John Kelley Elementary School in Thermal, California (CA)

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 3.

87-163 Center St.
Thermal, CA 92274

Student Enrollment: 407

County Name : Riverside
District Name: Coachella Valley Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 80
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Bonnie Garcia
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Republican

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 40
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Denise Moreno Ducheny
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 45
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Mary Whitaker Bono
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Republican

Latitude: 33.64023
Longitude: -116.14499

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-6
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 20 (579 to 599)
Met 9 out of 17 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 97% (384 tested out of 395)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (393 tested out of 395)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (4 tested out of 4)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (4 tested out of 4)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 97% (360 tested out of 370)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (368 tested out of 370)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 97% (306 tested out of 314)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (312 tested out of 314)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 72% (28 tested out of 39)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 95% (37 tested out of 39)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 18.3%

Here:	18%
State average from 1973 schools:	46%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 24.2%

Here:	24%
State average from 1973 schools:	55%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 17.9% (62 proficient out of 346)

Here:	18%
State average from 1910 schools:	37%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 24.6% (87 proficient out of 354)

John Kelley Elementary:	25%
State average from 1911 schools:	47%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 17.5% (57 proficient out of 326)

Here:	18%
State average from 1913 schools:	35%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 24.6% (82 proficient out of 333)

Here:	25%
State average from 1915 schools:	46%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 17.2% (50 proficient out of 291)

Here:	17%
State average from 1850 schools:	33%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 25.3% (75 proficient out of 297)

John Kelley Elementary:	25%
State average from 1849 schools:	46%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 19.0% (4 proficient out of 21)

Here:	19%
State average from 1870 schools:	22%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 13.8% (4 proficient out of 29)

Here:	14%
State average from 1878 schools:	29%

ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 24.4%
Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 26.5%
Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 371

2006 API (Base) : 599

John Kelley Elementary:	599.0
State average from 1971 schools:	764.9

Statewide Rank: 1

Similar Schools Rank: 2

2007 API Target: 609

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 601 (361 students included)

Here:	601
State average from 1561 schools:	710

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 338

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 601 (338 students included)

Here:	601
State average from 1643 schools:	706

Number of English Learners included in API : 297

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 589 (297 students included)

Here:	589
State average from 1181 schools:	687

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 30
Percent African American : 0%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 97%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 1%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 89%

Here:	89.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	54.2%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 4%

John Kelley Elementary:	4.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	6.6%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 21%

John Kelley Elementary:	21.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	2.8%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 76%

Here:	76.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	28.0%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 10%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	10.6%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 19

John Kelley Elementary:	19.0
State average from 1975 schools:	19.8

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 27

John Kelley Elementary:	27.0
State average from 1967 schools:	29.2

Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 57%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 62%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 28%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 5%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 5%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 1%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.56

Here:	1.6
State average from 1980 schools:	2.6

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 77%

Here:	77.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	97.5%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 21%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 58%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 21%
School Characteristic Index : 155.3024705

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 370

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 177.600

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 370

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 118.400

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 70

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 14.000

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 70

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 4.200

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 70

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 2.100

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 70

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 2.100

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 70

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 5.600
2006 API (Growth) : 599
2005 API (Base): 579
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 601

Here:	601
State average from 1571 schools:	710

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 578

Here:	578
State average from 1544 schools:	698

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 23 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 600

Here:	600
State average from 1647 schools:	706

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 573

John Kelley Elementary:	573
State average from 1621 schools:	695

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 27 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 591

Here:	591
State average from 1176 schools:	689

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 575

Here:	575
State average from 1131 schools:	674

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 16 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 649
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 629