Emerson Elementary

Summary:

Emerson Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 975 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD), which is ranked 572 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Emerson Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (57.33%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 25.5% to 98.67% Hispanic. The school also has a lower percentage of White students (10.67%) than the surrounding schools. Academically, Emerson Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's STAAR test scores are significantly lower than the HISD and Texas averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 22.7% of 3rd-grade students at Emerson Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 44.66% for HISD and 48.85% for Texas. Additionally, over 95% of Emerson Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

The nearby schools, such as Neff Elementary, Mark White Elementary, and Briarmeadow Charter, generally perform better academically than Emerson Elementary, despite serving similar student populations. This highlights the potential for Emerson Elementary to improve its performance by learning from the strategies and practices of its higher-performing counterparts. Addressing the school's high student-teacher ratio and the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students could be a starting point for improving the educational outcomes at Emerson Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 9533 Skyline Dr
       Houston, TX  77063-5215


(713) 917-3630

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3820th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,897 Help


Students who attend Emerson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Revere Middle
High:    Wisdom High School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.8 Help
Number of students:  993

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
59.2%
African American:
13.7%
Asian:
12.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Emerson Elementary ranks worse than 81.7% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 134th among 170 ranked elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.92. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Emerson Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (59.2%), African American (13.7%), Asian (12.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Emerson Elementary is 19.8. 171 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Emerson Elementary is $8,897. 170 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Emerson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Emerson Elementary 3820th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Emerson Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Houston Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Houston Independent School District (Isd) 572nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Emerson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Emerson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 21.75 3132nd 3465 9.6%
2005 11.98 3346th 3475 3.7%
2006 29.53 2865th 3476 17.6%
2007 47.92 2306th 3724 38.1%
2008 41.01 2620th 3768 30.5%
2009 40.96 2691st 3884 30.7%
2010 37.41 2951st 3937 25.0%
2011 40.39 2928th 4095 28.5%
2012 49.76 2301st 4206 45.3%
2013 42.95 2696th 4221 36.1%
2014 35.58 3132nd 4260 26.5%
2015 34.22 3149th 4320 27.1%
2016 35.37 3038th 4286 29.1%
2017 33.80 2916th 4329 32.6%
2018 34.44 2911th 4359 33.2%
2019 25.39 3611th 4479 19.4%
2021 25.16 3494th 4578 23.7%
2022 22.67 3804th 4581 17.0%
2023 17.99 4123rd 4647 11.3%
2024 23.92 3820th 4675 18.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Emerson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.56 2057th 3226 36.2%
2019 32.39 2539th 3333 23.8%
2021 35.70 2309th 3446 33.0%
2022 26.08 2937th 3487 15.8%
2023 22.46 3141st 3556 11.7%
2024 44.88 1910th 3638 47.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Emerson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.12 2775th 3558 22.0%
2019 20.15 3432nd 3684 6.8%
2021 19.89 3647th 3799 4.0%
2023 38.59 2407th 4086 41.1%
2024 38.08 2692nd 4261 36.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Emerson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.49 2198th 4264 48.5%
2019 33.68 3220th 4309 25.3%
2021 36.37 2976th 4451 33.1%
2022 38.50 2925th 4477 34.7%
2023 28.56 3611th 4521 20.1%
2024 48.75 2275th 4560 50.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Emerson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.77 2890th 4306 32.9%
2019 25.43 3600th 4348 17.2%
2021 26.91 3385th 4499 24.8%
2022 16.56 4164th 4561 8.7%
2023 18.13 4130th 4588 10.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Emerson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.72 2194th 3106 29.4%
2019 34.07 2566th 3184 19.4%
2021 29.54 2345th 3006 22.0%
2022 58.43 1494th 2958 49.5%
2023 65.60 1129th 2980 62.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at Emerson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.72 1889th 4240 55.4%
2019 40.57 2625th 4295 38.9%
2021 41.69 2440th 4331 43.7%
2022 40.87 2760th 4461 38.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for At Risk Students!

Rank History for Male students at Emerson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.43 2879th 4319 33.3%
2019 27.28 3452nd 4357 20.8%
2021 26.08 3448th 4498 23.3%
2022 32.76 3222nd 4563 29.4%
2023 20.63 3972nd 4585 13.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Emerson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 0.28 1007th 1009 0.2%
2021 4.35 945th 967 2.3%
2022 0.25 955th 957 0.2%
2023 0.69 1008th 1015 0.7%
2024 2.18 1015th 1035 1.9%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Emerson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.02 614th 2483 75.3%
2019 35.22 1745th 2515 30.6%
2021 56.70 820th 2444 66.4%
2022 49.91 1089th 2421 55.0%
2023 48.44 1123rd 2443 54.0%
2024 39.78 1492nd 2421 38.4%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Emerson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.32 2559th 4168 38.6%
2019 37.31 2810th 4188 32.9%
2021 32.52 3073rd 4329 29.0%
2022 35.14 3084th 4376 29.5%
2023 28.63 3445th 4401 21.7%
2024 53.70 1859th 4431 58.0%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Emerson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.16 2789th 3127 10.8%
2019 10.47 3032nd 3142 3.5%
2021 9.52 2973rd 3082 3.5%
2022 14.49 2897th 3082 6.0%
2023 4.90 3062nd 3106 1.4%
2024 15.25 2866th 3078 6.9%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, 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.

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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 135 148 16 192 n/a n/a n/a 0 491
1989 141 144 24 235 0 n/a n/a 0 544
1990 141 135 12 252 0 n/a n/a 0 540
1991 144 143 17 289 0 n/a n/a 0 593
1992 117 147 14 319 0 n/a n/a 0 597
1993 112 159 15 340 0 n/a n/a 0 626
1994 123 166 12 404 0 n/a n/a 0 705
1995 94 212 23 437 0 n/a n/a 0 766
1996 94 212 23 437 0 n/a n/a 0 766
1997 93 221 26 489 0 n/a n/a 0 829
1998 97 224 26 518 0 n/a n/a 0 865
1999 74 193 31 490 0 n/a n/a 0 788
2000 82 192 17 528 0 n/a n/a 0 819
2001 61 198 23 532 1 n/a n/a 0 815
2002 55 187 19 565 0 n/a n/a 0 826
2003 55 187 19 565 0 n/a n/a 0 826
2004 49 196 22 532 0 n/a n/a 0 799
2005 41 170 20 548 0 n/a n/a 0 779
2006 54 205 18 517 0 n/a n/a 0 794
2007 39 171 15 495 0 n/a n/a 0 720
2008 36 175 35 558 0 n/a n/a 0 804
2009 33 166 36 575 2 n/a n/a 0 812
2010 36 145 33 616 1 n/a n/a 0 831
2011 55 154 21 627 6 5 6 0 874
2012 42 162 25 628 3 3 8 0 871
2013 50 164 18 641 2 4 6 0 885
2014 83 184 14 632 2 3 5 0 923
2015 123 183 34 597 0 3 7 0 947
2016 125 194 34 581 0 3 5 0 942
2017 114 167 34 569 1 0 3 0 888
2018 157 180 37 584 3 0 4 0 965
2019 118 166 52 587 2 1 2 0 928
2020 114 148 68 608 1 1 2 0 942
2021 97 142 82 589 1 3 3 0 917
2022 84 165 81 587 1 2 10 0 930
2023 104 142 153 559 2 1 14 0 975
2024 121 136 125 588 3 1 19 0 993

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

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 491 25.0 19.6 n/a
1989 544 n/a n/a n/a
1990 540 27.0 20.0 n/a
1991 593 27.0 21.9 n/a
1992 597 31.0 19.2 62.5
1993 626 33.0 19.0 75.7
1994 705 33.0 21.4 67
1995 766 44.1 17.4 74.2
1996 766 44.1 17.4 74.2
1997 829 45.2 18.3 75.9
1998 865 50.3 17.2 71.4
1999 788 47.7 16.5 82.7
2000 819 45.0 18.2 77.8
2001 815 42.0 19.4 82.3
2002 826 49.3 16.8 84.9
2003 826 49.3 16.8 84.9
2004 799 48.3 16.5 86.6
2005 779 47.1 16.5 88.3
2006 794 45.1 17.6 90.8
2007 720 43.5 16.6 75.6
2008 804 46.0 17.5 75.6
2009 812 46.0 17.7 75.1
2010 831 46.0 18.0 69.7
2011 874 45.5 19.2 64.2
2012 871 46.1 18.8 53.3
2013 885 49.7 17.7 84.2
2014 923 47.3 19.5 89.2
2015 947 51.0 18.5 74.1
2016 942 52.0 18.1 69.1
2017 888 48.4 18.3 91.9
2018 965 51.0 18.9 77.6
2019 928 50.0 18.5 92.8
2020 942 48.0 19.6 92.9
2021 917 52.3 17.5 94.5
2022 930 49.1 18.9 94.7
2023 975 49.6 19.6 95.2
2024 993 50.0 19.8 98.8

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 491 25.0 19.6 n/a
1989 544 n/a n/a n/a
1990 540 27.0 20.0 n/a
1991 593 27.0 21.9 n/a
1992 597 31.0 19.2 62.5
1993 626 33.0 19.0 75.7
1994 705 33.0 21.4 67
1995 766 44.1 17.4 74.2
1996 766 44.1 17.4 74.2
1997 829 45.2 18.3 75.9
1998 865 50.3 17.2 71.4
1999 788 47.7 16.5 82.7
2000 819 45.0 18.2 77.8
2001 815 42.0 19.4 82.3
2002 826 49.3 16.8 84.9
2003 826 49.3 16.8 84.9
2004 799 48.3 16.5 86.6
2005 779 47.1 16.5 88.3
2006 794 45.1 17.6 90.8
2007 720 43.5 16.6 75.6
2008 804 46.0 17.5 75.6
2009 812 46.0 17.7 75.1
2010 831 46.0 18.0 69.7
2011 874 45.5 19.2 64.2
2012 871 46.1 18.8 53.3
2013 885 49.7 17.7 84.2
2014 923 47.3 19.5 89.2
2015 947 51.0 18.5 74.1
2016 942 52.0 18.1 69.1
2017 888 48.4 18.3 91.9
2018 965 51.0 18.9 77.6
2019 928 50.0 18.5 92.8
2020 942 48.0 19.6 92.9
2021 917 52.3 17.5 94.5
2022 930 49.1 18.9 94.7
2023 975 49.6 19.6 95.2
2024 993 50.0 19.8 98.8

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Emerson Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,482 (18.8%) $6,413 (81.2%) $7,895
2020 $1,344 (15.0%) $7,601 (85.0%) $8,945
2021 $1,028 (11.6%) $7,869 (88.4%) $8,897

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Emerson Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3611th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4123rd of 4647 Elementary schools
 8.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Emerson Elementary)3331
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3946
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Emerson Elementary)3832
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4541
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Emerson Elementary)2428
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3840
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Emerson Elementary)3330
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4443
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Emerson Elementary)3929
 10%
   5th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4449
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Emerson Elementary)4927
 22%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))5344
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Emerson Elementary)3113
 18%
   5th Grade Science (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4027
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students928975
 5.1%
African American166142
 14.5%
American Indian22
Asian52153
 194.2%
Hispanic587559
 4.8%
Pacific Islander11
White118104
 11.9%
Two or More Races214
 600%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients92.8%95.2%
 2.4%


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Emerson Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.3% of Texas elementary schools.

Students at Emerson Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 14% African American, 13% Asian, 12% White, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend Emerson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Revere Middle
High : Wisdom High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 993 students attended Emerson Elementary.


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