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Rod Kelley Elementary

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Rod Kelley Elementary ranks 2674 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2674^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rod Kelley Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 697 students in the Gilroy Unified School District, performing in the middle range of California schools with a notable strength in student attendance.

The school shows particular effectiveness in supporting specific groups of students, with its English Language Learners and students with special education needs consistently earning high statewide rankings. A key strength is its low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.1%, which is significantly better than the district average and shows strong improvement since the pandemic; this indicates good student engagement and family support. While overall test scores are near state averages, the school outperforms several nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Glen View Elementary and Eliot Elementary, suggesting it is effectively serving its community. However, performance varies by grade, with a noticeable drop in 5th-grade math and a significant opportunity for growth in science proficiency.

When compared to some higher-performing neighbors like Luigi Aprea Elementary and the charter school Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School), Rod Kelley's results highlight areas for potential improvement. The school has demonstrated a solid recovery trajectory after a pandemic-related dip and operates with relatively efficient use of resources compared to some district peers. For parents, Rod Kelley presents a school with clear strengths in attendance and support for vulnerable learners, alongside identified areas where the academic program is being strengthened.

697

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,203

Per pupil spending ?

54.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8755 Kern Ave.
Gilroy, CA 95020-4034

(669) 205-4700

District: Gilroy Unified

Students who attend Rod Kelley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Valley Middle
High:	Christopher High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.2%

White:

7.9%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2013 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg35%

California avg41%

2,674^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Gilroy Unified

857^th of 1,543Gilroy 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	2674 of 5857	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	2577 of 5869	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	2280 of 5859	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	2725 of 5883	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	1553 of 5789	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	1452 of 5662	74.4%	★★★★☆
2017	81.6	1058 of 5692	81.4%	★★★★☆
2016	70.0	1523 of 5614	72.9%	★★★★☆
2015	66.8	1618 of 5611	71.2%	★★★★☆
2013	69.8	1580 of 5530	71.4%	★★★★☆
2012	61.3	1970 of 5390	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.3	2391 of 5377	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.6	2943 of 5314	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.4	3213 of 5193	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.9	2788 of 5113	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.3	3208 of 5113	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.0	3056 of 4818	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.9	2716 of 4822	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.1	2996 of 4809	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.2	902 of 2227	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.2	263 of 2585	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	189 of 2128	91.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	69.6	423 of 3162	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	425 of 3245	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	855 of 3311	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	568 of 3275	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	298 of 3246	90.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	2992 of 5597	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	2897 of 5612	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	2366 of 5609	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	2678 of 5635	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	1559 of 5492	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	1449 of 5413	73.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	1806 of 5107	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	1873 of 5107	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	1484 of 5087	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	50.4	2175 of 5084	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.0	710 of 4963	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	579 of 4830	88.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	2530 of 5460	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	2310 of 5517	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	2213 of 5363	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	2807 of 5264	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.9	809 of 5173	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	823 of 5084	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	2247 of 5628	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	2184 of 5643	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	2067 of 5638	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	2601 of 5663	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	1470 of 5510	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	1414 of 5431	74.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.1	470 of 670	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	752 of 2847	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	543 of 2635	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	54.7	782 of 2420	67.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	46.9	1516 of 2661	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.6	1028 of 2726	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.1	73 of 2834	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	315 of 2737	88.5%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)87th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)59th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile-8 vs school

White (2023)43rd percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)30th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rod Kelley Elementary	Public	K-5	8755 Kern Ave.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4700	697	27	26.3	54.1%	55 (7.9%)	5 (0.7%)	559 (80.2%)	24 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.7%)	48.5	2674^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.3%		49.7	2577^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.1%	97																													20.7		20.7	35.2	53.8	48.9				46.8	48.2	48.1	28.2				41.0					$17,203	$1,675	$15,528
Luigi Aprea Elementary	Public	K-5	9225 Calle del Rey	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4600	722	30	24.0	36.0%	140 (19.4%)	11 (1.5%)	387 (53.6%)	81 (11.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (13.6%)	65.8	1806^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.2%		50.1	2550^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.6%	744																													48.6		48.6	46.2	51.2	59.1				51.9	49.6	47.1	49.5				48.7					$17,871	$1,198	$16,673
El Roble Elementary	Public	K-5	930 Third St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4200	551	24	22.9	57.5%	67 (12.2%)	4 (0.7%)	389 (70.6%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.2%)	24.1	4484^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.4%		29.1	4007^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.7%	477																													16.9		16.9	28.2	25.6	24.7				26.1	33.3	35.4	21.6				29.8	96.8		98.4		$19,720	$1,710	$18,010
Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School)	Public, Charter	K-8	277 IOOF Ave.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 337-5445	587	21	27.9	45.0%	79 (13.5%)	7 (1.2%)	379 (64.6%)	93 (15.8%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	20 (3.4%)	78.5	1223^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	79.1%		74.8	1375^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.6%	152																													40.0	50.9	45.4	64.4	61.0	60.0	66.7	70.0	81.4	67.2	74.6	54.2	43.3	60.0	58.3	71.2	60.2					$16,394	$855	$15,539
Glen View Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Eighth St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4400	508	22	23.0	74.0%	11 (2.2%)	7 (1.4%)	416 (81.9%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	53 (10.4%)	15.8	5200^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.2%		17.6	5065^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.7%	135																													16.5		16.5	18.5	21.3	26.8				22.2	17.9	17.1	21.4				18.8	97.3				$21,130	$1,239	$19,891
Eliot Elementary	Public	K-5	475 Old Gilroy St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4300	481	21	23.4	78.0%	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	405 (84.2%)	9 (1.9%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.7%)	16.8	5126^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.5%		20	4870^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.0%	256																													16.7		16.7	7.3	25.4	31.6				21.7	15.1	23.3	19.2				19.2	97.6			98.4	$16,803	$1,829	$14,974
Las Animas Elementary	Public	K-5	6550 Cimino St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4500	800	34	23.8	41.3%	102 (12.8%)	9 (1.1%)	478 (59.8%)	102 (12.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	104 (13.0%)	66.5	1762^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.9%		70.1	1587^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.0%	175																													35.0		35.0	49.6	56.0	53.7				53.1	63.2	52.8	43.7				53.0					$14,923	$1,580	$13,343
Rucker Elementary	Public	K-5	325 Santa Clara Ave.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4800	510	21	24.2	64.1%	55 (10.8%)	4 (0.8%)	382 (74.9%)	24 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.2%)	40.3	3193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.5%		34.3	3573^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.1%	380																													35.2		35.2	19.3	33.3	50.0				35.2	34.4	28.3	42.6				35.4	96.0			97.3	$14,938	$1,688	$13,250
San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy	Public	K-8	13745 Llagas Ave.	San Martin	95046	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6480	643	34	18.8	56.9%	79 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	513 (79.8%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.4%)	20.9	4751^st of 5857 public elementary schools	18.9%		19.6	4903^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.5%	152	8.0	14.3	9.3	0.0	2.4	8.5	7.1	28.0	12.2	37.2	12.2	19.1	8.5	19.3	10.0	36.7	14.0	10.2	14.3	12.8	16.4	4.0	14.3	7.0	0.0	2.4	17.0	7.5	33.9	17.8	25.2	15.4	23.6	44.3	14.9	38.7	23.9	26.8	15.4	18.1	22.6	8.8	21.3	27.4	19.1	92.6	96.3			$16,904	$651	$16,253
Paradise Valley Engineering Academy	Public	K-5	1400 La Crosse Dr.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6460	442	20	22.5	25.8%	166 (37.6%)	9 (2.0%)	157 (35.5%)	35 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (16.7%)	74.8	1377^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.5%		79.8	1163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	80.2%	214																													41.8		41.8	55.1	57.3	61.1				57.9	57.1	61.3	51.9				57.3					$16,472	$539	$15,933

Frequently Asked Questions about Rod Kelley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rod Kelley Elementary?

Students at Rod Kelley Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 8% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Rod Kelley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rod Kelley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Valley Middle
High : Christopher High

How many students attend Rod Kelley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 697 students attended Rod Kelley Elementary.

Is Rod Kelley Elementary a good school?

Rod Kelley Elementary ranks 2674^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Rod Kelley Elementary in?

Gilroy Unified

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