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Keppel Union School District, California, elections

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Keppel Union School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,549 (2022-2023)
Schools: 7 (2022-2023)
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Keppel Union School District is a school district in California (Los Angeles County). During the 2023 school year, 2,549 students attended one of the district's seven schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Keppel Union School District school board Trustee Area 5

General election

General election for Keppel Union School District school board Trustee Area 5

Christopher Ivan Minsal and Felicity Teff ran in the general election for Keppel Union School District school board Trustee Area 5 on November 5, 2024.

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Christopher Ivan Minsal (Nonpartisan)
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Felicity Teff (Nonpartisan)

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Recall elections

 
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Recall procedures

State Specific grounds required? Signature requirement Petition circulation time When recalls can start
California No 10% to 30% of registered voters (depending on population of jurisdiction) 40 to 160 days (depending on population of jurisdiction) Recalls cannot start until an official has been in office for 90 days, and they cannot start in the last six months of an officer's term


Recall efforts

2024
See also: Blanca Nava and Andrew Ramirez recall, Keppel Union School District, California (2024)

An effort to recall two of the five members of the Keppel Union School District board of trustees in California did not go to a vote in 2024. The recall petitions were not approved for circulation.[1]

The recall effort began in January 2024. Blanca Nava and Andrew Ramirez were named in the notices of intent to recall.[2][3]

The recall started after the board voted to terminate Superintendent Terry Walker's contract without cause during a special school board meeting on December 28, 2023. Nava, Ramirez, and Dominique Ballante voted in favor of firing Walker. Ballante was not included in the recall effort as her term on the board expired in December 2024.[2]


About the district

School board

The Keppel Union School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Lisa Klee
Felicity Teff
Blanca Nava2026
Andrew Ramirez2026
Alma Rodriguez2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Keppel Union School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 39Juan CarrilloDemocratic Party 72% 21%
California State Assembly District 41John HarabedianDemocratic Party 17% 5%
California State Assembly District 34Tom LackeyRepublican Party 11% < 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $8,563,000 $3,301 19%
Local: $6,586,000 $2,539 14%
State: $30,185,000 $11,636 67%
Total: $45,334,000 $17,476
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $37,545,000 $14,473
Total Current Expenditures: $35,349,000 $13,627
Instructional Expenditures: $19,106,000 $7,365 51%
Student and Staff Support: $4,522,000 $1,743 12%
Administration: $4,309,000 $1,661 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $7,412,000 $2,857 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,603,000 $617
Construction: $1,596,000 $615
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $537,000 $207
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[5]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 23 >=50 10-14 23 PS 21-39 25-29
2017-2018 25 >=50 20-24 23 <50 <50 30-34
2016-2017 21 >=50 10-14 21 PS 21-39 25-29
2015-2016 21 >=50 10-14 21 PS <50 25-29
2014-2015 22 >=50 15-19 21 PS 21-39 25-29
2013-2014 >=50 PS PS
2012-2013 52 >=50 35-39 51 >=50 40-59 60-64
2011-2012 51 >=50 35-39 50 >=50 40-59 60
2010-2011 46 >=50 25-29 46 >=50 40-59 50-54

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 33 >=50 15-19 33 PS 21-39 40-44
2017-2018 32 >=50 15-19 31 <50 <50 40-44
2016-2017 32 >=50 15-19 32 PS 40-59 35-39
2015-2016 29 >=50 10-14 29 PS 21-39 30-34
2014-2015 30 <50 20-24 28 PS 40-59 35-39
2013-2014 >=50 PS PS
2012-2013 43 >=50 30-34 41 >=50 40-59 50-54
2011-2012 47 >=50 40-44 44 <50 60-79 58
2010-2011 39 <50 30-34 37 <50 40-59 50-54

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Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 2,549 0.4
2021-2022 2,540 -2.1
2020-2021 2,594 -2.2
2019-2020 2,651 0.8
2018-2019 2,630 -3.3
2017-2018 2,718 3.3
2016-2017 2,628 0.0
2015-2016 2,627 -0.5
2014-2015 2,641 -1.8
2013-2014 2,689 -2.2
2012-2013 2,747 2.5
2011-2012 2,677 -2.9
2010-2011 2,755 -3.7
2009-2010 2,856 -1.2
2008-2009 2,890 -6.1
2007-2008 3,067 -0.2
2006-2007 3,073 -0.6
2005-2006 3,090 1.1
2004-2005 3,055 2.6
2003-2004 2,976 1.7
2002-2003 2,924 1.9
2001-2002 2,867 1.3
2000-2001 2,831 -1.7
1999-2000 2,880 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Keppel Union School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 0.0
Black 2.9 0.0
Hispanic 86.5 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.0
Two or More Races 0.6 0.0
White 9.1 0.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[7]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Keppel Union School District had 103.02 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 24.74.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 14.10
Elementary: 88.92
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 103.02

Keppel Union School District employed 6.00 district administrators and 6.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.00
District Administrative Support: 16.25
School Administrators: 6.00
School Administrative Support: 11.31
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 47.36
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 5.00
Other Support Services: 73.15

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[8]

The Keppel Union School District operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alpine Elementary513KG-8
Antelope Elementary274KG-8
Daisy Gibson Elementary662KG-8
Desert View Community Day0KG-8
Keppel Academy2335-8
Lake Los Angeles Elementary474KG-8
Pearblossom Elementary393KG-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Anjanette Allen, Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk," June 4, 2024
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Antelope Valley Press, "2 on Keppel board face recall," January 19, 2024
    3. ↑ Keppel Union School District, "Board of Trustees," accessed January 25, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    7. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    8. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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