Emerson Elementary

As a reasonably sized primary school in PASCO, Washington, Emerson Elementary teaches 447 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Pasco School District.

Across the 28 schools in Pasco School District (18,913 students total), Emerson Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Emerson Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%). Beyond that, the school lists 3% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Emerson Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 89% 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 higher than Franklin County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, Emerson Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 12.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate median household earnings sit near $86,714, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Franklin County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,403 students), Emerson Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Pasco Senior High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Emerson Elementary comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 16.3%.

Emerson Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Emerson Elementary's enrollment has contracted 35% since 2018, when it stood at 691 (now 447). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Emerson Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.