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Thomas Kelly Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4750^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Kelly Elementary is a 321-student K–5 school in Carmichael, part of the San Juan Unified community. In 2025–26, its English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) results were more encouraging than its math results, but math is the clearest concern: 16% of students were proficient, compared with 29% districtwide and 38% statewide.

ELA is the school’s strongest subject compared with nearby K–5 schools, while math is its weakest. ELA proficiency was 31%, slightly above the nearby-school average of 30% and third among eight schools, but below the district’s 40% and the state’s 49%. Cambridge Heights Elementary and Albert Schweitzer Elementary were the only nearby schools ahead of Thomas Kelly in ELA. In math, Thomas Kelly was seventh of eight nearby schools; its 16% proficiency was 10 points below their average of 26%, and only Cameron Ranch Elementary scored lower. Fifth-grade math was especially low at 4%, the lowest result among those eight schools.

Over four reported years, ELA rose by 2 percentage points, math fell by 2 points, and science ended nearly unchanged after dipping to 14% in 2024–25 and rebounding to 23%. SchoolDigger ranks Thomas Kelly at the 18th statewide percentile with 1 star; the district has 2 stars and ranks at the 35th percentile. Attendance has improved, with chronic absenteeism declining from 41% in 2021–22 to 22% in 2025–26, though that remains above the district’s 21% and state’s 18%. Context for families: the 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 24.6, and 56% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s group rankings also differ notably from its overall standing: in 2023–24, its measure of how well the school served Special Education Students was at the 60th percentile, versus the school’s overall 25th percentile; in 2025–26, its measure for White Students was at the 2nd percentile, versus 18th overall.

321

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,355

Per pupil spending ?

56.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

6301 Moraga Dr.
Carmichael, CA 95608-1128

(916) 867-2041

District: San Juan Unified

Students who attend Thomas Kelly Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Barrett Middle
High:	Del Campo High

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.6%

Hispanic:

22.7%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg34%

California avg42%

4,750^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 46Elementary Schools in the San Juan Unified

628^th of 968San Juan 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
2026	20.5	4750 of 5804	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	4942 of 5857	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	4379 of 5869	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4429 of 5859	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	4502 of 5883	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4670 of 5789	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4738 of 5662	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	4238 of 5692	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.3	4157 of 5614	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.4	3051 of 5611	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.0	2624 of 5530	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	26.2	4235 of 5390	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.7	3409 of 5377	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.3	2965 of 5314	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.8	2252 of 5193	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.1	2158 of 5113	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.7	1783 of 5113	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.8	1746 of 4818	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.7	1479 of 4822	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.6	1810 of 4809	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	4806 of 5569	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	4333 of 5597	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	3730 of 5612	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	3347 of 5609	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4625 of 5635	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	4428 of 5492	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	4879 of 5413	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	3541 of 5107	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	3928 of 5107	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3709 of 5087	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3266 of 5084	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.4	4870 of 4963	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	4772 of 4830	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	4923 of 5412	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	5071 of 5460	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	4585 of 5517	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	3426 of 5363	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3867 of 5264	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	4705 of 5173	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	4590 of 5084	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	4404 of 5590	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	4995 of 5628	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4578 of 5643	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	4945 of 5638	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	4097 of 5663	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	4479 of 5510	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	4167 of 5431	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.3	707 of 718	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.2	1049 of 2635	60.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	2488 of 2532	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	2464 of 2598	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	2434 of 2651	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	2493 of 2661	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	2553 of 2726	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	2627 of 2834	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	2557 of 2737	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)60th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Science23%-13 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Thomas Kelly Elementary	Public	K-5	6301 Moraga Dr.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 867-2041	321	13	24.6	56.1%	169 (52.6%)	22 (6.9%)	73 (22.7%)	22 (6.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.7%)	20.5	4750^th of 5804 public elementary schools	18.2%		18.8	4942^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.6%	192	22.9		22.9	37.0	29.6	27.3				31.3	25.0	20.5	4.2				16.4	94.7		96.1				$25,355	$23,376	$1,979
Charles Peck Elementary	Public	K-5	6230 Rutland Dr.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8570	303	13	23.3	76.9%	111 (36.6%)	23 (7.6%)	98 (32.3%)	39 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	27 (8.9%)	14	5293^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	8.8%		13.7	5366^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.4%	73	14.0		14.0	15.2	18.4	28.0				20.7	19.6	27.5	10.0				19.1	90.2				92.2		$28,877	$26,892	$1,985
Harry Dewey Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-6	7025 Falcon Rd.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 867-2020	408	19	22.0	44.9%	261 (64.0%)	7 (1.7%)	89 (21.8%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	30 (7.4%)	46.5	2810^th of 5804 public elementary schools	51.6%		53.7	2386^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.3%	424	42.4		42.4	32.3	56.5	39.0	49.1			44.1	34.4	50.0	11.9	36.4			33.3	88.2			94.1	92.2	96.1	$26,588	$24,616	$1,972
Cameron Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	4333 Hackberry Ln.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2302	406	17	23.8	80.0%	134 (33.0%)	33 (8.1%)	126 (31.0%)	67 (16.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	40 (9.9%)	13.6	5327^th of 5804 public elementary schools	8.2%		16.7	5129^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.4%	198	22.2		22.2	12.7	26.2	28.3				21.6	8.3	21.0	9.4				12.8							$25,874	$22,422	$3,452
Coyle Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6330 Coyle Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8012	331	14	23.6	81.9%	131 (39.6%)	22 (6.6%)	115 (34.7%)	21 (6.3%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	35 (10.6%)	17.4	5012^th of 5804 public elementary schools	13.6%		9.9	5640^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.7%	628	25.0		25.0	20.8	22.4	27.5				23.6	28.6	17.2	13.5				19.5	96.0				96.0		$30,164	$27,452	$2,712
Albert Schweitzer Elementary	Public	K-5	4350 Glenridge Dr.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 867-2094	331	14	23.6	58.0%	188 (56.8%)	11 (3.3%)	58 (17.5%)	36 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	32 (9.7%)	34.1	3643^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	37.2%		31.4	3852^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%	209	18.4		18.4	48.1	33.3	38.8				40.3	44.4	27.1	18.4				30.5	90.0	95.0	91.7	96.7	91.7	96.7	$25,561	$23,738	$1,823
Carmichael Elementary	Public	K-5	6141 Sutter Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5727	374	17	22.0	72.2%	161 (43.0%)	32 (8.6%)	77 (20.6%)	67 (17.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.8%)	19.5	4845^th of 5804 public elementary schools	16.5%		26.8	4242^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.6%	603	28.1		28.1	19.3	15.4	36.2				24.0	21.1	19.6	19.3				20.0							$28,970	$26,012	$2,958
Cambridge Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	5555 Fleetwood Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 867-2000	348	13	26.7	50.0%	203 (58.3%)	4 (1.1%)	75 (21.6%)	15 (4.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.8%)	68	1682^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	71.0%		77.4	1265^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.4%	417	47.4		47.4	65.4	46.4	47.4				52.7	71.2	55.4	36.8				53.9							$21,216	$19,794	$1,422
California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses	Public, Charter	K-8	5330A Gibbons Dr. Ste. 700	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-2432	1,545	60	25.9	32.1%	890 (57.6%)	28 (1.8%)	329 (21.3%)	53 (3.4%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	239 (15.5%)								(n/a)																		92.2	96.3	97.1	97.1	96.3	96.7
Pioneer Tk-8	Public	K-8	5816 Pioneer Way	Sacramento	95841	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1940	648	25	25.4	86.6%	183 (28.2%)	55 (8.5%)	222 (34.3%)	95 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	75 (11.6%)	31.6	3849^th of 5804 public elementary schools	33.7%		44.5	2919^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.2%	930	20.9	31.6	25.8	37.9	27.4	49.3	33.3	73.7	65.5	46.6	37.3	28.6	29.0	19.5	49.1	50.9	34.6	90.4	96.4	95.2	92.8	91.6	96.4	$19,275	$17,248	$2,027

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Kelly Elementary

What district is Thomas Kelly Elementary in?

San Juan Unified

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Kelly Elementary?

Students at Thomas Kelly Elementary are 53% White, 23% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American, 7% Asian.

Is Thomas Kelly Elementary a good school?

Thomas Kelly Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.2% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Thomas Kelly Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thomas Kelly Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Barrett Middle
High : Del Campo High

How many students attend Thomas Kelly Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Thomas Kelly Elementary.

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