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Kelly Elementary

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Kelly Elementary ranks 2273 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kelly Elementary is a public K-8 school in Compton, California, serving 684 students. Despite serving a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, Kelly Elementary consistently outperforms the Compton Unified School District and the state of California in academic assessments.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 51.78% of Kelly Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 51% for Compton Unified and 48.81% for California. In Mathematics, 43.63% of Kelly Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 41.08% for Compton Unified and 37.3% for California. Kelly Elementary also outperforms the district and state in Science assessments, with 27.27% of students proficient or better, compared to 18.98% for Compton Unified and 32.65% for California. The school's strong performance extends to specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, who rank among the top California elementary schools in their respective categories.

While Kelly Elementary outperforms nearby schools like Emerson Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary, and Clinton William Jefferson, it still lags behind some other local schools, such as Foster Elementary, which had 65.78% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy. However, Kelly Elementary has shown steady improvement over time, moving from a 1-star to a 3-star rating and increasing its statewide ranking from 4,383 out of 5,530 California elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 2,273 out of 5,857 in 2024-2025.

685

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,770

Per pupil spending ?

89.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2320 East Alondra Blvd.
Compton, CA 90221-4202

(310) 898-6410

District: Compton Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.6%

African American:

9.6%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2013 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg41%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,273^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

767^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Compton Unified

634^th of 1,543Compton Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	2273 of 5857	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	2361 of 5869	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	2952 of 5859	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	2873 of 5883	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	3026 of 5789	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	2972 of 5662	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.6	2885 of 5692	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.7	3239 of 5614	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.4	4097 of 5611	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.2	4383 of 5530	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.5	4416 of 5390	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.7	4424 of 5377	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.1	3838 of 5314	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.9	4442 of 5193	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.7	4676 of 5113	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.3	4686 of 5113	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.9	4296 of 4818	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.6	4562 of 4822	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.0	4621 of 4809	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	57.5	259 of 747	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.5	81 of 700	88.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.0	1162 of 2227	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.8	662 of 3162	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	37.2	2002 of 3245	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	1146 of 3311	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	2014 of 3275	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	1360 of 3246	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	2457 of 5597	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	2642 of 5612	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	3118 of 5609	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	3149 of 5635	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	2928 of 5492	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	3055 of 5413	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	997 of 5107	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	1079 of 5107	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	1607 of 5087	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	1415 of 5084	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	1783 of 4963	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	1658 of 4830	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	1271 of 5460	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	1448 of 5517	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	1932 of 5363	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	1599 of 5264	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	2005 of 5173	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	1875 of 5084	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	2033 of 5628	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	2053 of 5643	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	2654 of 5638	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	2457 of 5663	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	2847 of 5510	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	2749 of 5431	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	1002 of 2847	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	767 of 2761	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	653 of 2783	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	56.4	1000 of 2781	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	975 of 2740	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.9	1584 of 2715	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	973 of 2480	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.9	1132 of 2508	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.8	1401 of 2497	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.3	465 of 1540	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	867 of 2533	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	756 of 2551	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	46.8	1137 of 2531	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	1220 of 2509	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	1362 of 2380	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	905 of 2262	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	329 of 2395	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	188 of 2388	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	71.9	469 of 2374	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	366 of 2359	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.1	946 of 2213	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	391 of 2072	81.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	338 of 2542	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	279 of 2579	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	484 of 2531	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	381 of 2458	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	51.1	982 of 2369	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.3	452 of 2230	79.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	626 of 2534	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	497 of 2552	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	718 of 2538	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	661 of 2527	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	32.3	1539 of 2407	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	938 of 2273	58.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2019)65th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)70th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Mathematics44%+6 vs state

Science27%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kelly Elementary	Public	K-8	2320 East Alondra Blvd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6410	685	26	25.8	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.6%)	607 (88.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	55.5	2273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.2%		53.7	2361^st of 5869 public elementary schools	59.8%	88	28.6	25.4	27.3	42.1	42.1	48.2	55.4	59.7	69.5	51.8	52.0	39.5	47.6	43.1	39.7	37.3	43.6							$21,770	$3,375	$18,395
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-8	1011 East Caldwell St.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6170	544	23	23.8	90.6%	4 (0.7%)	76 (14.0%)	448 (82.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	40.5	3183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.7%		22.6	4614^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.4%	1431	16.4	9.2	12.5	43.8	38.4	30.8	34.9	25.0	33.9	34.6	57.8	41.3	23.6	27.9	17.2	21.5	32.2	95.4				96.9		$22,008	$3,564	$18,444
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	700 North Bradfield Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6350	534	20	26.8	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.3%)	490 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	37.8	3356^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.7%		36.5	3403^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	47	9.8	3.2	7.6	40.3	48.4	27.9	27.5	49.2	48.4	39.9	54.0	56.5	21.3	11.8	22.0	12.9	32.1	97.4				97.4		$23,320	$4,020	$19,300
King Elementary	Public	K-5	145 East Artesia Blvd.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-1232	598	25	23.4	76.4%	5 (0.8%)	69 (11.5%)	488 (81.6%)	18 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	26.1	4309^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.4%		25.7	4296^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.8%	13	20.7		20.7	36.6	32.3	23.9				30.9	29.5	32.3	17.4				26.4	96.9	98.4	97.7		96.9	96.9	$21,106	$3,676	$17,430
Clinton William Jefferson	Public	K-8	6500 Compton Blvd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 630-7912	692	27	25.2	88.7%	4 (0.6%)	27 (3.9%)	660 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58.3	2150^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%		54.7	2307^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.7%	157	21.7	27.3	23.7	42.4	56.4	40.2	75.8	78.1	72.7	58.1	47.1	64.5	32.3	51.6	48.4	70.9	51.2							$21,340	$3,366	$17,974
Mark Keppel	Public	K-5	6630 East Mark Keppel St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8028	426	18	23.6	91.1%	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.1%)	405 (95.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30.1	3954^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.5%		31.9	3792^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	35.4%	162	29.5		29.5	35.3	34.3	41.0				36.7	30.9	20.9	18.0				23.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	$22,213	$1,870	$20,343
Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	1620 North Pannes St.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6180	398	16	24.8	84.9%	3 (0.8%)	42 (10.6%)	351 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	83.3	1000^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.9%		54	2346^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.0%	1346	51.6		51.6	51.6	72.6	73.8				65.8	59.4	75.8	55.7				63.6	92.9	94.6	94.6	94.6	92.9	94.6	$26,100	$4,084	$22,016
Mayo Elementary	Public	K-8	915 North Mayo Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6310	440	18	24.3	90.7%	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	412 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	56.4	2233^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.9%		47.4	2711^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.8%	478	27.4		27.4	45.1	41.9	47.9	61.8			47.5	59.7	25.8	47.2	67.7			48.3							$23,323	$3,783	$19,540
Los Cerritos	Public	K-5	14626 Gundry Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8040	341	17	20.0	97.9%	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.6%)	326 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	46.9	2769^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.7%		26.6	4241^st of 5869 public elementary schools	27.7%	1472	14.0		14.0	50.0	41.5	45.6				46.1	59.7	36.6	28.6				42.2	41.9	47.3	74.3	87.8	43.2	50.0	$22,495	$1,903	$20,592
Wesley Gaines	Public	K-5	7340 East Jackson St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8012	449	20	22.4	97.1%	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.3%)	394 (87.8%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	45.2	2872^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.0%		52.7	2415^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.9%	457	28.4		28.4	34.3	44.9	48.7				42.9	40.3	37.7	36.5				38.1							$23,117	$1,801	$21,316

Frequently Asked Questions about Kelly Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Kelly Elementary?

Students at Kelly Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 10% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Kelly Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended Kelly Elementary.

What district is Kelly Elementary in?

Compton Unified

What schools do graduates of Kelly Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kelly Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Manuel Dominguez High

Is Kelly Elementary a good school?

Kelly Elementary ranks 2273^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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