Is Emerson Elementary a good school?

Emerson Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Emerson Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 570 students attended Emerson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Emerson Elementary?

Students at Emerson Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 16% African American, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Emerson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Emerson Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Manuel Dominguez High

Emerson Elementary

Summary:

Emerson Elementary is a public elementary school in Compton, California, serving 580 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Compton Unified School District, which is ranked 786 out of 1,568 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Emerson Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with a ranking between 3,700 and 4,600 out of around 5,800 schools over the past decade. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly below the Compton Unified School District and California state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 24.2% of Emerson Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.02% for the Compton Unified School District and 47.04% for the state of California. Additionally, Emerson Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 7.8% in 2020-2021 to 25.6% in 2021-2022 and 25.0% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The nearby Foster Elementary, Rosecrans Elementary, Dickison Elementary, Longfellow Elementary, Kelly Elementary, Robert F. Kennedy Elementary, and Roosevelt Elementary generally perform better than Emerson Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates on Smarter Balanced Assessments and lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, the nearby schools still struggle to meet state averages, indicating a broader challenge within the Compton Unified School District.

Detail:

Public K-8

1011 East Caldwell St.
Compton, CA 90221-4340

(310) 898-6170

District: Compton Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4608^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Emerson Elementary usually attend:

High:

Manuel Dominguez High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.6

Number of students: 570

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.2%

African American:

16.3%

Pacific Islander:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Emerson Elementary ranks worse than 78.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Compton Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.62. (See more...)

Compare Details Emerson Elementary ranks worse than 75.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.84. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (80.2%), African American (16.3%), Pacific Islander (1.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Emerson Elementary is 25.6. 11 elementary schools in the Compton Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Emerson Elementary employs 22.2 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Emerson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Emerson Elementary 4608^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Emerson Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Emerson Elementary 2089^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Emerson Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Compton Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Compton Unified 786^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Emerson Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Emerson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	21.45	3836^th	4809	20.2%
2005	15.59	4283^rd	4822	11.2%
2006	27.27	3499^th	4818	27.4%
2007	15.87	4582^nd	5113	10.4%
2008	16.34	4570^th	5113	10.6%
2009	21.55	4316^th	5193	16.9%
2010	27.23	4064^th	5314	23.5%
2011	16.17	4895^th	5377	9.0%
2012	25.13	4304^th	5390	20.1%
2013	34.63	3700^th	5530	33.1%
2015	26.41	3988^th	5611	28.9%
2016	24.28	4235^th	5614	24.6%
2017	32.94	3611^th	5692	36.6%
2018	23.51	4374^th	5662	22.7%
2019	32.50	3732^nd	5789	35.5%
2022	29.44	3910^th	5883	33.5%
2023	29.38	3947^th	5874	32.8%
2024	22.62	4608^th	5862	21.4%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Emerson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.61	2480^th	3246	23.6%
2019	41.44	1699^th	3275	48.1%
2022	50.98	1142^nd	3311	65.5%
2023	33.18	2305^th	3250	29.1%
2024	47.60	1312^th	3160	58.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Emerson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.83	3632^nd	5084	28.6%
2019	41.58	2998^th	5173	42.0%
2022	43.90	2695^th	5264	48.8%
2023	42.49	2866^th	5374	46.7%
2024	30.59	3891^st	5511	29.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Emerson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.05	4081^st	5413	24.6%
2019	34.88	3420^th	5492	37.7%
2022	29.25	3804^th	5635	32.5%
2023	34.65	3367^th	5617	40.1%
2024	25.74	4169^th	5605	25.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Emerson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	42.98	952^nd	2128	55.3%
2019	34.10	1583^rd	2585	38.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Emerson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.34	4350^th	5431	19.9%
2019	31.03	3706^th	5510	32.7%
2022	31.70	3655^th	5663	35.5%
2023	25.86	4163^rd	5650	26.3%
2024	22.05	4528^th	5636	19.7%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Emerson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.23	370^th	700	47.1%
2019	45.50	358^th	747	52.1%
2022	54.10	229^th	663	65.5%
2023	46.70	298^th	662	55.0%
2024	53.31	218^th	593	63.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Emerson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.21	3071^st	4830	36.4%
2019	48.69	2374^th	4963	52.2%
2022	45.36	2494^th	5084	50.9%
2023	46.00	2489^th	5098	51.2%
2024	36.11	3260^th	5102	36.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Emerson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	26.29	1933^rd	2740	29.5%
2023	30.54	1798^th	2802	35.8%
2024	23.84	2089^th	2777	24.8%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Emerson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	45.90	575^th	1540	62.7%
2024	36.04	898^th	1477	39.2%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Emerson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.48	1241^st	1538	19.3%
2024	23.04	1350^th	1550	12.9%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Emerson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	70.83	471^st	2369	80.1%
2022	35.78	1482^nd	2458	39.7%
2023	40.58	1313^th	2549	48.5%
2024	29.49	1799^th	2575	30.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Emerson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	51.86	1008^th	2380	57.6%
2022	29.11	1686^th	2509	32.8%
2023	36.85	1426^th	2547	44.0%
2024	26.30	1834^th	2546	28.0%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Emerson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	21.20	1414^th	1531	7.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Emerson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	50.68	1011^th	2407	58.0%
2022	25.46	1825^th	2527	27.8%
2023	25.61	1844^th	2558	27.9%
2024	22.09	2000^th	2547	21.5%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Emerson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	40.28	347^th	637	45.5%
2023	60.85	193^rd	614	68.6%
2024	28.36	459^th	626	26.7%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Emerson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	76.14	378^th	2213	82.9%
2022	39.07	1318^th	2359	44.1%
2023	43.46	1175^th	2391	50.9%
2024	37.81	1376^th	2383	42.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Emerson Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	4	396	7	128	0	n/a	n/a	0	535
1989	0	380	12	150	0	n/a	n/a	0	542
1990	2	359	14	171	0	n/a	n/a	0	546
1991	0	332	13	197	0	n/a	n/a	0	542
1992	1	314	16	218	0	n/a	n/a	0	549
1993	7	322	10	241	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
1994	3	300	5	252	0	n/a	n/a	0	560
1995	8	335	12	312	0	n/a	n/a	0	667
1996	8	335	12	312	0	n/a	n/a	0	667
1997	7	284	18	328	1	n/a	n/a	0	638
1998	1	272	11	443	0	n/a	n/a	0	727
1999	6	287	17	461	0	n/a	n/a	13	784
2000	4	235	21	522	0	n/a	n/a	0	782
2001	5	291	23	594	1	n/a	n/a	1	915
2002	3	271	19	667	0	n/a	n/a	3	963
2003	3	271	19	667	0	n/a	n/a	3	963
2004	4	236	26	692	2	n/a	n/a	21	981
2005	2	229	26	601	0	n/a	n/a	12	870
2006	5	210	31	527	0	n/a	n/a	13	786
2007	0	197	36	469	1	n/a	n/a	1	704
2008	n/a	170	28	477	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	675
2009	0	176	0	421	0	22	8	0	627
2010	1	117	0	409	0	15	22	0	564
2011	2	107	1	400	1	12	44	0	567
2012	0	129	1	425	1	9	33	0	598
2013	1	155	5	446	1	11	3	0	622
2014	2	140	2	364	0	11	5	0	524
2015	4	133	2	360	0	12	5	0	516
2016	2	110	0	327	0	4	5	0	448
2017	4	132	1	411	0	4	18	0	570
2018	4	126	1	420	2	8	23	0	584
2019	4	127	0	434	0	13	25	0	603
2020	6	140	1	462	1	12	27	0	649
2021	2	129	1	471	0	14	20	0	637
2022	2	111	1	474	0	11	10	0	609
2023	2	100	1	461	0	9	7	0	580
2024	4	93	1	457	0	8	7	0	570

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Emerson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	535	22.0	24.3	n/a
1989	542	21.0	25.8	n/a
1990	546	21.0	26.0	n/a
1991	542	21.0	25.8	n/a
1992	549	21.3	25.7	79.8
1993	580	21.0	27.6	86.2
1994	560	20.0	28.0	93.2
1995	667	21.0	31.8	79.5
1996	667	21.0	31.8	79.5
1997	638	23.0	27.7	78.8
1998	727	31.0	23.5	94.9
1999	784	36.0	21.8	96.5
2000	782	37.0	21.1	97.1
2001	915	42.0	21.8	75.9
2002	963	43.0	22.4	96.4
2003	963	43.0	22.4	96.4
2004	981	36.0	27.3	98
2005	870	43.0	20.2	96.4
2006	786	40.0	19.7	97.7
2007	704	36.0	19.6	99.7
2008	675	35.0	19.3	95.6
2009	627	35.0	16.9	0
2010	564	36.0	15.6	97.2
2011	567	n/a	n/a	84.7
2012	598	22.0	27.1	n/a
2013	622	23.0	27.0	63.3
2014	524	22.0	23.8	91.2
2015	516	22.0	23.4	81.8
2016	448	21.0	21.3	83.7
2017	570	20.0	28.5	74.6
2018	584	23.0	25.3	82.2
2019	603	24.0	25.1	81.4
2020	649	n/a	n/a	95.1
2021	637	25.8	24.6	90.6
2022	609	25.0	24.3	86.2
2023	580	23.5	24.6	64.7
2024	570	22.2	25.6	93.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Emerson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	535	22.0	24.3	n/a
1989	542	21.0	25.8	n/a
1990	546	21.0	26.0	n/a
1991	542	21.0	25.8	n/a
1992	549	21.3	25.7	79.8
1993	580	21.0	27.6	86.2
1994	560	20.0	28.0	93.2
1995	667	21.0	31.8	79.5
1996	667	21.0	31.8	79.5
1997	638	23.0	27.7	78.8
1998	727	31.0	23.5	94.9
1999	784	36.0	21.8	96.5
2000	782	37.0	21.1	97.1
2001	915	42.0	21.8	75.9
2002	963	43.0	22.4	96.4
2003	963	43.0	22.4	96.4
2004	981	36.0	27.3	98
2005	870	43.0	20.2	96.4
2006	786	40.0	19.7	97.7
2007	704	36.0	19.6	99.7
2008	675	35.0	19.3	95.6
2009	627	35.0	16.9	0
2010	564	36.0	15.6	97.2
2011	567	n/a	n/a	84.7
2012	598	22.0	27.1	n/a
2013	622	23.0	27.0	63.3
2014	524	22.0	23.8	91.2
2015	516	22.0	23.4	81.8
2016	448	21.0	21.3	83.7
2017	570	20.0	28.5	74.6
2018	584	23.0	25.3	82.2
2019	603	24.0	25.1	81.4
2020	649	n/a	n/a	95.1
2021	637	25.8	24.6	90.6
2022	609	25.0	24.3	86.2
2023	580	23.5	24.6	64.7
2024	570	22.2	25.6	93.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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