Emma C. Smith Elementary

Emma C. Smith Elementary is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in Livermore, California, one of the schools within Livermore Valley Joint Unified, with 648 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Emma C. Smith Elementary sits 39% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 18 schools in Livermore Valley Joint Unified (12,945 students total), Emma C. Smith Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Emma C. Smith Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 31% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Emma C. Smith Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 5% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Emma C. Smith Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 76.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.2%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Alameda County indicate median household earnings sit near $129,367, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Emma C. Smith Elementary is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

The closest other public school is William Mendenhall Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Emma C. Smith Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 57.1%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Emma C. Smith Elementary's enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 738 (now 648). Over the same period, the Asian share ticked up from 17% to 31%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 25.5:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 today.

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