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Kelso (William H.)

Public Grades K-7

5516^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

William H. Kelso Elementary is a public K-7 school serving 324 students in the Inglewood Unified district, which is ranked in the bottom quarter of all California districts.

Academically, Kelso (William H.) is one of the lowest-performing schools in the state, with only about 20% of students proficient in English and 13% in math, far below state averages; it has also seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking over recent years. The school faces a major challenge with chronic absenteeism, with over 35% of students missing too much school, which is nearly double the state average and closely tied to academic struggles.

Interesting comparisons show that while Kelso spends more per student than many nearby schools, its performance is much lower. Other schools in Inglewood Unified, like Highland Elementary and Centinela, perform better, and nearby charter schools like Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter and schools in the neighboring Lennox district, such as Jefferson Elementary, achieve significantly higher academic results with similar student populations, suggesting factors beyond just funding impact success.

324

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

809 East Kelso St.
Inglewood, CA 90301-2809

(310) 680-5480

District: Inglewood Unified

Students who attend Kelso (William H.) usually attend:

Middle:

Crozier (George W.) Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.9%

African American:

44.4%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg25%

California avg41%

5,516^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Inglewood Unified

1220^th of 1,543Inglewood 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	11.8	5516 of 5857	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	5675 of 5869	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	5551 of 5859	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4848 of 5883	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1309 of 1417	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	4919 of 5789	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	4407 of 5662	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	4767 of 5692	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	4493 of 5614	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	5072 of 5611	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	28.8	4145 of 5530	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	54.5	2367 of 5390	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.4	2115 of 5377	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.1	2841 of 5314	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.2	2063 of 5193	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.8	2442 of 5113	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.0	2111 of 5113	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.4	1763 of 4818	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.9	1462 of 4822	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.9	1448 of 4809	69.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	344 of 569	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	499 of 593	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	570 of 661	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.6	340 of 663	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	433 of 747	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	382 of 700	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.1	1195 of 2227	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.4	270 of 293	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	1090 of 2585	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.6	1728 of 2128	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	59.7	790 of 3245	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	47.1	1357 of 3311	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.3	490 of 602	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	2711 of 3275	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1745 of 3246	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	5314 of 5597	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	5500 of 5612	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	5054 of 5609	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4709 of 5635	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1124 of 1267	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	4302 of 5492	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	4136 of 5413	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	4838 of 5107	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	4717 of 5107	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	3858 of 5087	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	3436 of 5084	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	3540 of 4963	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	2690 of 4830	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	5014 of 5460	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	5254 of 5517	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	5031 of 5363	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	4058 of 5264	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1019 of 1110	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	4041 of 5173	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3553 of 5084	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	5173 of 5628	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	5338 of 5643	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	5459 of 5638	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	4557 of 5663	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	1188 of 1272	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	4960 of 5510	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	4349 of 5431	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	21.6	2121 of 2420	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)76th percentile+70 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2023)12th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Science4%-28 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
Kelso (William H.)	Public	K-7	809 East Kelso St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5480	324	14	23.4	89.2%	1 (0.3%)	144 (44.4%)	165 (50.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	11.8	5516^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.8%		10.3	5675^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.3%	159	4.4		4.4	18.4	21.4	20.5	22.2	13.9		19.5	32.4	14.0	6.7	6.5	8.6		13.1	89.1	91.3			91.3
ICEF Inglewood Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	434 South Grevillea Ave.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	ICEF Inglewood Elementary Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 298-6420	375	16	23.4	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	275 (73.3%)	94 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	53.2	2416^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.8%		44.6	2883^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	50.9%	467	11.1		11.1	56.1	53.5	48.6				52.6	62.1	48.3	25.0				44.4							$23,655	$4,493	$19,162
Beulah Payne STEAM Academy	Public	K-8	215 West 94th St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5410	554	22	24.7	93.5%	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.0%)	459 (82.9%)	20 (3.6%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	24.4	4460^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.9%		21.1	4760^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.9%	300	21.5	14.6	18.9	29.5	24.6	41.5	30.8	13.6	47.5	30.4	27.2	20.0	26.2	12.2	6.2	9.8	18.2	85.7	89.6	92.2	87.0	90.9	89.6
Hudnall (Claude) Elementary	Public	K-6	331 West Olive St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5420	332	14	23.7	94.3%	4 (1.2%)	75 (22.6%)	239 (72.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	11.1	5561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	5.1%		15.9	5225^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.0%	336	4.3		4.3	18.0	14.3	19.2	21.7			17.9	30.8	4.8	14.9	4.4			14.6	93.6	95.2		93.6	95.2	95.2
Dolores Huerta Elementary	Public	K-5	4125 West 105th St.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 677-7050	529	24	22.0	96.2%	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	512 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	31.8	3814^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.9%		33.8	3612^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.5%	202	20.4		20.4	44.4	22.2	37.8				35.8	42.9	19.4	23.5				29.1	96.2	98.1		97.1			$23,973	$3,178	$20,795
Oak Street	Public	K-8	633 South Oak St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5340	569	22	25.8	93.0%	4 (0.7%)	43 (7.6%)	497 (87.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.0%)	20	4824^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.6%		24.2	4445^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.3%	379	17.7	23.4	20.0	23.3	16.1	38.8	20.4	41.6	42.2	31.4	29.0	14.3	27.5	8.2	9.1	4.2	15.9	93.6	96.8	95.2
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	10322 Condon Ave.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5650	716	32	22.3	93.4%	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.5%)	684 (95.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	12 (1.7%)	54.5	2337^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.1%		48.9	2621^st of 5869 public elementary schools	55.3%	284	27.2		27.2	44.8	44.0	50.8				46.6	51.7	47.4	40.8				46.5							$23,973	$3,178	$20,795
Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	830 North La Brea Ave.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 671-5578	426	11	38.4	72.1%	5 (1.2%)	345 (81.0%)	62 (14.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	87.4	807^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.2%		88.1	807^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.2%		49.3		49.3	75.8	72.9	78.3				75.6	63.6	55.7	72.5				63.9	94.9		94.9				$16,659	$1,962	$14,697
Centinela	Public	K-8	1123 Marlborough Ave.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5440	577	20	28.6	94.1%	5 (0.9%)	83 (14.4%)	477 (82.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	27.8	4154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.1%		32.8	3711^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.8%	443	25.4	26.7	26.1	37.1	26.8	40.7	19.1	35.3	47.4	34.4	35.5	31.0	25.4	14.9	25.0	42.1	29.3	88.7	90.3	95.2	90.3	90.3	90.3
Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	430 Venice Way	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5460	323	13	24.6	95.7%	5 (1.5%)	139 (43.0%)	162 (50.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.4%)	36.8	3420^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%		23.8	4488^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.5%	1068	11.4		11.4	43.4	44.9	35.7	42.0			41.8	35.9	36.7	34.9	15.7			30.6	90.6		95.3	92.2	93.8	93.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Kelso (William H.)

Is Kelso (William H.) a good school?

Kelso (William H.) ranks in the bottom 5.8% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Kelso (William H.)?

Students at Kelso (William H.) are 51% Hispanic, 44% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Kelso (William H.)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Kelso (William H.).

What district is Kelso (William H.) in?

Inglewood Unified

What schools do graduates of Kelso (William H.) attend?

Students who attend Kelso (William H.) usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crozier (George W.) Junior High

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