Emblem Academy

Located at 22635 Espuella Dr., in Saugus, California, Emblem Academy is a big elementary campus that serves 810 students (grades K through 6), operated by Saugus Union. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Emblem Academy sits 74% bigger than that benchmark.

Saugus Union runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 9,359 students. Emblem Academy is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Emblem Academy records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% Asian, 24% White, 10% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably less Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Emblem Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.0%; this one delivers 72.3%.

Across the wider county, Los Angeles County reports that median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Emblem Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Arroyo Seco Junior High, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Emblem Academy at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 61.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Emblem Academy has held roughly steady, going from 824 students in 2018 to 810 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 46% to 24%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 25.0:1 in 2018 to 26.1:1 today.

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