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Mark Keppel Elementary

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Mark Keppel Elementary ranks 1380 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mark Keppel Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-5 public school serving 955 students in the Glendale Unified School District, maintaining a strong 4-star rating for over a decade with academic scores that outpace both district and state averages.

The school excels in providing effective support for all students, achieving particularly strong results for English learners and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, which is notable given its diverse population. A key strength is its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.8%, the best among comparable schools in the district, indicating a positive and engaging school environment. While its performance in English and Math is robust, science scores are an area for growth, a pattern seen across several local schools like R. D. White Elementary and Thomas Edison Elementary.

When compared to nearby schools, Mark Keppel stands out for its balance of academic quality and efficient resource use. It outperforms schools with similar demographics, such as John Marshall Elementary and Columbus Elementary, while offering a different profile than the highest-performing schools like Benjamin Franklin Elementary. This makes it a compelling and stable choice for families seeking a well-rounded education within a diverse community.

955

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,675

Per pupil spending ?

49.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

730 Glenwood Rd.
Glendale, CA 91202-1524

(818) 244-2113

District: Glendale Unified

Students who attend Mark Keppel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eleanor J. Toll Middle
High:	Herbert Hoover High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.6%

Asian:

17.8%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg54%

California avg41%

1,380^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Glendale Unified

352^nd of 1,543Glendale 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	74.8	1380 of 5857	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	1250 of 5869	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	1014 of 5859	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	849 of 5883	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	961 of 5789	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	976 of 5662	82.8%	★★★★☆
2017	84.5	931 of 5692	83.6%	★★★★☆
2016	84.4	942 of 5614	83.2%	★★★★☆
2015	82.7	999 of 5611	82.2%	★★★★☆
2013	80.5	1018 of 5530	81.6%	★★★★☆
2012	80.5	1002 of 5390	81.4%	★★★★☆
2011	68.8	1537 of 5377	71.4%	★★★★☆
2010	71.6	1394 of 5314	73.8%	★★★★☆
2009	70.6	1409 of 5193	72.9%	★★★★☆
2008	69.3	1439 of 5113	71.9%	★★★★☆
2007	68.0	1459 of 5113	71.5%	★★★★☆
2006	77.8	1037 of 4818	78.5%	★★★★☆
2005	73.5	1185 of 4822	75.4%	★★★★☆
2004	76.2	1064 of 4809	77.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	434 of 1203	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.2	284 of 1205	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	389 of 1190	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	498 of 1154	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	558 of 1149	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	605 of 1071	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	84.0	240 of 2227	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	656 of 2585	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	278 of 2128	86.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.8	339 of 3162	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	644 of 3245	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	381 of 3311	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	384 of 3275	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	367 of 3246	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	1307 of 5597	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	1288 of 5612	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	1014 of 5609	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	877 of 5635	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	998 of 5492	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	993 of 5413	81.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	663 of 5107	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	606 of 5107	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	47.7	2376 of 5087	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.7	952 of 5084	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	1488 of 4963	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	1140 of 4830	76.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	577 of 5460	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	1019 of 5517	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	619 of 5363	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	426 of 5264	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	479 of 5173	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	301 of 5084	94.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	1411 of 5628	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	1139 of 5643	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	985 of 5638	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	775 of 5663	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	892 of 5510	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	940 of 5431	82.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	69.1	223 of 670	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	305 of 2847	89.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	1839 of 2598	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	1792 of 2651	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	1452 of 2661	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.2	1281 of 2726	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	1437 of 2834	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	1377 of 2737	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)67th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics57%+19 vs state

Science38%+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 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 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 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
Mark Keppel Elementary	Public	K-5	730 Glenwood Rd.	Glendale	91202	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 244-2113	955	38	25.1	49.1%	646 (67.6%)	7 (0.7%)	78 (8.2%)	170 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.7%)	74.8	1380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.4%		77.9	1250^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.7%	130	37.7	37.7	55.0	66.2	60.1		60.1	58.6	56.8	54.1		56.5	94.0	96.6	96.0	98.0	96.0	97.3	$15,675	$839	$14,836
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1540 Fifth St.	Glendale	91201	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 243-4279	815	33	24.6	62.7%	726 (89.1%)	10 (1.2%)	50 (6.1%)	19 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	62.1	1960^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.5%		57.8	2162^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.2%	202	36.3	36.3	49.1	46.3	47.2	56.5	49.7	56.1	51.6	37.2	47.3	48.2							$15,615	$919	$14,696
Columbus Elementary	Public	K-5	425 West Milford St.	Glendale	91203	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-7722	488	21	23.2	64.8%	346 (70.9%)	10 (2.0%)	93 (19.1%)	33 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	33.8	3660^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.5%		48.9	2614^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.5%	1046	19.2	19.2	32.9	36.6	41.1		36.8	37.3	37.5	23.6		32.9	95.8					96.9	$17,543	$1,325	$16,218
Balboa Elementary	Public	K-6	1844 Bel Aire Dr.	Glendale	91201	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 241-1801	799	32	24.9	60.2%	725 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.1%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	60	2071^st of 5857 public elementary schools	64.6%		64.6	1846^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.5%	225	37.1	37.1	55.6	34.9	52.2		47.7	56.3	45.5	44.8		48.8	92.9						$15,861	$1,185	$14,676
Benjamin Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	1610 Lake St.	Glendale	91201	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 243-1809	608	25	24.2	29.3%	364 (59.9%)	6 (1.0%)	164 (27.0%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.0%)	94.2	384^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.4%		91.1	631^st of 5869 public elementary schools	89.2%	247	70.9	70.9	70.2	74.3	81.4	85.7	77.5	77.4	70.3	68.6	69.8	71.7	95.7			95.7			$15,141	$782	$14,359
R. D. White Elementary	Public	K-5	744 East Doran St.	Glendale	91206	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 241-2164	948	33	28.7	62.4%	847 (89.3%)	7 (0.7%)	62 (6.5%)	27 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	61.9	1972^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.3%		59.3	2102^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	64.2%	130	26.7	26.7	47.4	49.1	54.2		50.1	59.8	50.6	47.2		52.7	97.1						$15,304	$919	$14,385
Thomas Edison Elementary	Public	K-6	435 South Pacific Ave.	Glendale	91204	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 241-1807	859	33	26.1	57.9%	348 (40.5%)	17 (2.0%)	387 (45.1%)	72 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	67.8	1699^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.0%		79.5	1174^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.0%	525	32.3	32.3	50.8	53.2	46.8	67.0	53.9	67.9	48.4	47.2	50.9	53.9	94.9	95.7	96.4	95.7	95.7		$16,174	$968	$15,206
Joaquin Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	720 East Providencia Ave.	Burbank	91501	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-2050	730	31	23.5	50.7%	513 (70.3%)	11 (1.5%)	92 (12.6%)	58 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (7.1%)	73.4	1455^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.2%		62.9	1930^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.1%	475	42.8	42.8	67.2	54.7	55.6		59.1	65.8	53.6	45.0		54.4	97.2			97.2			$146,596	$9,364	$137,232
William McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	349 West Valencia Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-2000	440	19	23.7	37.3%	107 (24.3%)	3 (0.7%)	245 (55.7%)	23 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.9%)	60.3	2054^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.9%		48.4	2640^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.0%	586	39.2	39.2	55.1	52.2	57.5		55.0	42.7	47.9	32.4		40.9							$243,994	$15,630	$228,364
John Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	1201 East Broadway	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-6834	486	21	23.1	66.9%	345 (71.0%)	5 (1.0%)	95 (19.5%)	34 (7.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	28	4133^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	29.4%		36.9	3374^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.5%	759	19.6	19.6	34.2	29.4	41.7		35.5	28.6	30.1	19.6		25.7	94.6				96.0		$17,620	$1,560	$16,060

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Keppel Elementary

What district is Mark Keppel Elementary in?

Glendale Unified

What is the racial makeup of Mark Keppel Elementary?

Students at Mark Keppel Elementary are 68% White, 18% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is Mark Keppel Elementary a good school?

Mark Keppel Elementary ranks 1380^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mark Keppel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 955 students attended Mark Keppel Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Mark Keppel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mark Keppel Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eleanor J. Toll Middle
High : Herbert Hoover High

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