Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.9% |
| Met Standard | 16.7% |
| Below Standard | 74.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.9% of students exceeded standard while 16.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 16.5 points below the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.2% 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 7.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 35.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 15.8% | 14.5% | 30.3% |
| 4th | 69 | 11.6% | 21.7% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 67 | 10.4% | 20.9% | 31.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 7.8% | 18.2% | 26.0% |
| 4th | 69 | 4.3% | 17.4% | 21.7% |
| 5th | 67 | 3.0% | 7.5% | 10.4% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.3