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Enrollment
454
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002987
Emerson Community Charter
1650 Selby Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024 · (310) 234-3100 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
263 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 141 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 175 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 138 | 30% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Emerson Community Charter→University High School Charter
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
60.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +22.1pp since 2014
Math
44.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 22 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.0% | 33.2% | 18.7% | 21.2% |
| Math | 26.3% | 18.0% | 21.3% | 34.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.1% | 44.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.8% | 36.5% |
| 2022-23 | 52.4% | 33.5% |
| 2021-22 | 51.4% | 33.6% |
| 2018-19 | 47.1% | 35.8% |
| 2017-18 | 43.9% | 35.7% |
| 2016-17 | 45.2% | 34.4% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 27.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Emerson Community Charter
Emerson Community Charter's state test result (48.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson Community Charter this school | 454 | 57.9% | 48.2% |
| Farb Middle San Diego | 443 | 67.7% | 43.2% |
| Twentynine Palms Junior High Twentynine Palms | 413 | 65.1% | 27.4% |
| Fort Irwin Middle Fort Irwin | 312 | 52.2% | 43.8% |
| James Monroe Middle Ridgecrest | 490 | 58.4% | 24.7% |
| Wilson C. Riles Middle Roseville | 682 | 56.0% | 29.6% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Emerson Community Charter ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #371 of 1,224 | #79 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #343 of 1,227 ▲ 85 | #75 of 248 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #328 of 1,227 ▲ 79 | #72 of 248 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.8pp | #83 of 1,214 | #33 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #1,006 of 1,377 | #228 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #460 of 1,279 | #110 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #91 of 1,278 | #12 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #857 of 1,329 | #238 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.9% | #183 of 930 | #59 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
454
-64 (-12%) vs 2020
-72% since 1990-91, when it was 1,593
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 19.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 454 | 22.8 | 19.9:1 | 58% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 24.2 | 21.3:1 | 50% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 23.9 | 20.6:1 | 51% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 518 | 26 | 19.9:1 | 55% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | 25 | 24.5:1 | 55% (340) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 26 | 23.3:1 | 50% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 869 | N/A | N/A | 57% (497) |
| 2000-01 | 1,403 | 62 | 22.6:1 | 71% (1,002) |
| 1990-91 | 1,593 | 67 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emerson Community Charter.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (613 to 454); teachers down 9% (25 to 22.8).
About Emerson Community Charter
Emerson Community Charter is a small middle school in Los Angeles, California, that operates as a charter school. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 454 students. Middle schools in California have about 659 students on average; enrollment here is 31% lower.
Los Angeles Unified enrolls 406,887 students, and its 784 schools include Emerson Community Charter.
Hispanic students make up 40% of enrollment at Emerson Community Charter, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 30% White, 12% Black, 10% multiracial, and 7% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 72%.
With 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.9:1. Middle schools in California average 20.7:1, 0.8 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 58% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Emerson Community Charter holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 79% of California public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.6% for Emerson Community Charter. The school posts 48.2%, 2.6 points above the prediction.
The school's county is Los Angeles County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Los Angeles County number 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Measured in a straight line, Fairburn Avenue Elementary is about 0.4 miles from Emerson Community Charter. The five-mile area around Emerson Community Charter holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 67.0% proficiency; Emerson Community Charter posts 48.2%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large. Emerson Community Charter is a publicly funded charter school.
Enrollment was 454 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 518.
On allk12, people connected to Emerson Community Charter can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Fairburn Avenue Elementary0.4 mi · 466
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- Warner Avenue Elementary1.1 mi · 545
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Frequently asked questions
About Emerson Community CharterHow many students attend Emerson Community Charter?
Emerson Community Charter enrolls approximately 454 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Emerson Community Charter serve?
Emerson Community Charter serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Emerson Community Charter?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Emerson Community Charter is approximately 19.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Emerson Community Charter?
Student demographics at Emerson Community Charter are roughly 30% White, 40% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Emerson Community Charter public or private?
Emerson Community Charter is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.