Emerson Elementary School

Emerson Elementary School is an elementary campus of compact scale in Lakewood, Ohio, part of Lakewood City, serveing 323 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 20% leaner than the state mean of about 404.

Across the 13 schools in Lakewood City (4,369 students total), Emerson Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Emerson Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 72%; the rest is composed of 9% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 58% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Emerson Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cuyahoga County (around 27%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Emerson Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.8%; this one delivers 75.7%.

In the surrounding community, Cuyahoga County reports that median household income runs about $64,468, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Emerson Elementary School is one of 352 public schools in Cuyahoga County (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students).

Nearest neighbor: Taft Center for Innovation, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Emerson Elementary School at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 76.2%.

Emerson Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Emerson Elementary School's enrollment has fell 27% since 2018, when it stood at 440 (now 323). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 14% to 7%.

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