Emerson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.4% |
| Met Standard | 19.7% |
| Below Standard | 71.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Emerson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.4% of students exceeded standard while 19.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.1 points below the Riverside Unified district average of 16.5%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.4% exceeded — 5.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 6.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 102 | 10.8% | 19.6% | 30.4% |
| 4th | 84 | 9.5% | 16.7% | 26.2% |
| 5th | 96 | 15.6% | 22.9% | 38.5% |
| 6th | 78 | 9.0% | 28.2% | 37.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 103 | 1.9% | 18.4% | 20.4% |
| 4th | 84 | 4.8% | 19.1% | 23.8% |
| 5th | 96 | 5.2% | 19.8% | 25.0% |
| 6th | 78 | 10.3% | 12.8% | 23.1% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.5