Emerson Parkside Academy

Set in Long Beach, California, Emerson Parkside Academy is a modestly sized K-5 school, one of the schools within Long Beach Unified. It educates 356 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Long Beach Unified runs 82 schools in total, collectively educating 62,255 students. Emerson Parkside Academy is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Emerson Parkside Academy lists that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 10% Asian, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 31% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Emerson Parkside Academy has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Emerson Parkside Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Emerson Parkside Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Los Angeles County shows 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), Emerson Parkside Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Millikan High, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Emerson Parkside Academy at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 64.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 31%: 513 students in 2018 compared to 356 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 27.0:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.