Kelly Elementary

Grades K–5 Public District: Carlsbad Unified

4885 Kelly Dr., Carlsbad, CA 92008 Map

Math (met standard)
80%
+38 state 42% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
77%
+31 state 46% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
74%
+39 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
21%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
449
2024-25
Students per teacher
20.0
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 85% state 47% · 2025-26 73% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 77% state 42% · 2025-26 76% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 80% state 37% · 2025-26 82% state 49% · 2025-26 74% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 80% state 42% · 2025-26 77% state 46% · 2025-26 74% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 80% state 42% 77% state 46% 74% state 35%
2024-25 80% state 41% 80% state 46% 78% state 33%
2023-24 81% state 41% 75% state 45% 69% state 33%
2022-23 79% state 40% 80% state 45% 70% state 32%
2021-22 80% state 38% 77% state 45% 63% state 31%
2020-21 — — 61% state 30%
2018-19 83% state 44% 85% state 50% 75% state 32%
2017-18 76% state 43% 82% state 49% —
2016-17 74% state 40% 81% state 45% —
2015-16 71% state 38% 84% state 45% —
2014-15 63% state 35% 79% state 41% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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+37 vs state
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69%
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73%
39%
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49%
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70%
+28 vs state
74%
+28 vs state
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77%
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+30 vs state
65%
+30 vs state
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81%
+39 vs state
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16%
−18 vs state
57%
+4 vs state
23%
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43%
+2 vs state
51%
+4 vs state
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