Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001163
Emerson Elementary School
9709 60 AV S, SEATTLE, WA 98118 · (206) 252-7100 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
293 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
23.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -6.0pp since 2014
Math
20.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -1.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.1% | 20.9% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 24.8% |
| 2022-23 | 21.4% | 17.9% |
| 2021-22 | 21.4% | 10.4% |
| 2018-19 | 28.9% | 28.3% |
| 2017-18 | 26.4% | 27.1% |
| 2016-17 | 33.6% | 49.2% |
| 2015-16 | 31.9% | 30.7% |
| 2014-15 | 29.1% | 22.4% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Emerson Elementary School
Emerson Elementary School's state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson Elementary School this school | 398 | 73.6% | 23.7% |
| Impact Public Schools Tukwila | 505 | 69.7% | 48.0% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School SEATTLE | 289 | 73.0% | 31.6% |
| Impact | Salish Sea Elementary Seattle | 385 | 66.8% | 44.5% |
| South Shore PK-8 School SEATTLE | 546 | 64.1% | 33.4% |
| Wing Luke Elementary School SEATTLE | 334 | 71.6% | 33.8% |
Matched among Washington 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 Emerson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #880 of 936 | #265 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #1,027 of 1,103 ▼ 62 | #270 of 281 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #1,044 of 1,102 ▼ 41 | #270 of 280 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.1pp | #211 of 928 | #52 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #646 of 1,268 | #177 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #435 of 1,085 | #99 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #260 of 1,088 | #138 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #202 of 1,169 | #31 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.2% | #15 of 257 | #5 of 54 |
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
398
+28 (+8%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 321
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 398 | 25.9 | 15.4:1 | 74% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 28.9 | 11.2:1 | 77% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 28.5 | 11.5:1 | 81% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 30 | 12.3:1 | 63% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 26.2 | 11.0:1 | 67% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 54% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 23 | 16.3:1 | 83% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 254 | 18 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 321 | 15 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emerson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (288 to 398); teachers down 1% (26.2 to 25.9).
About Emerson Elementary School
Emerson Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in SEATTLE, Washington. Enrollment totals 398 students across pre-K through 5.
Seattle School District No. 1 runs Emerson Elementary School along with 106 other schools, enrolling 50,773 students in total.
No group is above 50% at Emerson Elementary School; the largest is Black, at 45%. The school is also 24% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% Asian, and 9% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 7%. The diversity index for Emerson Elementary School is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Emerson Elementary School reports a ratio of 15.4 students per teacher, from 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is 1.9 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Emerson Elementary School, 74% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 38% average for public schools in King County is 36 points lower.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Emerson Elementary School is 30.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.7%.
In the wider King County area, median household income comes to about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. King County counts 544 public schools with about 278,492 students.
Measured in a straight line, Rainier Beach High School is about 0.8 miles from Emerson Elementary School. The five-mile area around Emerson Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Emerson Elementary School comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Emerson Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 8%. The school's ratio increased from 12.3:1 to 15.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Emerson Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
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Other Emerson Elementary schools
35 other US public schools in 18 states are named Emerson Elementary. Emerson Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 36.
- Emerson Elementary SchoolEverett, WA · 662 students
- Emerson ElementaryPASCO, WA · 447 students
- Emerson ElementaryHoquiam, WA · 212 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 990 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 717 students
Nearby schools
- Rainier Beach High School0.8 mi · 854
- South Shore PK-8 School0.9 mi · 546
- Alan T. Sugiyama High School1.0 mi · 48
- Middle College High School1.0 mi · 93
- Dunlap Elementary School1.0 mi · 261
- Rainier View Elementary School1.1 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About Emerson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Emerson Elementary School?
Emerson Elementary School enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-05.
Is Emerson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Emerson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Emerson Elementary School have?
Emerson Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Emerson Elementary School?
At Emerson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 24% Hispanic, 45% Black, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Emerson Elementary School public or private?
Emerson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.