Emerson Parkside Academy
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 36.5% |
| Met Standard | 29.2% |
| Below Standard | 34.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "66% proficient" for Emerson Parkside Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
36.5% of students exceeded standard while 29.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.6 points above the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 36.4% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 6.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 41.1% | 26.8% | 67.9% |
| 4th | 57 | 38.6% | 31.6% | 70.2% |
| 5th | 60 | 41.7% | 31.7% | 73.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 42.9% | 25.0% | 67.9% |
| 4th | 57 | 28.1% | 36.8% | 64.9% |
| 5th | 60 | 26.7% | 23.3% | 50.0% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.2