Kelly Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 51.1% |
| Met Standard | 28.6% |
| Below Standard | 20.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "80% proficient" for Kelly Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
51.1% of students exceeded standard while 28.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 30.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.8 points above the Carlsbad Unified district average of 45.3%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.1 points higher (vs 41.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 48.0% | 32.9% | 80.8% |
| 4th | 69 | 42.0% | 31.9% | 73.9% |
| 5th | 78 | 61.5% | 23.1% | 84.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 49.3% | 32.9% | 82.2% |
| 4th | 69 | 44.9% | 34.8% | 79.7% |
| 5th | 78 | 60.3% | 16.7% | 76.9% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 61.2