Emmerton Elementary

Emmerton Elementary is an elementary campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in San Bernardino, California, run under San Bernardino City Unified, serveing 434 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 72 schools in San Bernardino City Unified (44,080 students total), Emmerton Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Emmerton Elementary shows that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 15% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% White, 2% Asian. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Emmerton Elementary lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Emmerton Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against San Bernardino County (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Emmerton Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.5%; this one delivers 22.6%.

Around the school, San Bernardino County reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Emmerton Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Emmerton Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 30.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Emmerton Elementary has decreased 15%, going from 513 students in 2018 to 434 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 71% to 76%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 27.0:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 today.

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