Ralph Emerson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 24.9% |
| Met Standard | 23.6% |
| Below Standard | 51.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Ralph Emerson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
24.9% of students exceeded standard while 23.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.5 points below the Burbank Unified district average of 28.4%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.4% exceeded — 4.4 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 7.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 112 | 22.3% | 15.2% | 37.5% |
| 4th | 94 | 25.5% | 23.4% | 48.9% |
| 5th | 97 | 28.9% | 25.8% | 54.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 115 | 19.1% | 29.6% | 48.7% |
| 4th | 95 | 25.3% | 29.5% | 54.7% |
| 5th | 97 | 28.9% | 18.6% | 47.4% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.8