Kelly Elementary School
Kelly Elementary School serves 424 students in grades Kindergarten-5.
Kelly Elementary School placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in Oregon for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 22% (which is lower than the Oregon state average of 40%) for the 2018-19 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 30% (which is lower than the Oregon state average of 54%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the Oregon state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 44% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is higher than the Oregon state average of 40% (majority Hispanic).
Quick Stats (2022)
- Grades: Kindergarten-5
- Students: 424 students
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 14:1
- Minority Enrollment: 44%
- Overall Testing Rank: Bottom 50% in OR
- Math Proficiency: 22% (Btm 50%)
- Reading Proficiency: 30% (Btm 50%)
- Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), OR Dept. of Education
School Overview
Kelly Elementary School's student population of 424 students has declined by 29% over five school years.
The teacher population of 30 teachers has declined by 14% over five school years.
Grades Offered
Grades Kindergarten-5
Total Students
424 students

Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers
30 teachers

Students by Grade

School Rankings
Kelly Elementary School is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 1,208 schools in Oregon (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-19 school year.
The diversity score of Kelly Elementary School is 0.65, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.58. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall Testing Rank
#1101 out of 1208 schools
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
40%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
54%

Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
17:1

American Indian
1%
1%

Asian
9%
4%

Hispanic
16%
25%

Black
7%
2%

White
56%
60%

Hawaiian
3%
1%

Two or more races
8%
7%

All Ethnic Groups



Eligible for Free Lunch
100%
44%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch
13%
7%

School Statewide Testing
School District Name
Source: 2020-2021 (latest school year available) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), OR Dept. of Education
School Reviews
4 5/8/2020
Test scores alone do not tell the whole story! Kelly is a gem in the rough. This review page left out something important: Kelly has one of the few elementary Russian Immersion programs in the country! Do you want your child to thoroughly learn an important foreign language, spoken in the largest country on earth with rising economic power? Then enroll them in Kelly starting in kindergarten!
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