Emerson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 50.6% |
| Met Standard | 21.7% |
| Below Standard | 27.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "72% proficient" for Emerson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
50.6% of students exceeded standard while 21.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 29.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.6 points above the Berkeley Unified district average of 47.0%. Compared to the 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.2 points higher (vs 38.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 16.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 64.4% | 22.2% | 86.7% |
| 4th | 43 | 46.5% | 20.9% | 67.4% |
| 5th | 45 | 44.4% | 28.9% | 73.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 63.0% | 21.7% | 84.8% |
| 4th | 43 | 34.9% | 20.9% | 55.8% |
| 5th | 46 | 50.0% | 15.2% | 65.2% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.3