Charles G. Emery Elementary

Charles G. Emery Elementary is a mid-sized K-5 school in Buena Park, California, operated by Buena Park Elementary. The school works with 646 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 39% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Buena Park Elementary runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,675 students. Charles G. Emery Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Charles G. Emery Elementary lists that the largest single group is Asian, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 31% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 22% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Charles G. Emery Elementary shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Charles G. Emery Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 46.6%; actual is 66.3%, +19.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Orange County) reports that median household earnings sit near $116,289, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Charles G. Emery Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Gordon H. Beatty Middle, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Charles G. Emery Elementary. On composite proficiency, Charles G. Emery Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 49.6%.

Charles G. Emery Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Charles G. Emery Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 655 (now 646). Asian enrollment moved from 46% to 57% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 24.7:1 in 2018 to 26.4:1 in 2025.

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