Emerson Elementary

Summary:

Emerson Elementary is a public elementary school in Pasco, Washington, serving 391 students in grades PK-5. The school has a predominantly Hispanic student population (92.84%) and a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (94.37% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch).

Emerson Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Washington, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Science that are significantly lower than the Pasco School District and Washington state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 14.78% of Emerson students were proficient in ELA, compared to 33.13% in the Pasco School District and 52.63% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with low socioeconomic status.

While Emerson Elementary's performance is consistently low, some nearby schools in the Pasco School District, such as Mark Twain Elementary and Virgie Robinson Elementary, have significantly higher academic proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science. Additionally, two nearby magnet schools, Marie Curie STEM Elementary and Captain Gray STEM Elementary, have academic proficiency rates that are slightly higher than Emerson Elementary but still significantly lower than the Pasco School District and Washington state averages.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1616 W Octave St
       Pasco, WA  99301


(509) 543-6792

District: Pasco School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1166th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,185 Help


Students who attend Emerson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Stevens Middle School
High:    Pasco Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  391

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.8%
White:
2.8%
Two or more races:
1.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Emerson Elementary ranks worse than 99.8% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 14th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Pasco School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 2.72. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (92.8%), White (2.8%), two or more races (1.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 94.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Emerson Elementary is 14.2, which is the 5th best among 16 elementary schools in the Pasco School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Emerson Elementary is $18,185, which is the 7th highest among 16 elementary schools in the Pasco School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Emerson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Emerson Elementary 1166th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Emerson Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Female students:
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Hispanic students:


Pasco School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pasco School District 214th of 247 Washington 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 WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 6.29 999th 1026 2.6%
2005 1.10 1029th 1031 0.2%
2006 3.69 1039th 1051 1.1%
2007 4.64 1045th 1069 2.2%
2008 2.71 1055th 1067 1.1%
2009 3.28 1060th 1072 1.1%
2010 2.98 1083rd 1088 0.5%
2011 3.91 1080th 1092 1.1%
2012 5.84 1078th 1097 1.7%
2013 6.71 1077th 1106 2.6%
2015 2.86 1057th 1067 0.9%
2016 3.09 1039th 1053 1.3%
2017 1.80 1054th 1056 0.2%
2018 3.93 1038th 1054 1.5%
2019 3.28 1117th 1130 1.2%
2021 4.49 1104th 1107 0.3%
2022 4.04 1159th 1169 0.9%
2023 2.85 1165th 1169 0.3%
2024 2.72 1166th 1168 0.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Emerson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.55 312th 333 6.3%
2019 11.90 246th 248 0.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Emerson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 14.51 557th 566 1.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Emerson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.01 827th 835 1.0%
2019 6.72 969th 979 1.0%
2021 7.81 843rd 854 1.3%
2022 7.27 1011th 1019 0.8%
2023 4.92 1004th 1013 0.9%
2024 4.37 1018th 1024 0.6%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Emerson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.12 43rd 61 29.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Emerson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.52 992nd 1004 1.2%
2019 3.55 1057th 1068 1.0%
2022 5.34 1091st 1100 0.8%
2023 2.32 1094th 1094 0.0%
2024 1.92 1093rd 1093 0.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Emerson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.46 978th 999 2.1%
2019 3.66 1066th 1075 0.8%
2021 5.47 1019th 1025 0.6%
2022 4.76 1105th 1113 0.7%
2023 8.66 1063rd 1099 3.3%
2024 5.84 1076th 1099 2.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Emerson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 9.61 682nd 697 2.2%
2021 10.31 497th 501 0.8%
2022 10.59 686th 694 1.2%
2023 6.68 627th 633 0.9%
2024 4.92 649th 651 0.3%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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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Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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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 267 64 14 192 9 n/a n/a 0 546
1989 248 45 10 174 1 n/a n/a 0 478
1990 236 42 7 219 2 n/a n/a 0 506
1991 233 31 9 208 5 n/a n/a 0 486
1992 195 35 15 201 6 n/a n/a 0 452
1993 206 33 7 237 6 n/a n/a 0 489
1994 177 34 17 256 2 n/a n/a 0 486
1995 125 31 22 331 0 n/a n/a 0 509
1996 125 31 22 331 0 n/a n/a 0 509
1997 119 21 21 316 0 n/a n/a 0 477
1998 121 23 15 387 2 n/a n/a 0 548
1999 111 21 8 400 1 n/a n/a 0 541
2000 113 24 9 445 0 n/a n/a 0 591
2001 79 20 7 417 0 n/a n/a 0 523
2002 76 12 9 463 0 n/a n/a 0 560
2003 76 12 9 463 0 n/a n/a 0 560
2004 60 10 8 475 2 n/a n/a 0 555
2005 49 14 3 522 2 n/a n/a 0 590
2006 43 13 1 497 4 n/a n/a 0 558
2007 31 20 3 520 5 n/a n/a 1 580
2008 28 12 4 520 3 n/a n/a 2 569
2009 21 14 2 518 2 n/a n/a 14 571
2010 20 13 1 497 1 n/a n/a 16 548
2011 46 8 2 468 0 0 0 0 524
2012 24 11 1 498 1 1 9 0 545
2013 40 8 0 473 0 1 11 0 533
2014 41 9 0 512 0 1 7 0 570
2015 43 4 1 499 0 1 2 0 550
2016 48 3 0 579 0 0 4 0 634
2017 41 5 0 600 0 1 4 0 651
2018 34 3 0 644 3 1 6 0 691
2019 32 3 1 579 1 1 5 0 622
2020 29 1 2 563 1 3 4 0 603
2021 21 1 2 367 1 2 5 0 399
2022 21 2 3 359 1 2 7 0 395
2023 11 2 5 363 1 2 7 0 391

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 546 23.0 23.7 0
1989 478 21.0 22.7 n/a
1990 506 23.1 21.9 0
1991 486 23.2 20.9 n/a
1992 452 26.1 17.3 n/a
1993 489 25.1 19.5 n/a
1994 486 27.3 17.8 n/a
1995 509 28.3 18.0 n/a
1996 509 28.3 18.0 n/a
1997 477 26.5 18.0 n/a
1998 548 23.8 23.0 n/a
1999 541 25.8 21.0 n/a
2000 591 28.1 21.0 n/a
2001 523 29.4 17.8 n/a
2002 560 27.7 20.2 75.2
2003 560 27.7 20.2 75.2
2004 555 29.0 19.1 69.7
2005 590 28.7 20.6 81.7
2006 558 28.2 19.8 80.3
2007 580 27.5 21.1 77.2
2008 569 28.0 20.3 81.8
2009 571 28.0 20.4 91.7
2010 548 28.5 19.1 97.4
2011 524 29.0 18.0 94.3
2012 545 30.0 18.1 93.9
2013 533 27.5 19.3 76.9
2014 570 n/a n/a 93
2015 550 34.0 16.1 93.5
2016 634 34.0 18.6 94.3
2017 651 35.4 18.3 87.7
2018 691 38.0 18.1 92.2
2019 622 40.8 15.2 91.5
2020 603 39.4 15.2 91.4
2021 399 26.6 14.9 87.7
2022 395 26.0 15.1 90.6
2023 391 27.4 14.2 94.4

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 546 23.0 23.7 0
1989 478 21.0 22.7 n/a
1990 506 23.1 21.9 0
1991 486 23.2 20.9 n/a
1992 452 26.1 17.3 n/a
1993 489 25.1 19.5 n/a
1994 486 27.3 17.8 n/a
1995 509 28.3 18.0 n/a
1996 509 28.3 18.0 n/a
1997 477 26.5 18.0 n/a
1998 548 23.8 23.0 n/a
1999 541 25.8 21.0 n/a
2000 591 28.1 21.0 n/a
2001 523 29.4 17.8 n/a
2002 560 27.7 20.2 75.2
2003 560 27.7 20.2 75.2
2004 555 29.0 19.1 69.7
2005 590 28.7 20.6 81.7
2006 558 28.2 19.8 80.3
2007 580 27.5 21.1 77.2
2008 569 28.0 20.3 81.8
2009 571 28.0 20.4 91.7
2010 548 28.5 19.1 97.4
2011 524 29.0 18.0 94.3
2012 545 30.0 18.1 93.9
2013 533 27.5 19.3 76.9
2014 570 n/a n/a 93
2015 550 34.0 16.1 93.5
2016 634 34.0 18.6 94.3
2017 651 35.4 18.3 87.7
2018 691 38.0 18.1 92.2
2019 622 40.8 15.2 91.5
2020 603 39.4 15.2 91.4
2021 399 26.6 14.9 87.7
2022 395 26.0 15.1 90.6
2023 391 27.4 14.2 94.4

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Emerson Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussisMeaslesMumpsRubellaTetanus
201698.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%
201797.9%1.1%0.0%1.1%0.0%97.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%
201898.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%98.0%98.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%98.0%
201997.4%0.0%0.0%1.3%1.3%98.7%98.7%98.7%97.4%98.7%98.7%
202098.4%0.0%1.6%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%98.4%100.0%98.4%98.4%98.4%100.0%
202198.6%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.6%
202295.2%3.2%0.0%1.6%0.0%96.8%96.8%96.8%95.2%96.8%96.8%96.8%96.8%96.8%
2023100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
202490.5%1.4%0.0%8.1%0.0%97.3%98.7%98.7%91.9%98.7%98.7%98.7%98.7%98.7%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

6th Grade Immunization Rates

Emerson Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
2018100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201996.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.6%96.4%96.4%96.4%96.4%96.4%96.4%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

Emerson Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201997.9%0.2%0.0%1.8%98.1%98.1%98.1%98.1%98.1%98.1%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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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 $803 (5.8%) $13,127 (94.2%) $13,930
2020 $871 (8.7%) $9,140 (91.3%) $10,011
2021 $872 (5.4%) $15,347 (94.6%) $16,219
2022 $2,212 (12.2%) $15,973 (87.8%) $18,185

Data source: Washington 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 1117th of 1130 Elementary schoolsRanks 1165th of 1169 Elementary schools
 0.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Emerson Elementary)15.19.5
 5.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pasco School District)32.226.5
 5.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington)56.348.9
 7.4%
3rd Grade Math (Emerson Elementary)21.29.7
 11.5%
   3rd Grade Math (Pasco School District)37.830.6
 7.2%
   3rd Grade Math (Washington)5951.6
 7.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Emerson Elementary)20.715.9
 4.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Pasco School District)34.230
 4.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.750.1
 7.6%
4th Grade Math (Emerson Elementary)26.711.4
 15.3%
   4th Grade Math (Pasco School District)31.226.8
 4.4%
   4th Grade Math (Washington)54.949.4
 5.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Emerson Elementary)23.214.1
 9.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Pasco School District)41.135
 6.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)61.353.8
 7.6%
5th Grade Math (Emerson Elementary)9.57.1
 2.3%
   5th Grade Math (Pasco School District)29.519.3
 10.2%
   5th Grade Math (Washington)49.139.4
 9.7%
5th Grade Science (Emerson Elementary)13.718.5
 4.8%
   5th Grade Science (Pasco School District)31.529.9
 1.6%
   5th Grade Science (Washington)54.152.3
 1.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Emerson Elementary)22.412.9
 9.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pasco School District)40.332.9
 7.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Emerson Elementary)18.68.2
 10.3%
   All Grades Math (Pasco School District)30.322.6
 7.7%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Emerson Elementary)13.718.5
 4.8%
   All Grades Science (Pasco School District)32.830.5
 2.3%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students622391
 37.1%
African American32
 33.3%
American Indian11
Asian15
 400%
Hispanic579363
 37.3%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White3211
 65.6%
Two or More Races57
 40%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients91.5%94.4%
 2.9%


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Emerson Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Washington elementary schools.

Students who attend Emerson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stevens Middle School
High : Pasco Senior High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 391 students attended Emerson Elementary.

Students at Emerson Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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