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Emerson Elementary School

Summary:

Emerson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Parkersburg, West Virginia, serving 428 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Wood County Schools district, which is ranked 6th out of 55 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Emerson Elementary has a predominantly white student population, with 91.59% of students identifying as white in the 2022-2023 school year. This is higher than the state average and most of the nearby schools, such as Martin Elementary School, Gihon Elementary School, and Neale Elementary School, which have more diverse student populations. However, the school has consistently ranked in the top 50-150 elementary schools in West Virginia over the past several years, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Emerson Elementary has also performed exceptionally well in serving its special education and low-socioeconomic status student populations, ranking in the top 20-30 schools in the state for these subgroups.

When compared to nearby schools, Emerson Elementary generally outperforms them on state assessments, particularly in mathematics and English Language Arts. This could be due to factors such as teaching quality, curriculum, or resource allocation. While Emerson Elementary is a high-performing school, there may be opportunities to further improve its performance, particularly in areas where it lags behind the state or district averages, such as science proficiency.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1605 36th St
       Parkersburg, WV  26104-1939

(304) 420-9528

District: Wood County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
129th of 368 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,715 Help


Students who attend Emerson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Jackson Middle School
High:    Parkersburg High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.7 Help
Number of students:  407

Racial breakdown:

White:
91.2%
Two or more races:
3.9%
African American:
1.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56.8% Help


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Compare Details Emerson Elementary School ranks better than 64.9% of elementary schools in West Virginia. It also ranks 13th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Wood County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.75. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (91.2%), two or more races (3.9%), Asian (1.7%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Emerson Elementary School is 12.7. 8 elementary schools in the Wood County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Emerson Elementary School is $12,715. 8 elementary schools in the Wood County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Emerson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Emerson Elementary School 129th of 368 West Virginia public elementary schools. (See Emerson Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Wood County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Wood County Schools 6th of 55 West Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Emerson Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Emerson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 33.50 323rd 420 23.1%
2010 47.14 225th 427 47.3%
2011 53.46 174th 426 59.2%
2012 62.49 119th 426 72.1%
2013 59.05 146th 428 65.9%
2014 66.81 90th 422 78.7%
2015 55.97 160th 408 60.8%
2016 59.48 140th 402 65.2%
2017 46.56 222nd 399 44.4%
2018 49.71 193rd 392 50.8%
2019 78.44 56th 383 85.4%
2021 79.90 49th 380 87.1%
2022 78.62 54th 375 85.6%
2023 81.23 48th 368 87.0%
2024 59.75 129th 368 64.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Emerson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 58.04 70th 218 67.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Emerson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 33.30 286th 377 24.1%
2018 65.95 51st 258 80.2%
2019 85.50 18th 185 90.3%
2023 80.29 23rd 180 87.2%
2024 73.33 29th 183 84.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Emerson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 51.75 173rd 382 54.7%
2018 45.21 218th 368 40.8%
2021 85.86 13th 335 96.1%
2022 87.64 15th 347 95.7%
2023 87.43 20th 333 94.0%
2024 60.84 100th 336 70.2%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Emerson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 39.77 261st 381 31.5%
2018 54.75 149th 366 59.3%
2019 82.79 37th 339 89.1%
2021 82.27 36th 322 88.8%
2022 67.11 85th 325 73.8%
2023 70.44 69th 317 78.2%
2024 54.06 137th 316 56.6%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Emerson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 70.84 21st 146 85.6%
2022 68.36 27th 154 82.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Emerson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 52.51 178th 382 53.4%
2018 43.63 206th 364 43.4%
2019 71.15 77th 338 77.2%
2021 69.96 68th 333 79.6%
2022 82.80 29th 330 91.2%
2023 80.42 35th 322 89.1%
2024 62.94 94th 325 71.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Emerson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 30.59 145th 187 22.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Emerson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 51.72 60th 156 61.5%
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Rank History for White students at Emerson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 46.02 216th 382 43.5%
2018 51.55 170th 374 54.5%
2019 78.40 54th 373 85.5%
2021 78.47 52nd 376 86.2%
2022 78.17 56th 373 85.0%
2023 81.22 46th 366 87.4%
2024 58.55 137th 367 62.7%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: West Virginia 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.

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Data source: West Virginia Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Monday, June 14, 2021

Open Quote Helpful, kind, and highly academic Close Quote


by a parent
Sunday, November 5, 2017

Open Quote My son loves Kindergarten. The staff really cares about the students. He is so excited to go to school every day. I hear him singing his songs he sings for learning all the time. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Emerson Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 414 414
1990 409 8 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 418
1991 430 9 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 440
1992 423 12 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 436
1993 414 9 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 424
1994 417 12 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 430
1995 409 21 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 434
1996 409 21 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 434
1997 440 19 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 461
1998 441 10 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 455
1999 411 2 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 417
2000 393 2 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 399
2001 383 3 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 389
2002 393 9 7 4 0 n/a n/a 0 413
2003 393 9 7 4 0 n/a n/a 0 413
2004 395 13 6 1 0 n/a n/a 0 415
2005 429 11 3 2 1 n/a n/a 0 446
2006 399 11 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 414
2007 404 10 6 6 0 n/a n/a 0 426
2008 408 9 7 5 1 n/a n/a 0 430
2009 390 15 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 411
2010 381 14 3 2 0 0 1 0 401
2011 379 16 2 4 1 0 5 0 407
2012 354 12 2 6 1 0 4 0 379
2013 342 9 1 7 0 0 3 0 362
2014 323 7 1 7 0 0 5 0 343
2015 327 7 0 8 0 0 10 0 352
2016 317 6 1 11 0 0 17 0 352
2017 317 7 2 8 0 0 18 0 352
2018 331 10 4 5 0 1 16 0 367
2019 318 10 4 7 0 0 17 0 356
2020 286 6 4 4 0 0 21 0 321
2021 369 6 8 8 1 0 25 0 417
2022 386 6 9 4 1 0 26 0 432
2023 392 6 8 4 1 0 17 0 428
2024 371 7 7 5 1 0 16 0 407

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 414 26.0 15.9 n/a
1990 418 25.0 16.7 21.3
1991 440 27.1 16.2 26.1
1992 436 26.0 16.7 24.3
1993 424 27.0 15.7 21.7
1994 430 28.0 15.4 26.7
1995 434 26.0 16.7 28.1
1996 434 26.0 16.7 28.1
1997 461 25.0 18.4 29.5
1998 455 25.0 18.2 29.9
1999 417 27.0 15.4 41.5
2000 399 27.0 14.8 45.9
2001 389 25.0 15.6 41.6
2002 413 27.0 15.3 46.2
2003 413 27.0 15.3 46.2
2004 415 26.0 16.0 43.6
2005 446 25.0 17.8 46.6
2006 414 25.0 16.6 47.8
2007 426 26.0 16.4 51.2
2008 430 29.0 14.8 54.4
2009 411 26.0 15.8 60.3
2010 401 27.0 14.8 62.8
2011 407 29.3 13.8 62.2
2012 379 27.0 14.0 64.4
2013 362 27.0 13.4 68.5
2014 343 26.0 13.1 55.7
2015 352 26.0 13.5 61.6
2016 352 25.0 14.0 63.9
2017 352 26.0 13.5 46.6
2018 367 28.0 13.1 61.6
2019 356 27.5 12.9 55.3
2020 321 27.0 11.8 61.4
2021 417 36.0 11.5 56.8
2022 432 33.0 13.0 n/a
2023 428 32.2 13.2 n/a
2024 407 32.0 12.7 n/a

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 414 26.0 15.9 n/a
1990 418 25.0 16.7 21.3
1991 440 27.1 16.2 26.1
1992 436 26.0 16.7 24.3
1993 424 27.0 15.7 21.7
1994 430 28.0 15.4 26.7
1995 434 26.0 16.7 28.1
1996 434 26.0 16.7 28.1
1997 461 25.0 18.4 29.5
1998 455 25.0 18.2 29.9
1999 417 27.0 15.4 41.5
2000 399 27.0 14.8 45.9
2001 389 25.0 15.6 41.6
2002 413 27.0 15.3 46.2
2003 413 27.0 15.3 46.2
2004 415 26.0 16.0 43.6
2005 446 25.0 17.8 46.6
2006 414 25.0 16.6 47.8
2007 426 26.0 16.4 51.2
2008 430 29.0 14.8 54.4
2009 411 26.0 15.8 60.3
2010 401 27.0 14.8 62.8
2011 407 29.3 13.8 62.2
2012 379 27.0 14.0 64.4
2013 362 27.0 13.4 68.5
2014 343 26.0 13.1 55.7
2015 352 26.0 13.5 61.6
2016 352 25.0 14.0 63.9
2017 352 26.0 13.5 46.6
2018 367 28.0 13.1 61.6
2019 356 27.5 12.9 55.3
2020 321 27.0 11.8 61.4
2021 417 36.0 11.5 56.8
2022 432 33.0 13.0 n/a
2023 428 32.2 13.2 n/a
2024 407 32.0 12.7 n/a

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 School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,868 (14.7%) $10,848 (85.3%) $12,715

Data source: West Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Emerson Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 56th of 383 Elementary schoolsRanks 48th of 368 Elementary schools
 1.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Emerson Elementary School)68.858
 10.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wood County Schools)61.467.1
 5.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)50.951.6
 0.7%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Emerson Elementary School)62.555.1
 7.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wood County Schools)54.555
 0.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)4439.9
 4.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Emerson Elementary School)48.455.9
 7.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wood County Schools)57.958
 0.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)47.345.7
 1.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Emerson Elementary School)57.855.9
 1.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wood County Schools)56.858.7
 1.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)48.844.2
 4.5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Emerson Elementary School)65.858.3
 7.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wood County Schools)5548.8
 6.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)4038.1
 1.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Emerson Elementary School)54.863.3
 8.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wood County Schools)53.757
 3.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)47.244.3
 2.9%
5th Grade Science (Emerson Elementary School)56.253.3
 2.9%
   5th Grade Science (Wood County Schools)46.542.3
 4.2%
   5th Grade Science (West Virginia)35.430.8
 4.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students356428
 20.2%
African American106
 40%
American Indian01
Asian48
 100%
Hispanic74
 42.9%
Pacific Islander00
White318392
 23.3%
Two or More Races1717

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Frequently Asked Questions about Emerson Elementary School

Students who attend Emerson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jackson Middle School
High : Parkersburg High School

Emerson Elementary School ranks 129th of 368 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Emerson Elementary School are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 407 students attended Emerson Elementary School.


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