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Kelly Elementary

Kelly Elementary serves grades K–5 for 441 students in Carlsbad Unified School District.

It is the 7th largest of the 9 Carlsbad Unified School District elementary schools in Carlsbad. Its 20 students per teacher compares with a median of 22.8 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 512 in 2019–20 to 441 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 4, with 80 students. 12% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (53 free, 1 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2019–20. The closest park is Laguna Riviera City Park (next door).

At a glance

Kelly Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–5
Students441
Teachers22
Students per teacher20
Free or reduced-price lunch12%
School typeRegular School
DistrictCarlsbad Unified School District
Title INot a Title I school (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Kelly Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K66
  • 169
  • 277
  • 373
  • 480
  • 576
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20512
  • 2020–21403
  • 2021–22448
  • 2022–23464
  • 2023–24441
Nearby

Parks near Kelly Elementary

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Contact

Address, phone and official links

4885 Kelly Dr., Carlsbad 92008

(760) 331-5800

State school ID 6099352 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 060750000711

Carlsbad Unified School District

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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