Emperor Elementary

As a reasonably sized primary school in San Gabriel, California, Emperor Elementary instructs 650 students from grades K through 6, part of Temple City Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 40% above typical.

Across the 8 schools in Temple City Unified (5,269 students total), Emperor Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Emperor Elementary lists that 67% of the student body identifies as Asian. Beyond that, the school lists 21% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% White. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Emperor Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 28.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Emperor Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 55.6%; this one delivers 73.4%, a residual of +17.8 points.

In the surrounding community, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Emperor Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Wilson Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Emperor Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Emperor Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 66.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 709 students in 2018 compared to 650 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 9% to 4%. Class-load math has widened: from 25.0:1 in 2018 to 28.9:1 in 2025.

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