Kelso (William H.)
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.4% |
| Met Standard | 14.0% |
| Below Standard | 83.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "16% proficient" for Kelso (William H.) and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.4% of students exceeded standard while 14.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.8 points below the Inglewood Unified district average of 8.2%. The 34 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.9% exceeded — 9.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 11.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 35.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 5.3% | 13.2% | 18.4% |
| 4th | 42 | 4.8% | 16.7% | 21.4% |
| 5th | 44 | 2.3% | 18.2% | 20.4% |
| 6th | 45 | 2.2% | 20.0% | 22.2% |
| 7th | 36 | 2.8% | 11.1% | 13.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 37 | 0.0% | 32.4% | 32.4% |
| 4th | 43 | 2.3% | 11.6% | 13.9% |
| 5th | 45 | 4.4% | 2.2% | 6.7% |
| 6th | 46 | 0.0% | 6.5% | 6.5% |
| 7th | 35 | 0.0% | 8.6% | 8.6% |
Nearby schools
34 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.1