Enrollment
162
High
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EMERY UNIFIED·NCES 061263001426
Emery Secondary
1100 Steve Dain Dr., Emeryville, CA 94608 · (510) 601-4998 · Alameda County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL162 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
98 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 53 | 33% |
| Grade 10 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 28% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Emery Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.9pp since 2014
Math
17.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.9% | 34.3% | 20.0% | 42.9% |
| Math | 8.6% | 8.6% | 28.6% | 54.3% |
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 | 37.1% | 17.1% |
| 2023-24 | 64.4% | 13.6% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 20.5% |
| 2021-22 | 37.8% | 6.5% |
| 2020-21 | 29.7% | 9.8% |
| 2018-19 | 42.6% | 23.6% |
| 2017-18 | 36.8% | 26.3% |
| 2016-17 | 45.0% | 12.2% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Emery Secondary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emery Secondary this school | 162 | 60.5% | 33.1% |
| AIMS College Prep High Oakland | 386 | 63.2% | N/A |
| Magnolia Science Academy 3 Carson | 411 | 72.5% | N/A |
| Capital College & Career Academy Sacramento | 115 | 71.3% | N/A |
| New Millennium Secondary Gardena | 116 | 78.4% | N/A |
| Envision Academy for Arts & Technology Oakland | 207 | 73.9% | N/A |
Matched among California high 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 Emery Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #707 of 1,052 | #24 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #766 of 1,056 ▲ 32 | #25 of 35 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #929 of 1,056 ▼ 580 | #27 of 35 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #344 of 1,044 | #3 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 162 | #1,428 of 2,093 | #61 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.5% | #1,034 of 1,575 | #42 of 68 |
Ranked against other public high 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
162
-42 (-21%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 162 | 14 | 11.6:1 | 60% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 155 | 12.7 | 12.2:1 | 47% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 187 | 12.8 | 14.6:1 | 61% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 204 | 15 | 13.6:1 | 84% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 179 | 14.7 | 12.2:1 | 74% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 174 | 12 | 14.5:1 | 71% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | N/A | N/A | 87% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 22% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 287 | 15 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emery Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (179 to 162); teachers down 5% (14.7 to 14).
About Emery Secondary
In Emeryville, California, part of Alameda County, Emery Secondary is a high school. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 162 students enrolled. By comparison, high schools in California enroll about 838 students on average.
Emery Secondary is part of Emery Unified, where 2 schools serve 590 students.
No group is above 50% at Emery Secondary; the largest is Black, at 44%. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 9% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 10%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Emery Secondary scores 72%.
There are 14 full-time-equivalent teachers at Emery Secondary, giving a ratio of 11.6:1. The school's 11.6:1 compares with an average of 18.2:1 for high schools in California. By family income, 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 49% average among public schools in Alameda County.
On the allk12 Grade, Emery Secondary lands at C, ahead of 25% of California public high schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.1%. Emery Secondary scores 33.1%.
In Alameda County, home to about 1,649,473 people, median household income comes to about $129,367, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 394 public schools in the county, enrolling about 210,511, Emery Secondary among them.
Anna Yates Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Emery Secondary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Emery Secondary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 42 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.6:1 to 11.6:1 over the same years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Emery SecondaryWhat is the total enrollment at Emery Secondary?
Emery Secondary enrolls approximately 162 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Emery Secondary serve?
Emery Secondary serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Emery Secondary?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Emery Secondary.
How diverse is Emery Secondary?
Emery Secondary reports a student body of 9% White, 23% Hispanic, 44% Black, 12% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Emery Secondary public or private?
Emery Secondary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Emery Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.