elementary this school | 697 | 54.1% | 43.0% |
| Mission Park Elementary Salinas | 657 | 54.6% | 30.8% |
| Ocean View Elementary Whittier | 668 | 51.2% | 69.2% |
| San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy San Martin | 643 | 56.9% | 22.8% |
| Rancho Santana Hollister | 678 | 53.5% | 26.9% |
| Roosevelt (Theodore) Elementary Anaheim | 663 | 57.3% | 24.2% |
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 Rod Kelley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,228 of 5,151 | #143 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,225 of 5,172 ▲ 48 | #139 of 226 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #2,291 of 5,172 ▼ 83 | #140 of 226 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.1pp | #1,342 of 5,116 | #26 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 697 | #776 of 5,915 | #13 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.3:1 | #4,961 of 5,352 | #231 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.3% | #3,727 of 5,354 | #199 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #3,743 of 5,625 | #88 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #2,903 of 3,837 | #161 of 189 |
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
697
-44 (-6%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
26.3:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 697 | 26.5 | 26.3:1 | 54% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 708 | 25.5 | 27.8:1 | 60% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 26.5 | 26.7:1 | 61% (428) |
| 2020-21 | 741 | 29 | 25.6:1 | 55% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 760 | 26 | 29.2:1 | 60% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 771 | 27 | 28.6:1 | 61% (474) |
| 2010-11 | 756 | N/A | N/A | 70% (530) |
| 2000-01 | 815 | 40 | 20.4:1 | 47% (384) |
| 1990-91 | 572 | 25 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rod Kelley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (760 to 697); teachers up 2% (26 to 26.5).
About Rod Kelley Elementary
Rod Kelley Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Gilroy, California. The school counts 697 students across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 50% bigger than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Rod Kelley Elementary belongs to Gilroy Unified, a district of 14 schools and 10,176 students.
Most students at Rod Kelley Elementary are Hispanic: 80% of enrollment. Other groups make up 8% White, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Santa Clara County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Rod Kelley Elementary has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 26.3:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 54%. Public schools in Santa Clara County average 37%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Rod Kelley Elementary is 4.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 43.0%. Predicted: 47.9%.
Santa Clara County has about 1,902,047 residents, and median household income is about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Santa Clara County number 412 and enroll about 230,059.
Nearest public school: Mt. Madonna High, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Rod Kelley Elementary is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Rod Kelley Elementary had 741 students in 2020-21 and 697 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.
The Rod Kelley Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gilroy Unified
- Christopher HighHigh · 1,630 students
- Gilroy HighHigh · 1,618 students
- Las Animas ElementaryElementary · 800 students
- South Valley MiddleMiddle · 784 students
- Solorsano MiddleMiddle · 749 students
- Luigi Aprea ElementaryElementary · 722 students
Other schools in Gilroy
- Christopher HighHigh · 1,630 students
- Gilroy HighHigh · 1,618 students
- Las Animas ElementaryElementary · 800 students
- South Valley MiddleMiddle · 784 students
- Solorsano MiddleMiddle · 749 students
- Luigi Aprea ElementaryElementary · 722 students
Nearby schools
- Mt. Madonna High0.2 mi · 150
- Luigi Aprea Elementary0.7 mi · 722
- Brownell Middle1.0 mi · 672
- El Roble Elementary1.0 mi · 551
- Christopher High1.2 mi · 1,630
- Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School)1.3 mi · 587
Frequently asked questions
About Rod Kelley ElementaryHow large is Rod Kelley Elementary?
Rod Kelley Elementary enrolls approximately 697 students in grades KG-05.
Is Rod Kelley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rod Kelley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Rod Kelley Elementary have?
Rod Kelley Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Rod Kelley Elementary?
Student demographics at Rod Kelley Elementary are roughly 8% White, 80% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Rod Kelley Elementary in?
Rod Kelley Elementary is part of Gilroy Unified.
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