Emerson (Ralph Waldo) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 23.4% |
| Met Standard | 18.9% |
| Below Standard | 57.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Emerson (Ralph Waldo) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
23.4% of students exceeded standard while 18.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.6 points below the Garvey Elementary district average of 29.0%. The 23 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.7% exceeded — 6.3 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 1.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 13.3% | 20.0% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 59 | 27.1% | 18.6% | 45.8% |
| 5th | 53 | 24.5% | 13.2% | 37.7% |
| 6th | 50 | 30.0% | 28.0% | 58.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 12.2% | 26.5% | 38.8% |
| 4th | 61 | 26.2% | 19.7% | 45.9% |
| 5th | 56 | 19.6% | 17.9% | 37.5% |
| 6th | 54 | 33.3% | 7.4% | 40.7% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.6