Emerson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 24.0% |
| Met Standard | 18.3% |
| Below Standard | 57.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Emerson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
24.0% of students exceeded standard while 18.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.8 points above the Oakland Unified district average of 14.2%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 34.2% exceeded — 10.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 25.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 32.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 45.8% | 25.0% | 70.8% |
| 4th | 45 | 13.3% | 8.9% | 22.2% |
| 5th | 41 | 17.1% | 34.1% | 51.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 41.7% | 20.8% | 62.5% |
| 4th | 46 | 10.9% | 4.3% | 15.2% |
| 5th | 42 | 14.3% | 16.7% | 30.9% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.5