How does Emery Secondary compare to other high schools in Emeryville?

Emery Secondary has a Scope Score of 53.3/100, ranked #842 among California high schools. 6% of students exceed standard, with a total of 70 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Emery Secondary?

5.7% of students at Emery Secondary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 27.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Emery Secondary?

39.2% of students at Emery Secondary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Emery Secondary

High School

Emery Unified EmeryvilleAlameda County94608

📍 1100 Steve Dain Drive

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

155 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

47%

Teachers

12 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

95.7%

AP Exam Prepared

100.0%

A-G Completion

11.4%

College-Going Rate

60.0%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined Significantly

-89.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+19.5 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

43.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 16 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic21.9%

White11.0%

Asian12.3%

Black45.8%

Other9.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Emery Secondary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	5.7%
Met Standard	21.4%
Below Standard	72.9%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Graduation rate: 95.7%

8.3pp above state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

✓College readiness: 100.0%

AP exam pass rate above state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 5.7%

10.0pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 27.1%

7.6pp below state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 39.2%

4.9pp above state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 27.1%

Below state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

▼Suspension rate: 7.4%

3.3pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Emery Secondary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

5.7% of students exceeded standard while 21.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 10.0 points below the state average of 15.7%. That's 2.1 points below the Emery Unified district average of 7.8%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.5% exceeded — 3.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 95.7% — above the state target. 11.4% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 60.0% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 39.2%, above the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

5.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

27.1%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

39.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

7.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	35	2.9%	34.3%	20.0%	42.9%	37.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	35	8.6%	8.6%	28.6%	54.3%	17.1%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

No feeder data available for this level

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Middle

Anna Yates Elementary

33.2# in state

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High School

Emery Secondary

53.3# in state

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.