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How has Emmerton Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063417005359
Emmerton Elementary
1888 Arden Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92404 · (909) 388-6522 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of California public elementary schools
- C-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.
- C+Three-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
415 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
32.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.2pp since 2014
Math
25.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.2% | 18.9% | 25.1% | 42.7% |
| Math | 7.5% | 17.7% | 24.3% | 50.4% |
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 | 32.2% | 25.2% |
| 2023-24 | 26.2% | 18.8% |
| 2022-23 | 28.9% | 20.9% |
| 2021-22 | 35.3% | 19.3% |
| 2018-19 | 30.8% | 24.6% |
| 2017-18 | 28.3% | 34.2% |
| 2016-17 | 32.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015-16 | 18.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Emmerton Elementary
Emmerton Elementary's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmerton Elementary this school | 434 | 95.6% | 25.6% |
| Captain Leland Norton Elementary San Bernardino | 460 | 97.0% | 35.3% |
| Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) Los Angeles | 408 | 96.3% | 28.7% |
| iEmpire Academy San Bernardino | 418 | 94.7% | N/A |
| One Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 401 | 96.8% | 29.8% |
| Kirk Elementary Fresno | 395 | 96.7% | 20.7% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Emmerton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #4,006 of 5,151 | #204 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #3,744 of 5,172 ▲ 560 | #178 of 321 ▲ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #3,762 of 5,172 ▲ 424 | #195 of 321 ▲ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #2,879 of 5,116 | #216 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #3,235 of 5,915 | #249 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #1,315 of 5,352 | #54 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #3,477 of 5,354 | #178 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #365 of 5,625 | #22 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #1,974 of 3,837 | #124 of 246 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
434
-21 (-5%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 748
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 434 | 21 | 20.7:1 | 96% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 22 | 21.2:1 | 94% (437) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 22 | 22.8:1 | 91% (457) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 19 | 23.9:1 | 92% (419) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 19 | 27.0:1 | 93% (479) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 20 | 26.4:1 | 97% (511) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | N/A | N/A | 95% (527) |
| 2000-01 | 857 | 41 | 20.9:1 | 88% (756) |
| 1990-91 | 748 | 27 | 27.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emmerton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (513 to 434); teachers up 10% (19 to 21).
About Emmerton Elementary
In San Bernardino, California, part of San Bernardino County, Emmerton Elementary is an elementary school. It reported 434 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Emmerton Elementary is in San Bernardino City Unified, a district with 44,080 students across 72 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Emmerton Elementary is 76% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 15% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% White, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 55% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Emmerton Elementary comes to 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.7:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 1.6 more students per teacher than here. Emmerton Elementary counts 96% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in San Bernardino County average 74%.
Emmerton Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 31% of California public elementary schools.
Emmerton Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.6% is 2.1 points above the 23.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, San Bernardino County, median household income comes to about $85,478, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 583, with about 393,648 students.
Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Emmerton Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Emmerton Elementary ranks 3rd of 6 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Emmerton Elementary is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment fell by 5% across 4 years, from 455 in 2020-21 to 434 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 23.9:1 to 20.7:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Emmerton Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in San Bernardino
- Cajon HighHigh · 2,748 students
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- San Bernardino HighHigh · 1,440 students
- San Gorgonio HighHigh · 1,431 students
Nearby schools
- Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy0.2 mi · 640
- San Gorgonio High0.3 mi · 1,431
- iEmpire Academy0.4 mi · 418
- Barton Elementary0.5 mi · 485
- Entrepreneur High0.8 mi · 528
- New Vision Middle0.8 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About Emmerton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Emmerton Elementary?
Emmerton Elementary enrolls approximately 434 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Emmerton Elementary serve?
Emmerton Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Emmerton Elementary have?
Emmerton Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Emmerton Elementary?
Student demographics at Emmerton Elementary are roughly 3% White, 76% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Emmerton Elementary public or private?
Emmerton Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Bernardino City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.